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What do youth want and need? How can we support them?

Young people deserve help finding their authentic self and the courage to walk with purpose, resilience and love. Real Talk Marin holds a safe space to share honest conversations, make meaningful connections, and seeds essential life skills to help girls* make choices that truly serve them. This is a space to bond with peers and mentors who value being real, together. Sessions include circle time, nature time, symbolic crafts, age appropriate curriculum. Our aim is to offer a light in the darkness, and uncover some wisdom, joy and community amidst uncertain times. We hope you'll join us!

Real Talk Grows

  • confidence and self worth
  • authentic self expression & boundary setting
  • self care & stress management skills
  • understanding & celebrating our changing our bodies
  • relationships that truly serve
  • identity exploration (online and in real time)
  • quality time with peers off phones, in nature
  • earth intimacy
Real Talk Marin Curriculum will be developmentally (age and stage) appropriate for pre-teens or teens in or around 6th/7th/8th grade. We will focus on the above themes as best serves the group, striking a healthy balance between depth and fun. Have more questions? Visit our Teen Curriculum, Philosophy, or our FAQ.

Have an older teen? Contact us to learn more about current programs.


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"Looking back on our group, I see how it has shaped who I have become. I found a voice I didn't know I had, and learned to stand in my own truth. I am worthy of love and I belong here." - Real Talk Teen


Real Talk Marin Details

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HUMMINGBIRDS GROUP
  • Real Talk circle for 6th-8th grade girls*
  • 10 Gatherings
    • Thursdays 3:45-6:45pm + Saturday Daylong Adventures (5 hrs)
    • September Campout: 1-2 nights to launch new school year, details TBA (please save 9/4 for now)
    • October-June: 10/9, 11/8 Daylong, 12/4, 1/22, 2/5, 3/7 Daylong, 4/23, 5/7, 6/11
  • Hosted in Lagunitas & surrounding area
  • Facilitated by Caitlin McNeely
  • Intro call with parents & caregivers before group start.
  • This series is meant to be an inclusive, intimate group for a limited number of participants. Group is welcoming 6th-8th graders based on fit. If you aren't sure this group is for you, or have an older or younger child, please Contact Us.
*** MARIN SUMMER DAYLONG ***
Saturday July 19th 11am-4pm
This is a great way to meet Caitlin, the group and check out the scene before committing to the program. See details...

Facilitated by Caitlin McNeely

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CAITLIN MCNEELY grew up exploring the gentle sandy beaches of the southern Gulf coast and the giant sprawling oak trees in her urban Houston neighborhood. In the summer, her favorite time was spent road-tripping to the magical tide pools and rocky beaches of a small island off the coast of Maine. She has studied the intersection of nature, spirituality and creative writing in the US and abroad. She follows a path of learning from and supporting indigenous cultures and wisdom-keepers.

Caitlin holds training from the Wilderness Awareness School in Washington and is currently training in Somatic Ecopsychology and is deepening her ecotherapeutic skills. Caitlin holds experience and knowledge in permaculture, organic farming, folk herbalism and ancestral bushcraft, and is Wilderness First Aid certified. Learn more about Caitlin...

Group & curriculum guided by Directors Emily Frost & Quetzal Francois.

Tuition

September 2025 - June 2026 School Year:
$3,000 Base Tuition
$3,300 Pay It Forward

Tuition Assistance Available
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Please apply below & click 'Submit'


Thank you!

We will contact you as soon as we have received your information.
Additional forms (including Health & Emergency Form,  Liability Waiver & Financial Agreement) will accompany the start of the group.
Please contact us if you have questions. A free intro call for parents and caregivers will be scheduled before start date.


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"We are teaching girls how to have experiences that end in joy and honor, rather than regret, guilt, or shame. Youth need to understand what joy and regret really look like for them. We need to 'reflect and revise' what really matters. This work is so important!"
- Charis Denison, youth advocate, founder of Prajna Consulting, featured in Peggy Orenstein's Girls & Sex, Advisor to Love Your Nature


Featured artwork by the talented Maddie Rose Templeton
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We are a women and queer owned business. We stand with and are committed to serving historically excluded and marginalized families, in particular LGBTQ+ and BIPOC families. We are supported by community, and in turn support our local community. We live and work on unceded Ohlone land. We pay a voluntary land tax in support of Indigenous life. Learn more here.

  • Donate
  • Offerings
    • Teen Girls Groups East Bay
    • Teen Girls Groups Marin
    • Teen Girls Groups Davis
    • Teen Summer Retreat
    • Teen Summer Daylong Davis
    • Teen Summer Daylong Marin
    • Young Women's Online Group
    • Coaching for Teens, Young Adults and Parents
    • Rites of Passage Ceremonies
    • Consulting
  • Us
    • Emily Frost
    • Quetzal Francois
    • Our Team
  • About
    • Our Philosophy
    • Teen Curriculum
    • Media
    • FAQ
    • Praise
  • Connect
    • Contact
    • Calendar
    • Journal
    • Resources