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Stories That Change Lives

Real Stories. Real Change.

Where Lived Experience Becomes Impact

Stories shape culture. Stories shift thinking. Stories save lives.
Every person carries a moment that changed everything — a moment someone else desperately needs to hear.
You don’t need perfect words. Just one truth you’re ready to share.

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Why These Stories Matter

The stories shared here aren’t entertainment. They’re evidence — that healing is possible, resilience is real, and ordinary people can spark extraordinary change simply by telling the truth.

Every story you read builds understanding.
Every story you share creates impact.

This is how movements begin. One voice at a time.

Rose Davidson

The Founder’s Story

I Choose to Use My Voice

“I grew up believing silence kept me safe. It took decades to understand that speaking my truth wasn’t rebellion — it was recovery. This is the lived-experience story that shaped The Impactful Voice Project™, and the reason I will never stop creating curated, safe spaces where people can be heard.”

What Story Contributors Are Saying

Toby Gorniak MBE

Firstly I trust Rose and I knew that she would give my voice and story justice. Also if my story can uplift one person, then telling it and sharing it, would be important.

I felt safe and happy during the process. I particularly liked Rose’s reflection on how she felt reading it and hearing her favourite lines.

If we all share our truth we allow others to also share and uplift, the ripple
effect will be phenomenal.

Larisa Vakulina

I shared my story because I live by the principle “Everything Is Possible” and through my personal experiences this principle is confirmed to expand our consciousness and provide unlimited possibilities to start create our lives and the world a happy place. Sharing personal stories gives permission to others share theirs.

I felt very inspired and excited that my story could reach wider community.

I would say to anyone who wants to share their story – This is such a personal decision, but if you overcome any challenges in life and found the way to rise up, sharing it is an expression of your service to humanity – your story may change a life of someone.

Carrie West

“Sharing my story through The Impactful Voice Project™ felt healing and deeply meaningful. I believe stories help us rediscover our humanity, and IVP offered a space where my voice felt truly valued.

The submission process was wonderful, smooth, respectful, and supportive. When I read the published post, I felt honoured to be part of such important work. Every time I share a story, I feel more seen and accepted for who I really am, and IVP made that experience even more powerful.

If you feel the pull to share your story, follow it. Let your story unfold, you might be surprised by where it leads.”

Explore Stories by Theme

Lauren Clemett: Bold, Brave & Audacious!

A powerful lived experience story of overcoming dyslexia, finding purpose through neurobranding, and empowering leaders to gain recognition with courage.

From Idea to Impact: When Business Becomes a Voice for Change

How purpose, resilience, and lived experience shaped my business into a force for good — and why yours can, too.

💼 Business Stories

When purpose meets profession.
Real accounts from founders, coaches, and creators who turned challenges into businesses that serve, support, and change lives.

💫 Personal Stories

Moments that shape who we are.
Deeply human reflections on courage, healing, and growth. These stories remind us that vulnerability is strength and that personal truth can inspire collective change.

George Harb: The Moment I Stopped Surviving My Own Life

A powerful lived-experience story from George Hard about masculine identity, silent struggle, and the moment a man chooses honesty over survival.

I Choose to Use My Voice: A Story of Becoming

A powerful lived-experience story from IVP founder Rose Davidson, sharing how she reclaimed her voice and created a movement where every story can inspire change.

From Silence to Strength: How My Story Found Its Voice

Rose Davidson shares her journey from survival to empowerment — transforming pain into purpose through storytelling and community.

One Voice Can Change Everything: The Ripple Effect of Storytelling

Discover how one story — your story — can spark change, inspire others, and create global impact through storytelling and The Impactful Voice Project™.

Carrie West: Life Rewritten

A powerful lived experience story of survival, healing, and self-reinvention. Carrie West reveals how rewriting her life story transformed pain into purpose.

Tracey Rowland: Assumptions Married People Make

Tracey Rowland takes a powerful look at how hidden childhood narratives shape communication in marriage and how understanding our stories can break cycles and heal relationships.

Edward Zia: From Fit to Flab and Back

A powerful lived-experience story of Edward Zia and burnout, injury, and rebuilding health through expert support, accountability, and sustainable daily habits.

Suzi Dent: Unapologetic Confidence

A woman rebuilds her confidence after trauma, reclaiming her voice, identity, and power through truth telling, pageantry, and unapologetic self-belief.

Refugee to MBE: The Journey of Toby Gorniak MBE

From brutality to Buckingham Palace, Toby Gorniak MBE turns pain into purpose, proving love and resilience can transform even the deepest wounds.

I Choose Life: The Askara Path to Sovereignty

A powerful story of loss, healing, and self-sovereignty, where Larisa Vakulina reclaims her power and chooses life through the Askara Path.

The Moment Everything Shifted: Finding My Voice Again

After losing myself in silence, I found strength in sharing my story. This is how I rediscovered my voice.

🌿 Life-Changing Stories

Turning points that redefine everything.
Stories of transformation — loss to learning, fear to freedom, uncertainty to clarity. These voices show how one decision, one insight, or one act of courage can alter a life’s direction.

🌍 Community & Change Stories

Voices that move the world forward.
Stories of advocacy, collaboration, and social good. From local action to global influence, these storytellers prove that impact begins with one voice.

Toby Gorniak MBE: The Birth of The Gorniak Method

A powerful story of how love, hip hop, and community shaped the Gorniak Method – proving that no one is unreachable, and everyone deserves a place to belong.

Voices United: How Connection Creates Change

One voice can start a ripple, but together, our voices create waves of real change.

Free Guides & Templates

Short, practical downloads to help you plan, tell, and share your story safely.

Impact Planning Sheet

→ turn a story into action.

The Storyteller’s Journal

→ clarity, consent, confidence.

Story Outline Worksheet

→ map your arc in 20 minutes.

Submit Your Story Safely

You’ve already lived the hard part — now your story can light the path for someone else.

Why Share Your Story:

• Your voice can inspire healing, hope, and courage in others.
• Your lived experience holds rare insight someone needs.
• Writing your story can be part of your own healing.

How We Protect You:

• You can remain anonymous.
• Your story is never rewritten by AI.
• Only gentle human editing for clarity and respect.
• You control what is included and what is not.

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If you’ve ever wished your pain had a purpose… this is it.

Your Story Could Change Someone’s Life

If you’ve ever wished your pain had a purpose, this is where that purpose begins.
Share your lived experience with courage. You never know who needs it.

The Impactful Voice Project™ helps people turn lived experience into impact through storytelling, education, and collaboration.

© 2025 The Impactful Voice Project™ – A Rose Davidson Initiative | Empowering Voices. Amplifying Impact.™

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