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Thank you Sistas. Happy New Year!

There’s no greater liberation for one’s self than helping others become the better of themselves.  Our 2015 in review was quite a shocker—having women kick out of their shells to talk openly about their rather sensitive experiences. 

Although we started blogging in the late quarter of 2015, precisely on October 20th when we made our first blog post, support has come from women all over the world.

We cannot begin to express how much it pleases us that what we thought to be our own small way of empowering women would grow into a community of women with love and support for each other; lifting ourselves out of dark experiences and helping each other nurse our emotional, physical and psychological pain. 

This year, 2016, our focus remains unwavering—to empower women. Now more than ever we aspire to stand by you, without judgment, with an unflinching support on all issues that matter to you as a woman. Sex and Relationships, Abuse Stories, Depression, Gender Discrimination, Pregnancy and Abortion are only, but a few examples of the experiences that are welcome to be shared on our blog.
 
Send your story to us at sistaclinik@gmail.com. If it concerns women, we’d share it. And just a heads up, we respect anonymity, so if you would like your story to be published anonymously, you just have to say the word.

Thank you all for the support given women who came out to share their stories last year. We would like you to help this community grow by telling more women about us. Also feel free to mention or chat with us on twitter @sistaclinik

Much love from the team. 2016 is going to be great. Happy New Year!



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  1. Unknown5 January 2016 at 01:06

    Happy New Year, guys!

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  2. Unknown12 January 2016 at 03:41

    I am so glad to have come across this site <3 means so much to me to be part of the fam.

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    1. Sista Clinik12 January 2016 at 04:46

      We are happy you feel this way Sinawo. Much love <3

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