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A woman and a young girl looking at each other and smiling, sitting close together indoors.

It’s so hard to be a girl today

AS A MOM, YOU NEED A GUIDE YOU CAN TRUST

Courageous Girls redefines how we walk and talk with our daughters.

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Our daughters don’t face the same challenges we faced.

Friends, social media, culture–confusing voices clamor for their attention.

Girls suffer from anxiety, depression insecurity, and unhealthy coping more than ever before, as they struggle to understand who they are and where they belong.

As a mom, you can feel lost and alone not knowing how to guide your daughter from childhood through adolescence.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

57% of girls struggling with depression & anxiety

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1 in 3 girls have been sexually violated by 18

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1 in 2 are unhappy with their body

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57% of girls struggling with depression & anxiety * 1 in 3 girls have been sexually violated by 18 * 1 in 2 are unhappy with their body *

Mom, you are her primary model for what it means to be female

—how to relate to God, to herself, and to others.

A Courageous Girls group is a place where you and your daughter:

Establish a trusted and deep connection with God and each other.

Grow confidence in your identity in what God says about you.

Discover your unique contributions and how God equips you for that purpose.

Build safe relationships and learn to set boundaries with unhealthy ones.

Experience how God’s truth and grace that clarifies all of today’s confusing messages.

Practice clinically proven tools for a healthy mind, body, heart, soul and relationships.

Develop resiliency to move through hard things like communication and conflict

A Courageous Girls group gives your daughter the confidence she needs as she grows in God’s grace, and gives you the confidence to be the trusted guide your daughter needs.

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    Our Curriculum

    The Courageous Girls Curriculum was created to equip moms and daughters to grow together in faith, confidence, and courage. It’s a faith-based, trauma-informed small group curriculum and we’re proud to make it available as a free digital resource or a printed keepsake curriculum book for purchase.

    It’s a practical roadmap for moms. Each year builds on the last, helping both moms and daughters develop a rooted identity in Christ, greater emotional resiliency, and grace-based relationships no matter their story.

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    Register Your Group

    We want you to feel fully equipped to lead your daughter well, finding greater confidence as you walk alongside your Courageous Girls group.

    When you register, you’re becoming part of the greater Courageous Girls community, where moms and CG leaders find encouragement, support, and practical tools for the journey ahead.

    We love staying connected with you! You will be the first to know about new resources, upcoming events, special opportunities, and intentional ways to disciple your daughter in a world of confusing voices.

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    Lead Your Group

    We’ve created the tools and guidance you need to confidently gather moms, lead your girls, and make the most of your time together no matter your experience.

    Our CG Leader Training Handbook will walk you through the essentials, from inviting other moms and casting the vision to gathering materials, planning your group schedule, and creating healthy rhythms that lasts.

    Take a breath, say a prayer, and say “yes” to the next step. God will equip you and we’re here to help you along the way.

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  • Courageous Girls App

    Access our resources on the go, wherever you are.

    We want these resources to be accessible for you to USE! We know moms are busy and on the go, so we created a simple app to let you take CG with you wherever you go.

    Easily access the digital guides, the Courageous Girls Podcast, your CG group chat, quality resources, and monthly content from your device. You an stay connected to your CG group connected and find support at anytime.

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Unlike Anything Else

Courageous Girls is rooted in Biblical truth, trauma-informed clinical research, and relational wisdom — and there is nothing else like it.

The curriculum — available in digital or hardcopy — was created for developmentally appropriate conversations from 2nd through 12th grade, Courageous Girls is a roadmap for both moms and daughters through every season of her growing years.

Each year of the nine-year curriculum includes:

  • 8 Mom Moments — personal coaching and guided questions to help you process your own story as you lead your daughter through hers

  • 8 Group Lessons — guided discussions for your CG community; facilitation is shared by the moms

  • 8 Pair Share Moments - intentional one-on-one time with your daughter for the conversations that matter most

  • 8 Age-Appropriate Activities — fun, meaningful experiences that reinforce what you're learning

  • An Annual Retreat — a dedicated time to go deeper together

  • A Foundation of Grace — woven through every single year

All designed to develop trust, confidence, courage, resilience and a secure identity through every season of her growing years.

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Imagine a girl who knows she is loved — and loves others well.

Confident in her gifts.

Secure in who God made her to be.

Resilient through trials.

She uses her voice for others and trusts God’s good ways for her.

Now imagine that girl is you. Imagine that girl is your daughter.

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Hear From Our Moms

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  • Through Courageous Girls, my daughter and I have formed deep, lasting friendships. Watching our girls dive into God’s Word together and grow in confidence as young leaders has been incredible. I am forever grateful for this life-giving community.

    — Katie, CG Leader

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  • Of all the things we do as a family, Courageous Girls has been by far the most valuable and life transformational. It’s legacy building curriculum and there is truly nothing like it. I am all in.

    — Erika, CG Mom

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  • Being a part of Courageous Girls has been one of the single most influential impacts on our family. Much more than a mom-daughter group, the lessons and community have provided a safe environment for my girls and me to grow in every way; spiritually, emotionally, mentally and relationally. We have been able to take our individual pains and learn how to grow and heal, based on God’s design and love for us. All the while, we have grown closer relationships with each other and in community with other moms and daughters. CG is a slow and steady drip that has been worth every single connection.

    — Beth, CG Mom

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  • I am a single mom in an underserved community in Tennessee. I started a Courageous Girls group in my apartment complex. The curriculum and CG resources are helping heal the wounds of our own childhoods, while we try to offer our daughters a different start to their lives. We are so grateful for the free access and the quality with which we feel cared for by Terra and the CG leaders. But what moves me to tears is this: CG is not just changing our relationships, it is impacting the next generation of girls in our community who would otherwise be vulnerable to more trauma and pain. I am forever grateful to God for Courageous Girls.

    — Stephanie, CG Mama, TN

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Meet the Mattsons

Terra Mattson, MA LMFT, LPC
Jeff Mattson, MA ORGL

Co-founders of Courageous Girls & Living Wholehearted, LLC

Did you know?

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Courageous Girls is a 501(c)(3) on a mission.

In the face of a growing mental health crisis, we equip moms and daughters with curriculum, ongoing resources, leadership training, and events — so that every girl grows up confident, resilient, and courageous, no matter her story.

Help us keep the Courageous Girls Digital Curriculum FREE so no mom or daughter is left behind!

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Are you a church looking to use the Courageous Girls Curriculum for your community?

Bring Courageous Girls to Your Church!

Looking for a meaningful way to equip the girls and families in your church? Courageous Girls gives churches a simple, intentional way to build faith, strengthen relationships, and disciple the next generation, together.

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