Facing Giants
Expanding What's Possible.
Education. Advocacy. Prevention.
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What if we stopped asking people to adapt to harm—and started changing what allows it to continue?
Facing Giants exists to help end violence against women and children by addressing the gaps between recognizing harm, responding to it, and preventing it from continuing across generations.
Violence and coercive control don't necessarily end when someone leaves a relationship, reports abuse, or begins receiving services. Women may still be required to navigate parenting arrangements with the person who harmed them. Children may continue experiencing unhealthy or unsafe dynamics with limited opportunities to be heard or protected.
We cannot expect families to wait for systems, circumstances, or other people's behavior to change before offering meaningful support.
Facing Giants brings together independent educators, advocates, and professionals to make practical education, resources, and community-based services more accessible.
Our work focuses on strengthening women's autonomy, giving children developmentally appropriate tools to understand themselves and their relationships, and creating more opportunities to recognize and interrupt harmful patterns—without transferring responsibility for abuse to those experiencing it.
Prevention. Empowerment. Accountability. Practical action.
We Believe There's Another Way.
Too often, people must reach a crisis, receive a diagnosis, or navigate disconnected systems before meaningful support becomes available.
We believe education, prevention, and connection should be accessible before harm escalates—and that people shouldn't have to be pathologized to deserve support.
Facing Giants challenges approaches that isolate harm, silence lived experiences, or place responsibility for adapting to unhealthy circumstances on those experiencing them.
Instead, we're creating opportunities to recognize unhealthy patterns, strengthen boundaries, develop practical skills, and build healthier relationships through truth, education, accountability, and meaningful connection.
Truth over silence. Accountability over accommodation. Empowerment over dependency.
Explore What's Possible
Events, Groups & Workshops
Learn something new. Connect with others. Build practical skills.
Explore educational programs, wellness opportunities, workshops, and community experiences offered by independent educators and facilitators.
From emotional literacy and healthy relationships to self-defense, personal growth, and family support, our programs create opportunities to learn and connect outside traditional care models.
Calm & Capable Kids™
Helping children find their voice and understand their choices.
Practical, child-centered resources that help children and caregivers build language around emotions, boundaries, consent, healthy relationships, and navigating complicated family dynamics.
Our tools are designed to bring everyday prevention and empowerment directly into homes, helping children develop skills without placing adult responsibilities on their shoulders.
Divorce & Family Strategy
Clarity for complicated family decisions.
Work one-on-one with Facing Giants founder Caroline Fithen or participate in educational workshops designed for women navigating divorce, separation, co-parenting, power imbalances, and difficult family dynamics.
Explore practical strategies for organizing information, clarifying priorities, recognizing unhealthy patterns, and preparing for informed, child-centered decisions.
Have Something Meaningful to Bring to the Community?
Your expertise. Your independent business. A shared purpose.
You don't have to fit into a traditional care model to make a meaningful difference.
Facing Giants welcomes independent educators, facilitators, advocates, wellness practitioners, professionals, and people developing programs that help others navigate adversity, build practical skills, and strengthen healthy relationships.
Whether you're growing an established business or bringing a new idea to life, we offer opportunities through recurring space sublets, workshop and group rentals, and qualifying 1099 revenue-share collaborations.
Haven't toured Facing Giants yet? Schedule a tour to get started.
Stronger Communities.
More Possibilities.
Let's Work Together.
Meaningful violence prevention requires more than any one organization can offer.
Facing Giants welcomes opportunities to collaborate with businesses, nonprofits, community organizations, and others who share our commitment to reducing harm, strengthening healthy relationships, and expanding access to education, advocacy, and practical support.
Whether through community referrals, shared initiatives, sponsorships, educational opportunities, or new ideas, we believe collaboration can create more choices and stronger connections for women, children, and families navigating adversity.
Have an idea or see an opportunity to collaborate? We'd love to hear from you.