Read how women from around the world have found joy during their own life journeys.

Typhoons, Tarot Cards and Trials - I felt abandoned. I would lie awake at night praying that something - anything - would happen so that we could move back to Canada.

A Promise to Keep - Adjusting to life in a new country, she was faced with the prospect of raising three children on her own. This is Margarita's story.

Art-full Living - Success arrived early in Yuni Wong's life. Dedication to her craft propelled her career, but made a workaholic out of her.

A Mother's Love - Being rejected by the one who gave you birth is a hard thing to live with.

Power to Change - I believed that having children would bring me contentment, but as much as I loved my children, marriage and motherhood were not bringing the fulfilment I had longed for.

Life out of Death - My husband committed suicide by drug overdose. As a Hindu, my life ended with my husband's death.

A Secure Future - As a child in Nigeria, Elizabeth was given to her aunt to raise after her aunt's only child died. Her aunt's beliefs became her own, but the future seemed so uncertain.

Spiritual Steroids - When Karen moved 3,000 miles away from family and friends to begin a new job, she was homesick and suffered deeply from loneliness. Learn how she found true peace and companionship.

Home at Last - Home should be where the heart is. Where can you turn if it isn't? This is Ann's story.

A Good Dinka Girl - Gigi Koul struggled to graduate from University in Egypt after they found out she was from Southern Sudan. This is her story.

The Source of Satisfaction - All my life, I desired popularity and perfection. No matter what I achieved, I never reached my own expectations.

The Girl Who Feared Death - When I was a little girl, I used to wake up in the middle of the night with fear in my heart -- fear of death.

In Control - I went through life by always having to be in control; being in charge. I was the disciplinarian at home and was the one who did all the "grounding".

The Heart of an Olympian - Michelle appeared to have it all - a successful soccer career, awards, honours, friends, travel, money, husband... When her life began to fall apart, Michelle found a hidden strength. Find out how this Olympic Gold Medalist rose above her trials.