Empowering Women & Girls
Through Difficult Times
Heal. Grow. Thrive.
You Glow empowers women and girls to heal, grow and thrive.
We are a community-focused social enterprise supporting women and girls (aged 13 to 25) across South East London. Through trauma-informed emotional wellbeing support, mentoring, and personal development programmes, we walk alongside those facing complex life challenges.
We create safe, nurturing spaces where women and girls feel heard, valued, and supported. Our work empowers them to rebuild confidence, strengthen resilience, and move forward with renewed purpose, independence, and hope.
The Issues Women and Girls Are Facing
We support women and girls who are navigating complex and often overwhelming challenges. These pressures can impact confidence, wellbeing, safety, and long-term opportunities. While we cannot solve everything alone, we believe in taking meaningful action — because doing something is always better than doing nothing.
Key Challenges Include:
- Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing
Anxiety, depression, trauma, and emotional stress are increasingly common among women and girls, often intensified by social pressures, life transitions, and uncertainty about the future. - Low Confidence & Self-Esteem
Many women and girls struggle with self-doubt, negative self-image, and a lack of belief in their abilities, limiting their aspirations, relationships, and decision-making. - Peer Pressure & Social Media Influence
Online bullying, unrealistic beauty standards, comparison culture, and pressure to conform can affect self-worth, identity, and behaviour across all ages. - Vulnerability & Exploitation Risks
Some women and girls face exposure to gangs, substance misuse, coercion, exploitation and trafficking, or unsafe and controlling relationships. - Domestic Abuse & Unsafe Environments
For some women and girls, home is not a place of safety. Domestic abuse, conflict, or instability can deeply affect emotional wellbeing, confidence, and long-term life choices. - Family Breakdown & Limited Support Networks
A lack of consistent guidance, positive role models, or emotional support can leave women and girls feeling isolated, unheard, and unsupported. - Disengagement from Education, Employment, or Opportunity
School avoidance, academic underachievement, career disruption, unemployment, or limited access to professional opportunities can restrict future potential and financial independence.
Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.
- Mayo Angelou -
Our Approach
We take a holistic, trauma-informed approach centred on early intervention, empowerment, and long-term independence. Our programmes meet women and girls where they are, offering personalised support, practical tools, and compassionate guidance to help them move forward with confidence.
- Counselling & Therapeutic Support
One-to-one and group sessions providing safe spaces to heal, build coping strategies, and strengthen emotional resilience. - Life Skills & Personal Development
Programmes focused on confidence, decision-making, emotional regulation, resilience, goal setting, personal, social & professional etiquette and self-care. - Education & Employability
Tailored support for academic and career pathways, including CV writing, interview preparation, applications, apprenticeships, and work-readiness skills. - Business & Entrepreneurship
Guidance and mentoring for women and girls exploring self-employment, with practical tools to develop sustainable ideas. - Creative Expression
Drama, music, and art workshops that encourage confidence, communication, and healthy self-expression. - Peer & Group Support
Confidential spaces to connect, share experiences, and reduce isolation.
We empower women and girls to overcome barriers, explore opportunities, and thrive—whether healing, studying, building careers, starting businesses, or finding their voice.
Photos Are a Voice
What They Say About Us
Empowerment Mentoring Programme
"The workshops were fun, but also deep. I learnt stuff I didn’t expect — like handling stress, boosting my emotional smarts, and setting goals for myself."
— Mia, 14
Transition to Semi-Independent Living
"Leaving care was scary. I felt on my own and unprepared. You Glow had my back, emotionally and practically. They helped me believe I could stand on my own two feet."
— Anonymous, 18
ReStart - DV Support Group
"Being part of ReStart made me feel seen and understood when life was at its worst. I used to turn to drink just to cope. Here, no one judges — they actually listen. It made me feel like I matter."
— Emma, 26
Compassionate & Trauma-Informed Support
We believe every woman and girl deserves to be met with care, understanding, and respect. Our trauma-informed approach recognises the impact of lived experiences and creates a safe, supportive environment where women and girls feel heard, valued, and empowered at their own pace.
We walk alongside women and girls with compassion — never judgement — offering strength, guidance, and hope for the journey ahead.
