The Mission

I created EmpowHer Resilience as a website for girls to have free, simplified, and accessible resources to support and motivate their mental skills training and help girls to understand that while adversity may be inevitable, one always has the strength and ability to build and elevate their resilience. A 2024 poll describes that girls' confidence drops 30% between ages 8 and 14, and girls who say that they are not allowed to fail rises 150% between ages 12 and 13. This data emphasizes the pressure that girls put on themselves from a very young age and shows how girls frequently begin to feel less empowered, strong, and positive as they reach their teenage years. The drop in confidence that young girls frequently experience has become evident; however, it has also been demonstrated that support and resources can help girls reclaim their optimism and self esteem. This website includes a list of powerful resources and stories of strength from individuals who have faced and grown from their hardships; the "Stories of Strength" page is updated regularly with new information aimed to inspire and bring joy, hope and excitement while taking steps to reach your full potential. Change happens over time, and the goal of EmpowHer Resilience is to encourage girls to take small steps towards recognizing that challenges may occur, but one has the aptitude to feel prepared and ready to face adversity knowing they have the strength, courage and power to overcome these hardships.

Supporting the community: One of my primary goals is to distribute the pamphlet that is contained on this website to schools and community organizations that promote female empowerment and/or mental wellness, and I love getting to provide free workshops/presentations to youth groups. I always welcome and am very enthusiastic about hearing from community members who may want to share a motivational story about their experience cultivating resilience or who want to recommend a research-based article for review and consideration that may offer helpful strategies to our community of readers. To connect, please contact: empowherresilience@gmail.com

Why Should You Listen?

Peer Support: I’m a teen, an athlete, and I am genuinely energized by building people up. I share in the “My Story” section of the website that I dedicated much of my childhood toward a passion and goal that didn’t work out as I expected or dreamed that it could. I understand how it feels as an adolescent to experience a significant sense of loss and to have mental health and confidence impacted. But, gratefully, I also have personal youth experience successfully adapting and growing as a result. Backed by research and optimism, I hope to motivate and empower other girls’ resilience by providing support as a youth peer.

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Accessible Resources: I have personally experienced the importance of seeking resources. And I believe in de-stigmatizing challenges. Kids and teens are busy, available research often targets adult audiences, and identifying resilience support isn’t always clear or consistently affordable. EmpowHer Resilience resources, however, are free, simplified to be age-appropriate, and can be viewed anytime privately by girls and/or the adults who support them or learned alongside me through a group presentation.

Disclaimer: EmpowHer Resilience resources are intended to offer free and accessible supplemental tools to promote and strengthen resilience, but they are not a suitable replacement for clinical treatment or diagnostic assessment for mental health concerns. If indicated, you are encouraged to please contact your primary care provider or a licensed mental health practitioner for individualized medical and/or counseling support.