Girls with Sole - by Liz Ferro (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A powerful guide for young women to reclaim their inner strength and unlock their superhero potential through fitness, self-awareness, and resilience--now in the updated 2025 edition, featuring new text, lessons, and a wealth of fresh material from the author.

What makes a superhero "super"? Is it the power to endure? The will to stand up for what is right? Or is it the courage to conquer fear and the ability to overcome adversity? In the real world, superheroes exist, and they are all around us. Much like the comic-book heroes we grew up with, real-world superheroes were once average people who faced adversity and conquered it. They discovered their power and became something more; they stood strong in their truth and became a "super" version of themselves. We all want to have that "superpower," the power to control our own destiny, to be independent, strong, and to excel at accomplishing our goals and achieving our dreams. But many of us feel as if we could never attain it, as if we had lost our power, our inner strength, and our ability to control our own destiny. We feel as if a tragedy, an event, or another person has robbed us of our abilities and left us hopeless, struggling to regain control and become the person we used to be. We watch other people grow into their super-selves and quietly whisper the words, "I wish..." Well, it's time to change that.

In this newly updated 2025 edition of Girls with Sole, Liz Ferro combines the powers of fitness and self-awareness activities to guide you through the process of reinventing yourself and unleashing your inner superhero. Packed with new lessons, updated stories, and fresh insights, this edition provides even more tools to help you become the badass, rock star, super version of yourself. Girls with Sole shows you how to further develop and unleash your gifts into the world and take real-world steps towards becoming the fit and fierce person you want to be. We don't need anyone to save us; we save ourselves! Capes optional.

About the Author

Liz Ferro is an author, mom, wife, speaker, and the founder and CEO of Girls with Sole. Growing up in foster care, Ferro experienced sexual abuse but found solace in fitness, particularly swimming, biking, and running. The empowerment she gained from sports led her to create the non-profit organization Girls with Sole, which has received extensive national attention for its innovative and successful program curriculum. Ferro has completed more than 70 marathons, two 50K Ultras, five Ironman Triathlons, and countless road races and triathlons, including the epic and iconic Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco, California. She has completed a marathon in all 50 states, as well as on the Great Wall of China.

Ferro has been featured on the NBC TODAY Show, in SELF, Runner's World, and Family Circle Magazine. She is the recipient of the 2018 Smartwomen Award for Progressive Organization; the 2017 Community Changemaker Award from the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence; the 2016 Medical Mutual NEO Pillar Award; the 2015 Perspectives Women Who Excel Award; and the 2015 Symbol of H.O.P.E. Award.