Look at What We Offer
ReStart – Domestic Abuse & Resilience Support Group
Format: Confidential group support | Optional 1-to-1 counselling
Duration: 12 weeks
Purpose:
To provide women and young women aged 16–25 with a holistic programme of support, skills, and guidance — combining workshops, mentoring, and group support — to build confidence, resilience, independence, and life skills. Whether navigating personal challenges, recovering from abuse, or preparing for future goals, this pathway equips participants to thrive.
Key Focus Area: Provides a safe and empowering space for young women experiencing or recovering from domestic abuse, supporting emotional healing and personal growth.
- Trauma-informed workshops on emotional resilience and coping strategies
- Confidence, self-esteem, and self-worth development
- Awareness of healthy relationships and boundaries
- Practical tools for safe life transitions
- Peer support and connection
Outcome: Participants leave feeling supported, informed, and empowered to make positive choices for their future — with renewed strength, independence, and hope.
Empowerment Mentoring Programme (13-25)
Format: 1-to-1 Mentoring | Group Workshops
Duration: 6–12 weeks (Available within PRUs / School Term delivery)
Purpose: The Empowerment Mentoring Programme is designed to provide age-appropriate, trauma-informed, and strengths-based support for girls and young women navigating critical stages of personal, social, and emotional development.
Key Focus Areas: This programme creates a safe and inclusive space where participants can:
- Develop emotional resilience and healthy coping strategies
- Masterclasses Include: Personal, Social & Professional Etiquette – practical strategies for interacting with confidence in everyday, educational and work settings.
- Strengthen decision-making, communication, and boundary-setting skills
- Explore aspirations, career pathways, and future planning with clarity and confidence
- Recognise their value, voice, and potential
Outcomes: Through guided mentoring and interactive group sessions, girls are empowered with lifelong tools for independence, leadership, and personal success.
Semi-Independent & Independent Living
Target Group: Girls aged 16+ | Care leavers | Women leaving prison | Young people transitioning to independence
Format: Personalised 1-to-1 Sessions | Group Workshops
Duration: Up to 3 months
Purpose: To provide practical, emotional, and confidence-building support for young women navigating the transition to independent living.
Key Focus Areas: This programme equips participants with the tools, knowledge, and resilience needed to thrive on their own.
- Developing essential life skills (budgeting, cooking, time management)
- Building confidence, self-esteem, and decision-making ability
- Emotional wellbeing and coping strategies
- Setting and achieving personal and career goals
- Navigating relationships, boundaries, and social networks
- Creating a safe, stable, and positive future
Outcomes: Participants gain independence, resilience, and self-belief, enabling them to confidently take control of their lives, make informed choices, and build a positive pathway toward adulthood.
Mentoring is sharing the light you found so others can find their way too.
- Unknown -
Meet Maxine - Why I Do What I Do
Hello, I’m Maxine, Founder of You Glow. I empower women and girls to rediscover their confidence, embrace independence, and build lives where they can truly thrive.
My journey hasn’t been easy. I left home at the age of 15 and had to learn how to navigate life largely on my own. My father passed away one month before I was born, and growing up, stability at home was often inconsistent. Without a safe and supportive environment, I experienced the loneliness of feeling invisible, the confusion of mixed messages about who I should be, and the challenge of learning how to trust both myself and others.
Like many young people facing adversity, there were moments when the path ahead could easily have led somewhere destructive. I had to learn — often the hard way — how to break cycles of behaviour and make different choices for my life. I realised that if I didn’t take control of my direction, I could easily become a product of the circumstances I grew up in.
Through deep reflection, resilience, and my faith in God, I began rebuilding my sense of identity and self-worth. My faith became an anchor during the most uncertain times of my life, reminding me that my story was not defined by my past but by the purpose placed within me. I learned to look inward, make conscious decisions, and develop the courage to change my story rather than repeat it.
Those experiences became the foundation of my purpose. Today, I mentor and coach because I understand how powerful guidance, encouragement, and positive role models can be — especially during the moments when someone feels lost, unseen, or unsupported. These are the tools I wish I had when I was younger.
Through You Glow, I create safe and empowering spaces where women and girls can grow in confidence, break free from limiting patterns, and discover the strength that already exists within them. My passion is to help them not only survive difficult circumstances, but rise above them — building lives rooted in confidence, independence, faith, and possibility. Because every woman and every girl deserves to know her worth.
Your journey matters — and you can glow.