Building Self-Worth For High School Girls Through Glow Girl

Send us Fan MailWe can joke about frogs in throats and the nightmare of finding a mouse in a bottle, but there’s a reason those stories grab us. Our brains lock onto disgust and fear fast and teens live with that same speed every day, except the target is often themselves.Jonelle breaks down how her work unexpectedly shifted from a corporate audience to what now feels like the clearest mission yet: Glow Girl, a confidence and self-worth program for high school girls. We talk through what a Glow Girl day can look like at a school, from a keynote on finding your voice to workshops and breakout sessions that make the learning stick. The heart of it is the GG leadership piece, where students carry the message forward through the school year instead of letting it fade after one assembly.Then we get into the exercise that stops rooms cold. Students and adults answer anonymously what they’ve said negatively about themselves and watch it form a word cloud in real time. The twist is what comes next: naming something positive you noticed about someone else in the room. That contrast exposes a hard truth about school culture and workplace culture: we think kind things, but if we don’t use our voice, people walk around alone with their worst thoughts.We also touch on why boys need this work too, why separate spaces can help them share honestly, and why Terry might need a guitar in his hands if he ever takes the stage. If you care about teen mental health, social emotional learning, student leadership, and real confidence skills, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share it with a teacher or parent, and leave a review with the one kind thing you wish people said out loud more often.Support the show