Empower Me Within is a powerful and transformative program designed to help kids aged 8-12 build confidence, resilience, and essential life skills. Through eight engaging modules, delivered as individual workshops or together as a complete program, we provide practical tools for emotional strength, positive relationships, and self-awareness in a nurturing and supportive environment. Give kids the foundation they need to thrive now and into the future.

Confidence, Resilience & Life Skills for Kids Aged 8-12

The tween years are filled with change, curiosity, and new challenges. It’s also the perfect window of opportunity to build strong foundations for self-confidence, resilience, and emotional well-being.

Empower Me Within is a transformative and nurturing program designed to help kids navigate this important stage with confidence and strength. Through engaging, interactive workshops, kids are empowered with life skills to manage emotions, build positive relationships, and develop a strong sense of self-worth.

Whether delivered as a complete program in schools or through individual workshops, Empower Me Within provides a safe and supportive space where all kids thrive.

  • In-School Delivery

    We offer a range of delivery formats to suit schools, groups, and community settings:

    Full School Programs or individual workshops: Delivered directly in schools across Ballarat, Geelong, Bendigo, Melbourne, and surrounding areas, supporting entire cohorts to grow and thrive together.

  • Community Workshops

    Scheduled and hosted by us throughout the school term and on school holidays, you can access any of our 8 modules when it suits you. Do one or do them all!

  • Strong Foundations for Life

    This program will develop a personal toolkit for handling life's challenges and help kids recognise their inner strength and unique abilities.

    Leave with a sense of empowerment and skills they can use right away

Program Overview:

Eight Holistic Modules for Lasting Confidence & Emotional Well-Being

Roaring Resilience

Here's what you'll learn: 

  • What is Resilience

  • Learning how to bounce or splat

  • Fantastic Failures & Managing Mistakes

Soaring Self-Esteem

Here's what you'll learn:

  • Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset

  • The Power of Yet

  • Strengthening our Self-Esteem

Warrior Within

Here's what you'll learn:

  • Understanding Anxiety

  • Where does worry come from?

  • Getting friendly with our Warrior within

Brave Bodies

Here's what you'll learn: 

  • Understanding how worry feels

  • Learning how our brain keeps us brave

  • Our body body signals and superpowers

Erupting Emotions

Here's what you'll learn:

  • Understanding emotional intelligence

  • Why we have emotions

  • How emotion feels in our body

Calm Conversations

Here's what you'll learn:

  • Understanding our emotional triggers

  • Name it to tame it

  • How to have healthy conversations

Attitude of Gratitude

Here's what you'll learn:

  • How gratitude builds resilience

  • How gratitude calms down our minds

  • Why have an attitude of gratitude

Magical Mindfulness

Here's what you'll learn:

  • What is mindfulness

  • Why is it so magical

  • How we can practice mindfulness 

Hi There! I’m Louise…

An experienced clinical naturopath, mindset mentor, and mother of three, the program is built on a foundation of holistic health, emotional well-being, and Louise’s deep understanding of the challenges kids face today.

With a background in preventative health care and years of experience helping people cultivate inner strength, Louise is passionate about equipping kids with the skills she wishes she had at their age. Her approach is gentle, engaging, and designed to create a lasting impact.

The Empower Me Within Program, developed by Bloom Within has tranformed the lives of thousands of kids over the past 11 years. Louise is honoured to be an authorised facilitator and bring this important work to kids all over Western Victoria, Melbourne and beyond!

As a clinical naturopath, she sees first hand the impact chronic stress, anxiety and pent up emotions can have on physical health. It is our mission to change the narrative for as many people as possible - to feel their emotions and handle them effectively without impacting their future health.