Girls Rising Movement

Puberty and Menstrual Health Education designed to empower girls aged 9-15 and the people who support them.

Navigate puberty and menstruation without secrecy, embarrassment or shame.

Girls Rising Movement offers workshops, assemblies, day retreats, and online talks specifically designed to empower girls aged approximately 8–15 (and the people who support them) to navigate puberty with connection, confidence and calm.

Our mission is:

Helping girls grow in knowledge, confidence and wellbeing.
Every girl understands her body and knows when and how to ask for help.
Growing up brings questions, changes and new experiences. Girls deserve safe, supportive spaces where they can learn about their changing bodies, ask questions without embarrassment and build confidence.
Our work also supports parents, carers and educators, because girls learn best when the adults around them feel confident too. Our workshops combine education, empowerment and wellbeing.

Projects and Services

"Nourishment for the soul and the mother-daughter bond" (past participant).

I would say you need this, for you and your daughter. You get so much from the experience and tools for the future. You meet wonderful people who all want to help and share experiences.

Puberty is hard for all mothers, daughters, fathers siblings, we all experience individually and together but this experience showed my daughter she isn’t alone and that it’s ok to be vulnerable with me. She has a safe place to speak and share and the workshop allowed her to actually realise that. Of course I’ve told her but somehow the workshop helped me to show her and for her to actually hear it.

I’m so grateful to Laura for following her dream to create and gift this beautiful experience to mums and daughters. The day provided an intimate bonding experience for my daughter and I that felt very organic. We were encouraged to tune into our true nature as well as share our experiences and true feelings with other mums and daughters, relating not only to puberty but also to the female experience. It really validated a lot of things I have been feeling lately. The retreat is as much a learning experience for mums as it is for daughters. I would say that every mother and their daughter needs this in their life, so book on to the next course ladies!

I just wanted to say thank you, as my daughter begins her menstruation journey today, Instead of fear like I had as a child (due to a lack of understanding what was happening to me) she has embraced this precious time with grace and confidence. She was prepared and able to deal with her period arriving while she was at school, and was so proud to tell me what was happening. Thank you for your retreats and for providing a space for healing and moving forward together. It’s absolutely essential and I believe that every mother should be able to attend these fantastic retreats, I cannot tell you how much relief this has brought me on what could’ve been a very tricky time. Sending you so much love and gratitude on this magical day!