Girls Daring Greatly™

A supportive group for teen girls and gender-diverse teens who feel connected to girlhood or a feminine gender identity.

Being a teenager can come with an enormous amount of pressure—to fit in, get it right, look a certain way, achieve, be liked, and figure out who you are, all while navigating friendships, family relationships, school, social media, and an increasingly complicated world.

Girls Daring Greatly™ is a space for teens to step away from some of that pressure and practice showing up more authentically.

Drawing from Dr. Brené Brown’s research, the group will explore courage, vulnerability, shame resilience, self-compassion, belonging, values, boundaries, perfectionism, and authentic connection.

Through conversation, experiential activities, creative exercises, and connection with peers, group members will have opportunities to:

• recognize and challenge perfectionism and harsh self-criticism

• develop greater self-compassion

• understand shame and build shame resilience

• identify the values that matter most to them

• practice healthy vulnerability and emotional expression

• strengthen boundaries and communication

• navigate friendships and relationships more authentically

• build confidence in being themselves rather than who they think they are supposed to be

• experience connection with other teens who may be struggling with many of the same things

Who is this group for?

This group is open to teen girls currently in 9th-12th grade, (including gender-diverse teens who feel a meaningful connection to girlhood or a feminine gender identity.

Group Details

Girls Daring Greatly™ is a six-week group that meets once a week for 90 minutes. All sessions are held in person at our Raleigh office (111 Brooks Ave).

To help create a space where group members can get to know one another, feel comfortable participating, and have plenty of opportunity for connection and discussion, the group is intentionally kept small and is limited to 8 participants.

Because the group builds from week to week, participants are encouraged to attend at least 5 of the 6 sessions.

Interested in Joining?

We are currently gathering a list of teens who may be interested in the next Girls Daring Greatly™ group. A start date and weekly meeting day have not yet been selected, and we’ll be sharing additional details soon.

If you’d like to be notified as soon as dates and registration information are available, please complete our interest form. Completing the form does not commit you to participating—it simply lets us know you’re interested and allows us to keep you updated as the group comes together.