Does your daughter struggle with self-esteem, friendships or managing emotions?

Have you tried everything, but nothing seems to work?

Empower Me Within is a powerful 6-week program designed for girls aged 8-13 to help them develop emotional resilience, self-confidence and inner calm.

Sometimes, young girls need support from someone outside of family and school, in a safe space where they can connect and grow.

As a high school educator, Lou understands the struggles that young girls face in today’s world.

And she’s on a mission to help support their early teenage years to set them up for their future.

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Introducing “Empower Me Within”

This is a life-changing program that helps girls (and daughters just like yours) embrace their strengths, navigate emotions and develop resilience so they can step into their power with confidence and courage.

The Reality for Many Girls Today

Raising a strong, resilient daughter in today’s world can feel overwhelming, especially when many young girls struggle with:

  • Big emotions they don’t know how to process
  • Friendship challenges and social pressures
  • Low self-esteem and negative self-talk
  • Feeling anxious, stressed or unsure of themselves

And as a parent, it’s heartbreaking when you can see she needs support, but she’s no longer listening to you. You want to help her, but she just won’t accept it from home. That’s why Lou has created Empower Me Within—to create a supportive community to help girls feel seen, supported and confident in who they are.

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How “Empower Me Within” Can Help Your Daughter

1
Confidence and Emotional Resilience
  • She’ll learn how to navigate emotions in a healthy way
  • She’ll understand self-worth, body image and positive self-talk
  • She’ll build unshakeable confidence in herself
2
Leadership and Friendships
  • She’ll develop stronger social skills and set healthy boundaries
  • She’ll learn how to handle friendship challenges with confidence
  • She’ll discover what it means to step into her own leadership
3
A Supportive Community
  • She’ll find a safe space outside of school and family
  • She’ll become part of a small, supportive group of like-minded girls
  • he’ll have the opportunity to connect, share and grow together
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The Program Structure

  • 6x weekly in-person sessions held throughout the school term
  • Small group of girls only (max 10 girls per intake)
  • Ages: 8-13 years old
  • Location: Northlakes, North Brisbane (other locations available, subject to demand)
  • Hands on, practical activities and guided self-awareness

This is not a traditional parenting or therapy program, it’s an interactive, real-world approach to help girls become more confident and resilient.

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Fantastic Friendships - 6 Weeks Course

Friendship skills, boundaries, and confidence for girls navigating real-life friendship drama.

Across six weeks, your daughter will learn how to build healthy, kind friendships, handle conflict with confidence, and feel safe being herself in real-life social situations. Click below to learn more about each module.

Module 1

Growing Good Friends:
Where I Belong

Your daughter explores what a ‘good friend’ looks and feels like, using simple FRIEND steps and friendship circles so she can see who belongs where in her life with less pressure.

Module 2

Fighting Fair:
Everyday Meanness

She practises strong, kind words and simple scripts to handle everyday conflict, rude comments, and drama early, so small issues don’t turn into big friendship explosions.

Module 3

Understanding Power:
Staying Safe

Your daughter learns the difference between meanness and bullying, how power shows up in groups and online, and what to do and say to stay safe and get help.

Module 4

Brave Allies:
Everyday Heroes

She discovers realistic ‘upstander’ options – speaking up, changing the subject, checking in later, or getting adult help – so she can support others without putting herself at risk.​

Module 5

Choosing Healthy Friendships

Your daughter uses a ‘Friendship Compass’ to decide when to repair, when to step back, and how to choose friendships that feel respectful, kind, and safe.

Module 6

GEM: Gratitude, Empathy, and Mindfulness in Friendships

She brings everything together with gratitude, empathy, and mindful speaking so she can nurture the friendships that feel good and let go of ones that don’t.

Empower Me Within - 6 Week Program

Foundations of confidence, resilience, and emotional regulation for girls 8-13.

Across six weeks, your daughter builds resilience, self-esteem, and emotional tools for life - so she can handle big feelings, friendships, and everyday challenges with more calm and confidence. Click below to learn more about each module.

Module 1

Roaring Resilience

Your daughter learns what resilience is and uses practical ‘bounce back’ tools so mistakes and setbacks become chances to grow, not proof she’s not good enough.

Module 2

Soaring Self-Esteem

She explores self-esteem, growth mindset, and the power of ‘yet’, and practises shifting from her inner mean girl to inner super girl so she can speak to herself with more kindness.

Module 3

Warrior Within

Your daughter discovers what anxiety is in the brain and body and learns simple breathing and ‘What can I control?’ tools to move from worrier to warrior in real moments.

Module 4

Brave Bodies

She learns to spot her unique body signals (like racing heart or wobbly tummy) early and uses mindfulness tools to move from chaos to calm.

