I write because I believe girlhood is sacred ... and because the years between childhood and adolescence are shaping more than we often realize.

For over two decades, I led a women’s fashion company built on the significance of female relationships. And long before that, I was a mother watching the cultural ground shift beneath my daughter’s feet. Today, the research confirms what many of us feel intuitively: girls are growing up faster, filtering louder messages, and losing confidence earlier than ever before.

I believe confidence isn’t something we give girls through praise, but something we help them build through experience, belonging, and meaning. I also believe there is a profound need for real connection, friendship, and joy ... and that our screen-filled world is quietly eroding her ability to find them.

Through this journal, I write to slow things down, name what matters, and partner with parents who want to help their girls grow into capable, expressive, and confident young women.