Kuo has been a follower of Nan Huaijin since her youth, when she would go along with her mother to see him. She was also the recipient of a scholarship to study at New York University and holds a master's degree in education. Soon after graduation, she left her high-paying bank job to join the children's classical studies movement.
從小就跟著母親拜在南懷瑾門下的郭姮 S，在取得美國紐約大學金融學位與哥倫比亞大學教育學碩士後，毅然辭去銀行高薪工作，投入太師傅兒童讀經活動的推廣。