Inspirational stories Archives - Summer Owens S.O. What! https://summerowens.com/tag/inspirational-stories/ S.O. What! Sat, 04 Oct 2025 02:58:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://i0.wp.com/summerowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cropped-Summer-Owens-S.O.-What.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Inspirational stories Archives - Summer Owens S.O. What! https://summerowens.com/tag/inspirational-stories/ 32 32 152051023 Turning Pain Into Purpose: My Breast Cancer Journey and the S.O. What! Breast Cancer Awareness Hoodie https://summerowens.com/turning-pain-into-purpose-my-breast-cancer-journey-and-the-s-o-what-breast-cancer-awareness-hoodie/ https://summerowens.com/turning-pain-into-purpose-my-breast-cancer-journey-and-the-s-o-what-breast-cancer-awareness-hoodie/#respond Sat, 04 Oct 2025 02:58:05 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=24636 When I heard the words, “You have breast cancer,” I took a deep breath and went straight to the mindset that has carried me through every obstacle of my life: S.O. What! My next words were, “So NOW what?” It wasn’t denial. It wasn’t avoidance. It was my declaration that this diagnosis would not control […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/turning-pain-into-purpose-my-breast-cancer-journey-and-the-s-o-what-breast-cancer-awareness-hoodie/feed/ 0 24636 15 Years Later: How One Inspirational Teen Mom Story Is Still Changing Lives https://summerowens.com/inspirationalteenmom/ https://summerowens.com/inspirationalteenmom/#respond Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:18:43 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=24213 Can you believe it’s been 15 years?! Fifteen years since I shared my truth with the world—the story of getting pregnant on my 15th birthday (thanks for the birthday wishes) and becoming a mother at 15. The story of choosing faith over fear, and of rewriting my future when most thought it was already written. When I […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/inspirationalteenmom/feed/ 0 24213 Turning 46: How One Birthday Sparked a Movement to Help Others Overcome Obstacles https://summerowens.com/turning-46-how-one-birthday-sparked-a-movement-to-help-others-overcome-obstacles/ https://summerowens.com/turning-46-how-one-birthday-sparked-a-movement-to-help-others-overcome-obstacles/#respond Sat, 24 May 2025 19:07:45 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=24207 From One Birthday to a Bigger Purpose What if one day—one birthday—changed the entire course of your life? I was 15 years old when that happened to me. A birthday that should’ve been filled with carefree joy ended with the kind of news that would force me to grow up overnight. It was a moment […]

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]]> https://summerowens.com/turning-46-how-one-birthday-sparked-a-movement-to-help-others-overcome-obstacles/feed/ 0 24207 Embracing Legacy and Resilience: How to Honor Legacy and Foster Resilience Through Symbolic Actions https://summerowens.com/embracing-legacy-and-resilience-how-to-honor-legacy-and-foster-resilience/ https://summerowens.com/embracing-legacy-and-resilience-how-to-honor-legacy-and-foster-resilience/#respond Mon, 13 May 2024 23:43:21 +0000 https://summerowens.com/?p=23764 I’m not sure how I came to the realization of the importance of embracing legacy and resilience, but I have learned to love the power in journies of those who have come before me. Especially, because I am a black woman, I appreciate and honor the legacy of black women. Last month I struggled through […]

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