Maycember, Mental Load & the Sneaky Shame Gremlins
What Are Shame Gremlins, Why May Hits Girls So Hard If April is quietly hard… May kicks the door down. Welcome to Maycember—that chaotic, end-of-school-year sprint where everything feels important, emotional, and just a [ continue reading ]
Sexual Assault Prevention: How to Talk to Your Daughter (Without the Eye Roll)
If you’re currently binging The Pitt—and if you’re not, we highly recommend—you probably remember the assault case with the young woman and the nurse who supported her. That nurse is called a Sexual Assault [ continue reading ]
International Women’s Day 2026: Give to Gain – Building Girls’ Confidence, Grit, and Mental Health
International Women’s Day 2026: Give to Gain When We Give Girls What They Need, They Gain the Confidence to Rise Every year for International Women’s Day, we place bright Post-it notes across school mirrors. [ continue reading ]
Happy Galentine’s Day: Why Female Friendships Are Complicated—and How to Build the Ones That Last
Galentine’s Day started as a fictional holiday created by Parks and Recreation character Leslie Knope—a hard-working optimist with big vision who always lifts up the women around her. What began as a TV joke [ continue reading ]
Glow Girl Era: How to Choose a 2026 Word & Vision Board for Your Mental Health
Welcome to your Glow Girl Era. Glitter optional. This isn’t about becoming someone else. It’s not about fixing yourself or striving for perfection. It’s about choosing who you want to be this year — [ continue reading ]
Stranger Things & Tween Mental Health: How the Upside Down Mirrors Anxiety and Emotions
If you’ve ever watched Stranger Things, you know it’s more than a sci-fi horror show. It’s a story about friendship, bravery, grief, fear, belonging, and the invisible monsters that follow [ continue reading ]
🍁 Falling for Gilmore Girls (Again): What the Show Teaches Us About Mother-Daughter Relationships
It’s finally fall — Austin style. On November 1st, that means sunny 70s during the day and a crisp 40s at night. The shift has everyone saying “sweater weather” in their best New Jersey [ continue reading ]
🎃 SHOCKtober: Why Fall Can Be a Scary Season for Mental Health
Anyone who knows me knows that I love scary movies. October is my absolute favorite time of year — the costumes, the pumpkin spice, and, of course, the jump scares. 👻 But recently, during [ continue reading ]
Stop Calling Girls “Mean”: An October Pledge for Moms, Daughters, and Swifties Everywhere
The Super Bowl of Girlhood Culture October is basically the Super Bowl for tween and teen girls—and their moms, too. Taylor Swift is releasing a brand-new album, and October 3rd is officially Mean Girls [ continue reading ]
National Daughter’s Day 2025: Celebrating Resilience in Mother-Daughter Relationships
When Is National Daughter’s Day 2025? September 25th is National Daughter’s Day—a day to pause and celebrate the joy, laughter, and strength our daughters bring into our lives. At Austin Therapy for Girls, and [ continue reading ]
