• The average mother spends 17 minutes a day in meaningful interaction with her teenage daughter.
  • 1 in 3 high school girls report thinking about suicide at least once in a two-week period.
  • 39% of girls in grades 5 to 8 said they were on a diet, 13% of those girls said they had already binged and purged (bulimia).
  • 3 in 10 teenage girls become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20.
Parents spend 40% less time with their children today than a generation ago.

We’re going to change all that.

With your help.
Two Inspiring and Fun Filled Days.
"There's no shortage of women's programs. But finally there’s an event where mothers and daughters can come together in an beautiful setting for an exciting and inspiring two day event so that they can connect deeply to themselves and more importantly to one another."
Event dates: March 27-29, 2009

Los Angeles, California
One of the most important influences in a girls life is her mother. Whether you are a step-mom, an aunt, a grandmother, a big sister or a loving friend, the role of a “mother“ is important and essential in a girls development.

In order to give your daughter the strength and courage she needs to feel empowered, you also need to be an example of an empowered woman.

The Mother Daughter Empowerment Summit has been created to connect you and your daughter, and to develop foundations and strengthen relationships as your daughter grows. Adolescence is a challenging time for girls. They are questioning everything around them, inc luding who they really are.

Moms, your daughters need you more than ever. Attend the Mother Daughter Empowerment Summit to empower yourself, but also your daughter. You will be glad you did.
Mother-Daughter Empowerment Summit Christy & Rebecca
Mother-Daughter Empowerment Summit Rebecca & Brianna
The Mother Daughter Empowerment Summit nonprofit partners include Kiwanis International, and The Girls Scouts of America. The founders are donating proceeds from the ticket sales and corporate sponsorships to these organizations.


Girl Scouts of the USA is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls—all girls—where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world. In partnership with committed adult volunteers, girls develop qualities that will serve them all their lives, like leadership, strong values, social conscience, and conviction about their own potential and self-worth. Founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low, Girl Scouts' membership has grown from 18 members in Savannah, Georgia, to 3.7 million members throughout the United States, including U.S. territories, and in more than 90 countries through USA Girl Scouts Overseas.



Kiwanis International Foundation assists Kiwanis International in serving the children of the world through grants, awards, and scholarships. Kiwanis is a worldwide organization of service-and community-minded individuals who support children and young adults through over 8,600 clubs in 94 countries. Kiwanis sponsored 147,000 service projects, raised and spent nearly $100 million, and contributed 6.2 million hours of volunteer time last year alone. Christy and Rebecca are current contributors to KIF and are helping design methods for the organization to raise greater funds and awareness for its programs.
Marci Shimoff is the woman's face of the biggest self-help book phenomenon in history, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Her six bestselling titles in the series, including Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul and Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soul, have met with stunning success, selling more than 13 million copies worldwide in 33 languages and have been on the New York Times bestseller list for a total of 108 weeks.
Marci is one of the bestselling female nonfiction authors of all time. In addition, she's a featured teacher in the international film and book phenomenon, The Secret. Her new book, HAPPY FOR NO REASON: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out, offers a revolutionary approach to experiencing deep and lasting happiness.

A celebrated transformational leader and one of the nation's leading experts on happiness, success, and the law of attraction, Marci has inspired millions of people around the world, sharing her breakthrough methods for personal fulfillment and professional success. President and co-founder of the Esteem Group, she delivers keynote addresses and seminars on self-esteem, self-empowerment, and peak performance to corporations, professional and non-profit organizations, and women's associations. She has been a top-rated trainer for numerous Fortune 500 companies, including AT&T, General Motors, Sears, Kaiser Permanente, and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

As an acclaimed authority on success and happiness, Marci is often approached by media for her insights and advice. She has been on more than 500 national and regional television and radio shows and has been interviewed for over 100 newspaper articles nationwide. Her writing has appeared in national women's magazines, including Ladies Home Journal and Woman's World.

Kendra Todd is the youngest competitor to win the popular NBC prime-time show "The Apprentice". Her in-depth knowledge of real estate served Kendra well during her one year tenure with The Trump Organization, where she oversaw the renovation of what was, until recently, one of the most expensive homes in the United States – the recently sold, 100 million dollar Palm Beach oceanfront estate.

Most recently, Kendra hosts the popular HGTV series My House Is Worth What?, and lends her expertise as a columnist for Yahoo! Real Estate. Kendra is a regular real estate contributor on Fox News, and has been a guest on NBC’s The Today Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Regis and Kelly and a guest host on The Montel Williams Show, and more. She is frequently quoted in several leading publications and national news outlets, from Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine to the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and People Magazine. Kendra’s first book "Risk and Grow Rich: How To Make Millions In Real Estate" received rave reviews; instantly embraced by industry critics as a must read. Her best selling book targets the challenges and importance of taking risks to create wealth, and directly confronts how our relationship to risk affects our lives.

Kendra owns and operates The Kendra Todd Group, a full service real estate brokerage based in Delray Beach, FL that focuses on primary, 2nd home/resort and investment residential real estate. Her team’s mission to match buyers with properties that fit their goals has helped hundreds of people grow one step closer to financial freedom.

Kendra currently resides in Palm Beach County, Florida but spends her spare time traveling the country speaking on motivational topics at businesses, universities and leadership forums.






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Imagine a mother who believes she belongs in the world. A mother who celebrates her own life. Who is glad to be alive.

Imagine a mother who celebrates the birth of her daughters. A mother who believes in the goodness of her daughters.Who nurtures their wisdom. Who cultivates their power.

Imagine a mother who celebrates the birth of her sons. A mother who believes in the goodness of her sons. Who nurtures their kindness. Who honors their tears.

Imagine a mother who turns toward herself with interest. A mother who acknowledges her own feelings and thoughts. Whose capacity to be available to her family deepens as she is available to herself.

Imagine a mother who lives in harmony with her heart. A mother who trusts her impulses to expand and contract. Who knows that everything changes in the fullness of time.

Imagine a mother who embodies her spirituality. A mother who honors her body as the sacred temple of the spirit of life. Who breathes deeply as a prayer of gratitude for life itself.

Imagine a mother who values the women in her life. A mother who finds comfort in the company of women. Who sets aside time to replenish her woman-spirit.

Imagine yourself as this mother.

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Written by
Patricia Lynn Reilly
Copyright, 2000