Dads play a powerful role in their daughters’ lives, but knowing how to lean in can sometimes feel intimidating. In this episode, Terra Mattson sits down with Jeff Mattson and Nick West to talk about the joys and challenges of being a girl dad, the pressure dads can feel to get it right, and the simple ways they can build meaningful connection with their daughters. From learning to listen instead of fix, to showing up consistently and modeling humility and repair, this conversation offers practical encouragement for dads who want to be more present and engaged.

🔹 Move beyond inadequacy – Why dads don't have to have all the answers or be perfect to make a lasting impact on their daughters.

🔹 Listen and learn her world – How slowing down, asking questions, understanding your daughter’s wiring, and truly listening can strengthen connection.

🔹 Model healthy relationships – Why humility, repair, and using our voices with one another teach girls what healthy relationships can look like.

🔹 Build community together – How Courageous Girls creates opportunities for dads to connect with other fathers, support their families, and create meaningful memories with their daughters.

Jeff and Nick remind us that being an intentional dad isn't about one big event or getting everything right. It's built through the slow and steady rhythm of showing up, listening, repairing when we miss the mark, and delighting in who our daughters are. When dads lean in and build community alongside other men, they give their daughters another powerful message: you are worth knowing, and I want to know you.

Learn more about the Courageous Girls movement at www.mycourageousgirls.com

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Read the book: Courageous by Terra Mattson

Download the Courageous Girls App—available on any app store.

Courageous Girls' motivation is to see a generation of women who are navigating trusted relationships, are confident in who God says He is and who He made them to be and are resiliently moving through the peaks and valleys of life. A generation of women who are rooted in grace and free from the performance-based treadmill we are enticed with every day.

CG answers this goal by providing clear and trusted Biblical, clinical and relational wisdom for moms. With the long-term goal in mind, lessons are created as building blocks and encouraged to unfold within community.

Not only does a CG community provide the perfect place to practice the art of relationship, but it also allows the moms to share the load which provides a diversity in leadership. All the while nurturing a trusted connection with the first model in a daughter’s life, her mom.

Groups provide a safe place to focus on God’s word rather than the competing influences in the world. Instead of competition, comparison and judgment… groups strive to grow in gratitude, joy and acceptance. CG is an intentional choice to equip ourselves and our daughters to love others well and to live from a place of wholeness and grace.

To connect with Courageous Girls, go to:

Instagram

@MyCourageousGirls

Facebook

@MyCourageousGirls

Websites

MyCourageousGirls.com

Resources

Courageous: Being Daughters Rooted in Grace

Helping Moms Raise Confident Daughters Courses