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FACILITATOR GUIDE

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Journey 02: Facilitator Guide

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Brave & Beautiful Volume 02 (Classic) Facilitator Guide – 2/2026

Welcome to the Brave & Beautiful journey! Thank you so much for taking the time to invest in your teen girls and in your relationship with them! Whether you go through this journey with just one teen or a group of teens, you will find this to be a transformational experience for all involved. The articles will also be relevant to your personal growth. Each chapter provides discussion questions and optional activities for you to use as a springboard. You can pick and choose which optional questions you would like to use and create your own. As the discussion flows, you may be inspired by wonderful, spontaneous questions. The activities provided for each chapter are also optional. As a teacher or parent, we encourage you to be creative and do other activities as you are inspired, as time permits! The lessons are typically geared for small groups, so please adjust the activity if you are doing a 1:1 mentorship. Enjoy your journey! Authors/Educators: Cathy Lynne Fong, Erin Chinen, Loraine Hotoke, and Michele Okimura

BRAVE & BEAUTIFUL FACILITATOR GUIDE

Table of Contents Journey 02 WELCOME .............................................. 05 IMPORTANT REMINDERS . . ........................ 08 FAQs .. .................................................... 08 EMPATHETIC RESPONSES ..........................11 THE BRAVE & BEAUTIFUL CULMINATING..... 12 CELEBRATION EVENT RIGHT OF PASSAGE EVENT FOR DAUGHTERS ..................................... 13 OVERVIEW .............................................. 14 4-Volume Journey CHAPTER 1: SHE RELEASES ....................... 16 Releasing Forgiveness CHAPTER 2: SHE STANDS .......................... 18 Dealing with Your Anxiety and Fears CHAPTER 3: SHE CRIES ............................ 20 Grieving the Losses in Your Life CHAPTER 4: SHE PERSEVERE . . .................. 22 Persevering Through Difficult Times CHAPTER 5: SHE PROTECTS ..................... 26 Guarding Your Heart CHAPTER 6: SHE BLOOMS . . ...................... 28 Thriving in Every Season of Life

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08 SHE RELEASES Releasing Forgiveness

SHE DISCOVERS

22 SHE STANDS Dealing with Your Anxiety and Fears

SHE ACCEPTS

30 SHE CRIES Grieving the Losses in Your Life

SHE BELIEVES

42 SHE PERSEVERES Persevering Through Difficult Times

SHE EXPRESSES

52 SHE PROTECTS Guarding Your Heart

SHE SPARKLES

60 SHE BLOOMS Thriving in Every Season of Life

Defining What is Brave & Beautiful Growing in Self-Awareness of Your Design Accepting Yourself and Not Comparing Believing the Truth: You Have Immense Value Creative Ways to Express Yourself and Your Voice Shining in Your Uniqueness

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PORNOGRAPHY

SHE LOVES

SEX ABUSE AND TRAUMA

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SEX TRAFFICKING

SHE DREAMS

VOICES OF FREEDOM

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HOPE ARISES

The Power of Gratitude Healthy Friendships

The Value of Being Generous Be Released to Dream Big Activate Your Creativity

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The Negative Effects of Pornography Addressing Sex Abuse and Healing Trauma

Protect Yourself from Victimization Letters to You from Survivors You Can Make a Difference!

SHE ARISES

Arise in Purpose and Vision

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS •

Look at the chart you created on page 10 Look at your highs and lows and process what caused them. What could you have done differently to change the lows so that those emotions are not repeated? What can you do to sustain the highs throughout your day?

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Anger is a common emotion a person feels when they are hurt or offended. In which ways do you commonly express your anger from the list below: - I don’t typically express my anger – I hold it in. - I vent to others – and can fall into gossiping. - I usually am passive-aggressive and do things to get back at the person. - I can blow up, raise my voice, and express how angry I am. - Other: (fill in blank)

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There are two types of forgiveness discussed in this chapter—forgiving yourself and forgiving others. Which type of forgiveness is easy for you and which type is difficult? Explain.

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Choose one of the things that you wrote on a balloon on page 12-13. What is a step you can take to fully let it go and move on?

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Share with the group why you think forgiveness is such a difficult task for many people.

ACTIVITIES ACROSTIC POEM

Materials Needed: • journal

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• Brave & Beautiful journey book

Instructions: Create an acrostic poem using one of the words from Audrey Hepburn's quote on page 19 (restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, redeemed) to give encouragement to release unforgiveness.

FORGIVING MYSELF Materials Needed: • journal or stationary

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Instructions: Option 1: Write a forgiveness letter to yourself, expressing gentleness and forgiveness for something you regret doing or saying that still bothers you. Conclude the forgiveness letter with a statement of forgiveness, understanding, lessons learned, and a positive outlook going forward. Option 2: Write a forgiveness letter to a person who hurt or offended you (This can be a simple journal activity - this letter is not something to send to the person who caused the offense). Explain how you were affected by the hurt at the time and the feelings you are still experiencing. Conclude the forgiveness letter with a statement of forgiveness, understanding, and even empathy for the offender. FORGIVENESS ROLE PLAY Materials Needed: • Prepare role-playing cards in advance. Each card will state a different scenario. Examples of content: - “Your classmate shared your poor test grade with other students in the class.” - “Your friend didn't show up for lunch in the cafeteria as usual and you saw her eating with another group.” - “Your father did not encourage you when you were going to take your driving test” - “Your mother did not acknowledge you when you helped her clean the floor,” etc.

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Explain that you will do role-playing activities to practice asking for forgiveness and giving forgiveness. Share how when you know you did something that offended someone, it’s best to go beyond just saying, “Sorry.” What is ideal is to get into the habit of saying, “Will you please forgive me for (name specifically what you did)?” Share that this role-playing activity will give them practice in asking for forgiveness in this way. Discuss that when someone asks you to forgive them, an ideal response is, “I forgive you.” However, if you still feel upset about the offense, you can express yourself honestly, yet graciously by saying something like, “I forgive you. I am still upset and hurt and will need some time to heal or cool down. Thank you for acknowledging what you did. That means a lot and I know it took courage for you to come to me.”

There are many situations, and each situation may call for slightly different steps, but asking for forgiveness and giving forgiveness is a great general practice.

Model one situation in front of the group as an example of what you want them to do when they pair up.

Have each girl choose a card and sit with a partner. Have them decide who will be the person asking for forgiveness, and the one giving forgiveness to start off. Have the girls practice giving and receiving forgiveness by role-playing using the scenario cards. *Have them take turns in the role playing so each person has a chance to ask for forgiveness and give forgiveness.