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Why Girls Rising Movement?
Girls Rising Movement was created from my desire to guide my daughters through puberty and into womanhood with understanding, confidence, and care. Like many women, I realised I hadn’t been given the tools to fully understand my own body—and neither had the generations before me.
For too long, puberty and menstruation have been surrounded by shame, silence, and misunderstanding. Girls today still grow up with limited knowledge about their bodies while facing enormous pressure from school, social media, and culture to look or be a certain way.
Girls Rising offers a gentle, supportive space for mothers and daughters to navigate this transition together. Through retreats and workshops, we create time to slow down, share stories, learn, and reconnect—without judgement. Our intention is to help girls feel confident in their bodies and voices, and to support mothers as they guide them with care and trust.
When we honour our bodies and our feminine wisdom, we learn to honour the Earth as well. This is where change begins. 🌱
Hi I'm Laura Cowan
..song-sharer, storyteller, music teacher and founder of Girls Rising Movement. I am a mother to 3 beautiful and spirited girls – my main inspiration.
When I fell pregnant with my first daughter, I became aware of the magnificent power of the female body. I learned hypnobirthing and had first-hand experience of the power of my own thoughts and beliefs on my body.
I became interested in learning more about the menstrual cycle and was profoundly transformed by the book 'Wild Power' by Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer.
As I continue on my journey of understanding my own menstrual cycle, practicing being an accredited menstrual coach and educator, and enjoying the nourishing and healing power of women's circles, I am called to use my experience of holding women's circles and facilitating workshops to expand this knowledge of feminine wisdom for the next generation of women!