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Growing Our Girls was born in 2015, when a steady, lifelong passion for the empowerment of girls and women became an unmistakable roar (from within and beyond), demanding bigger, bolder action be taken in this movement to elevate our girls. After much consultation and guidance from many experts and leaders in this area, the Growing Our Girls brand was established. Through collaboration with these leaders, we will provide you with stories and articles that are refreshing, relatable and informative, while offering engaging workshops and opportunities to connect with each other and your girls.

10/07/2026

I learned something at a workshop last week with Michelle Icard and Angela Gala of Charlotte Meditation that I haven’t stopped noticing since:

My breathing tells me I’m stressed before my brain always catches up.

When I’m activated, my breaths get shallow and quick. Eventually it all comes out in one giant sigh.

So I’ve been practicing catching it sooner. Noticing. Slowing my breath. Giving my nervous system a minute to settle before I jump in and try to fix whatever is happening with my kids.

Because sometimes their hard thing is exactly that: theirs.

They need the chance to struggle, feel uncomfortable and discover they can move through it. And I need practices that help me get steady enough to remember that.

I’m so glad meditation and nervous system regulation are becoming part of more conversations about parenting. Maybe taking care of ourselves isn’t separate from helping our kids navigate their anxiety. Maybe it’s one of the ways we teach them how. 🩵

What are some ways you’re teaching your kids to pay attention to their own nervous systems?

09/25/2026

Happy Dolly Parton Day to a woman who has somehow made being wildly successful, completely yourself, ridiculously generous and genuinely kind look like the most natural combination in the world. 💗

May we raise our children to love who they are, make room for others, dream big and lead with kindness.

And may we remember to do the same.

The world could use a little more Dolly in all of us. ✨

09/22/2026

Sappy post alert. It’s a birthday week in our house, which means I’m overly sentimental.

The sayings “time is a thief” and “babies don’t keep” have been going through my head a lot. Those words make me feel everything: sad, nostalgic, grateful… maybe even second guess myself and my parenting at times.

But here’s a thought: maybe the goal was never to soak in every second. Maybe it was simply to be there for the life that is happening.

To love them through each version of themselves, while becoming new versions of ourselves, too.

So for every mom who has ever wondered, “Did I appreciate it enough?”
You did. You are. And we are living it. ❤️

09/15/2026

I almost didn’t write this one.
Because there’s a weird vulnerability in admitting that even after all these years of thinking, writing and talking about raising girls, I still regularly wonder if I’m getting it right with my own.

I know I’m not alone in that.
Motherhood has this incredible way of making you feel completely certain about how deeply you love your kids... and wildly uncertain about approximately everything else.

And lately, I’m realizing that maybe some of the work isn’t finding enough reassurance to finally believe I’m doing a good job.

Maybe it’s learning to stop requiring a perfect performance from myself in order to believe I’m a good mom.

I can wish I’d handled something differently without deciding I’m failing.

I can see another mom doing something beautifully without turning it into evidence of something I’m lacking.

I can want to grow without making who I am today wrong.

That’s the part I’m working on.
Because I want my girls to know that reflection and self-criticism aren’t the same thing.
That growth doesn’t require shame.
That getting something wrong doesn’t make you wrong.
And I suppose the only way I can really teach them that is to keep practicing it myself.
Even at 3 a.m.

Tell me I’m not the only one whose brain likes to audit her entire motherhood while the rest of the house sleeps. ❤️

09/08/2026

Well. I didn’t expect a post about Brandi Carlile to make me think this hard about the Growing Our Girls brand. 🫠

But watching so many women share, save and respond to that post made something click for me…

When I started GOG, my girls were younger. I had a million questions about how to raise them well. I still do, by the way.

But the questions I’m asking now aren’t only about them.
I’m thinking about us, too.
Who were we before motherhood?
Who are we now?
What still feels like us?
What doesn’t anymore?
What are we ready to begin?
And who might we still become?

I think that’s part of why the Brandi post resonated. We want our kids to grow up and have big, full, authentic lives.

And maybe we’re remembering that we’re allowed to have them, too.

So yes, Growing Our Girls will always be about our girls. But I think it’s also about the women raising them.

Raising girls. Becoming ourselves. Finding belonging. I’m really glad you’re here. 💗

If this hits something for you, I’d love to know:
What are you becoming, beginning or rediscovering in this season of your life?

09/03/2026

I went for the music. I left thinking about motherhood. (Of course I did. 🫠)

There’s something incredibly powerful about watching another woman in the middle of her life be so fully herself.

Brandi Carlile sings about motherhood, marriage, love, aging, family, loss and the beautiful/terrifying reality that time keeps moving. At this stage of my own life, so much of it hits differently.

But watching her perform made me think about something else:
Her girls get to watch their mom do something that makes her come alive.
And ours get to watch us, too.
I’ve spent years thinking about what our girls need from us to become confident, grounded women.
I’m starting to believe just as strongly in what they need to see in us.
Our dreams don’t have to disappear because we’re mothers.
Our curiosity matters.
Our friendships matter.
Our growth matters.
Our joy matters.
The things that make us feel alive matter.
Not instead of raising our girls.
As part of raising them.
Maybe that’s a conversation we need to be having more often.

So tell me: What is something your kids get to see YOU light up doing?

05/19/2026

Last week, we shared a look inside the in-home portion of College Bound, Street Smart (part 1). This week, we’re highlighting part 2: self-defense training led by expert instructor .

Girls learn practical safety strategies, awareness, boundary-setting, and simple self-defense techniques they can realistically remember and use if needed.

This experience is about more than self-defense. It’s about helping girls step into independence feeling informed, prepared, confident, and connected.

Huge thank you to Lexi for teaching these girls in such an empowering and approachable way. 💪

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05/12/2026

We do everything we can to prepare them before they leave home.

We have the conversations. We remind them to trust their instincts. We talk about safety, pressure, mental health, and making smart decisions.
And still, many of us wonder… is it enough?
That’s why we created College Bound, Street Smart.
This two-part class gives high school girls practical, real-world tools before stepping into more independence. From overdose response and situational awareness to sexual assault education, mental health red flags, and hands-on self-defense training.
Our goal is to help your girls feel confident, prepared, and empowered to look out for themselves and one another.
✔ Part 1: In-home educational session with an ER physician and therapist ✔ Part 2: Gym-based self-defense training with a professional instructor
Ideal for any high school girl, not just seniors.

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