Beyond masks and Lysol, we need to meet the Social-Emotional Needs of our Students. Here’s where to start. Reopening our schools and youth-serving organizations may seem like a daunting task. The unknowns are innumerable, the risks are real, and the concept of “normal” is no longer applicable. Aside from distancing protocols, sanitizing routines, and enforcing …
Today we’re celebrating a leader who is making others better as a result of her presence and making that impact last in her absence. Meet Jamellah Terrell-Irenonse What is your role? And how do you currently work with girls? Residential Services Coordinator at Mercy Housing. Mostly, I work on stabilization of housing and connecting …
To perpetuate the narrative that girls need tools or “fixing” is to turn a blind eye to the very structures that oppress them. Instead of asking, “what about tools for girls?,” we should encourage adults and teachers to ask a different question. When I coach professionals on how to be culturally responsive and trauma-informed with …
Dear Friends, We are grieving. Our Black colleagues, moms, caregivers, teachers, and partners are not okay. We at Girls Leadership stand with the Black communities across the country to fight injustice and institutionalized racism. We commit to fight harder to support our girls, families, and teachers of color. We will use our platform to address …
Try exercises from our collection of Social-Emotional Check-ins for Distance Learning to help jumpstart conversation and connection with your girls. “How are you feeling?” I don’t know the last time you tried to get a middle or high schooler to engage with that question, but it’s likely you received an answer somewhere …
A mentoring strategy to help boost resilience long past quarantine. Like a lot of teen girls–and perhaps most of the human population right now–my daughter hit a quarantine roadblock this week. “I was doing pretty well with a daily schedule and making healthy food choices and stuff,” she told me. “But now, I’m staying up …
Learn how positive experiences in the body have the power to system-override negative ones. “Trauma is in the body, not the event.” When a gazelle encounters a lion, what does she do? She runs! She processes the threat, which triggers a physiological response—heart pounding, breath quickening, muscles tensing, adrenaline and cortisol flooding the bloodstream. Her …
You already know what things make you feel well. The work is overcoming what gets in the way. When I walked into GOOP, Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness pop-up shop, on Nantucket Island, I noticed something: While the African mudcloth pillows, dried sage, and rose quartz were plucked directly from my African American and Native American heritage, …
Our Girl Advisory Board has a unified voice when it comes to responding to COVID-19: We want to help. This week they’re taking action and you can, too. “Hi, My name is Alex! (Well Alexandra really, but Alex for short) I am writing to tell you something very important. You have to do …
We’re navigating uncharted waters. These are unprecedented times fraught with tension, uncertainty, and both personal and financial hardship. And now, with school canceled, you might feel you’ve been thrown to the sharks. What else do you need to feel supported during this time? Reach out to Girls Leadership by completing this survey as we work …