Module 5

Erupting Emotions

Your daughter grows her emotional vocabulary, practises using an emotions wheel, and learns that all feelings are okay while still choosing helpful behaviour.

Module 6

Calm Conversations

She gains simple conversational scripts so she can express feelings, set boundaries, and apologise with clarity, rather than bottling things up or exploding.

Module 7

Attitude of Gratitude

Your daughter explores how everyday gratitude and small acts of kindness can shift her mood, support her mental health, and strengthen relationships at home and school.

Module 8

Magical Mindfulness

She learns practical, sensory-based mindfulness tools she can use at school, at home, and before bed to steady her mind instead of getting stuck in worry or ‘what ifs’.

Standalone Resilience Workshops

Not yet ready for the full 6-week program? We also offer standalone resilience workshops during:

  • School holidays
  • After school
  • Weekends (based on demand)

Do you have an Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) Manager based at your daughter’s school?

“We recently had the pleasure of hosting Lou’s Breath by Choice workshops as incursions for our Vacation Care program, tailored specifically for Everton Park OSHC (EPOSHC). Initially, we connected with Lou through a family at our service who praised her programs, and from our very first interaction, Lou’s enthusiasm and support were clear. Her communication was excellent, making it a seamless process to bring her workshops into our Vacation Care setting.

“The feedback from our families was overwhelmingly positive, and our children loved every moment. All of the girls who participated left feeling refreshed, empowered, and visibly uplifted by the session. Lou’s attention to detail, flexibility, and genuine passion shone through in every aspect of the workshop. She provided our children with valuable, practical life skills that align beautifully with our service’s goals.

“We’re thrilled with the experience Lou created for our service, and we look forward to collaborating with her again soon!”

—Izzy Lynch, Everton Park Outside School Hours Care, Empower Me Within Workshops

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Testimonials

Real People. Real Transformation.

Lou has a gift of being able to communicate and understand the girls at a level that sinks in with them whilst have lots of fun too. Our daughter felt heard and safe and walked away with more tool and understanding to navigate life

Nicole Maanders

I’ve already told lots of mums about how valuable this
program is—the strategies and the skills are amazing!

Parent feedback

This program has given us our happy daughter back, and she is actually sad the sessions are over. She just loved it! After spending hundreds of dollars on psychologists, this has by far been more worthwhile than all the other professional visits. We are so forever grateful and can’t thank you enough!

Jess

mother

As a mother, all you ever want is for your child to feel confident, capable, and supported — and that’s exactly what working with Lou has given my daughter, Chloe. Since starting 1:1 coaching and joining the Empower Me Within program, I’ve seen an incredible transformation in her. Her confidence has grown in ways I never imagined—she walks taller, speaks up more, and believes in herself, both on and off the court. Lou has helped her build resilience, not just in sport but in life, teaching her how to navigate challenges with grace and grit. Most importantly, Chloe now sees herself as a leader. She’s stepping up, encouraging others, and showing up with strength and heart in everything she does. I’m beyond grateful for the positive impact Lou has had on her journey—it’s been truly life-changing

Angela Henderson

Angela Henderson Consulting

We recently had the pleasure of hosting Larissa’s Breath by Choice workshops as incursions for our Vacation Care program, tailored specifically for Everton Park OSHC (EPOSHC). Initially, we connected with Larissa through a family at our service who praised her programs, and from our very first interaction, Larissa’s enthusiasm and support were clear. Her communication was excellent, making it a seamless process to bring her workshops into our Vacation Care setting. The feedback from our families was overwhelmingly positive, and our children loved every moment. All of the girls who participated left feeling refreshed, empowered, and visibly uplifted by the session. Larissa’s attention to detail, flexibility, and genuine passion shone through in every aspect of the workshop. She provided our children with valuable, practical life skills that align beautifully with our service’s goals. We’re thrilled with the experience Larissa created for our service, and we look forward to collaborating with her again soon!

Izzy Lynch

Izzy Lynch, Everton Park Outside School Hours Care, Empower Me Within Workshops

FAQs

If your daughter struggles with self-esteem, emotional regulation, or friendships, this program will give her the tools and confidence to navigate those challenges in a supportive, uplifting environment.

Each session includes engaging activities, breathwork, movement and group discussions designed to help girls understand their emotions, build resilience, and develop confidence.

Girls experience unique emotional, hormonal, social and self-esteem challenges that require a safe, female-led environment where they can connect, share, and grow without pressure.

That’s completely normal! The small group setting allows for gentle, comfortable participation where each girl can engage at her own pace.

Simply express your interest, and we’ll get in touch with upcoming dates and availability.

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