Join international rugby player, Harvard graduate, and storyteller Sofie Fella for an inspiring 30-minute keynote that challenges conventional narratives around strength and femininity. Drawing from her experiences representing Germany on the rugby pitch and building communities across cultures, Sofie shares powerful insights on body positivity, redefining beauty through sport, and creating inclusive spaces where girls and women are encouraged to celebrate their bodies for what they are capable of. As founder of The 大 Collection and co-founder of Girls Lift Girls, Sofie’s mission is to help women and girls embrace being strong, taking up space, and moving through the world with confidence — physically and mentally.

In this talk, Sofie invites educators to help girls see their bodies not as objects to be judged, but as tools for performance, confidence, and lifelong wellbeing. She challenges how sport is traditionally introduced to girls and unpacks how cultural expectations around femininity are often reinforced across generations, and how schools can become powerful environments for interrupting those narratives.

Key Takeaways
•⁠ ⁠Practical ways PE educators can help girls feel more confident and engaged in movement, especially those who feel intimidated or don’t identify as “sporty”
•⁠ ⁠Strategies for reframing strength and physical capability as sources of confidence and long-term wellbeing
•⁠ ⁠How schools can help shift cultural and generational narratives around femininity that shape girls’ relationships with their bodies