Less crashing out, more going off
and locking in

Learn an emotional toolkit built for real life so you can thrive and live your best life now and in your brilliant future

Our virtual programs teach you emotional ed in fun, science-backed ways that actually click so you can spend less time anxious and overwhelmed and more time enjoying the magic of girlhood and of being you

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Let's be real...

Charli said it best, it's so confusing sometimes to be a girl.The journey of being a girl has changed a lot over the last few decades and the amount of support for living and thriving in this new landscape has not kept pace.Between coursework, after school practices and events, looming test and college application deadlines, friendship sagas, and just being a human being trying to figure it all out, being a girl can be... way too much.Let's change that.With the right emotional well-being education, your girlhood can start feeling better, easier, cozier, and full of so much more of your own sparkle right away. Every piece of it, from academics, to fun, to friendships, to how confident you feel about yourself.Honestly, if there was ONE thing to learn to be a diva, and stay a diva for life, it would be emotional empowerment.

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We want to know, what's the kind
of girlhood you most want?

At Girlhood Academy, we help teen girls feel amazing from the inside out, take up space, find their joy, achieve their goals, create the friendships they want, share their gifts, and be confident leaders their way by handing them the keys to the kingdom of tending to their emotional well-being.

Girlhood Academy exists because, more than ever, young women need spaces where they can be affirmed, connected, and powerfully supported in their journey of learning how they want to care for themselves, lead their lives, and align with what they value most.

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My girlhood is giving...

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Any of these sound familiar?

  • Crash outs and anxiety spirals

  • Feeling so frustrated, stuck, or annoyed by everything you could scream

  • Chronic exhaustion from trying to keep up with all the (endless) things

  • Rocky relationships / lonely seasons / questioning "Am I normal?" (Answer: No. But that's a good thing, we promise)

  • Feeling overstimulated yet unable to focus on anything and just scrolling straight into doomy, no longer fun territory

  • Feeling kind of numb, emotionally drained, or not excited about much

  • Sleep habits that run down your energy but keep playing on repeat so much they're rivaling your top song of the year

  • Self doubts so wild you want just want to hide under your covers and cringe/cry forever sometimes

Seriously, wth.

Girlhood is NOT for the faint of heart.

But it doesn't need to be as hard as it is, either.We live in a world that isn't always kind, encouraging, and present for girls.Even though there's never been more options, the emotional toll of "fitting in" to all the unspoken rules about girlhood is still finding its way into girls' lives .

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When that happens, you might find yourself feeling... not awesome. Even, or especially, when things look more than great on the outside.But your brilliance has never been in question, and you just know that you could feel so much better than you do right now, so what gives?Here's the thing, being a girl today is hard, no question, and girls don't often get everything they need to truly thrive. To feel their best, know their worth and value, and get practice sharing their deepest self (and deepest gifts) with the world.

There's just no way the world will be all it can be until every girl is fully thriving and naturally, confidently shining her brightest.

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Good news: feeling beyond good doesn't have to wait

Whether it's softening the perfectionism that's running you into the ground, rethinking your schedule to give you more joy and fulfillment, or just feeling more energized and emotionally well overall, our evidence-based, girl-specific approach to holistic wellness and leadership can help you enjoy your magical girlhood more than ever.Nothing makes every part of life better like emotional well-being does. That's why what we teach and how we teach it has the potential to change your girlhood, and whole gorgeous life, for the better. Nurturing your emotional thriving is something you can absolutely learn, and, we promise, there's so much fun to be had in the process.

In today's world, emotional wellness isn't exactly straightforward.

You want to have more great days where you feel amazing about yourself and your life, the only problem is:

  • The "off" feeling seems to come out of nowhere and/or be so persistent you think it might just be how you're built

  • There's just so much to DO and slowing down to reset or take a break from all the pressure doesn't feel like an option

  • All the self-care ideas out there seem either so boring and generic that they would feel more like another chore to get through than something actually exciting/nourishing that'd leave you glowing for days

  • OR so wildly expensive and out of reach that you can't imagine anything in your life feeling quite as good as what's on someone's shiny, luxury-packed IG grid

  • You actually feel good a lot of the time, when nothing crazy is happening, so it seems like you'll really feel even better AFTER the next essay is done, the SAT is behind you, you get into college (where, sorry, there will be more essays), etc... so it just makes sense to put the next level of thriving off since surely it will be different then. Only, there always seems to be another stressful, disappointing, or just plain bad thing that comes along to ruin the vibe almost immediately (cue menty b number 6,409,458)

  • Confidence seems like it's something for people who "have it together" in every single way, win every fit off, or would be likely to succeed on YouTube, Tiktok, or maybe Etsy?

  • Other people's version of happiness doesn't match your own a lot of the time so you feel a little lost about what your best life might be, or, if it even exists

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We get it

As much as we want the inside to feel as shiny as the outside can look (or even more shiny), it seems like their's a Google-able article or ChatGPT prompt for every problem except how to fully, authentically, outrageously thrive on your own terms, in the exact life you've been handed.Often what feels amazing to one person feels awful or just "meh" to us but it feels easier to blame ourselves and try to change who we are than keep going on what's starting to feel like a doomed quest to find a version of "Woohoo, this is IT!" that feels like home and that actually turns out to be very possible and real.

Spoiler alert: your most magical life probably won't happen overnight

It's not a doomed quest though. Feeling good, feeling aligned, feeling at home in ourselves, in our bodies, in our lives, in our relationships, and in our path in the world is actually something we're designed to experience, too.The reason AI can't take us all the way there is simple: being well as a human being with emotional needs and gifts that have been finely crafted over a lifetime of ever shifting experiences is not just a cognitive process that we can lift from a book or algorithm. There is no book, article, or fad out there for ANYONE that holds the exact recipe to their personal thriving.Emotional wellness isn't something you can can memorize with flashcards or pull an all nighter the day before to ace. Which is unfortunate because a lot of us have gotten really good at those things over the years.

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You definitely have the keys and the brilliance it takes to get there

Emotional wellness is a lot more like growing a garden—it takes time, patience, and a lot of knowledge both of how things work in general and what exactly is going on right now in your inner climate to nurture something magical that delights and supports you every single day.And that, with care and tending, can grow even more dazzling as seasons change and the landscape of your life does with them.

Becoming the steward of YOU, your vibe—the secret sauce that springs from the unique and gorgeous garden of your internal world—is what we're talking about.And, we're not gonna lie, it's not exactly easy.
But it is so worth it.

Maybe what you want is...
more lightness,
more confidence,
more magic,
more ease,
more rest,
more play,
more purpose,
more energy,
more self-worth,
more friendship,
more fulfillment,
more fun,
more real, lasting
joy.

Emotional health is different for everyone but it shows signs...

When we feel our best, it shows in our energy level, our creativity and resourcefulness, the quality of our relationships, and the intentionality of the choices we make.When our emotional landscape is like a wildflower meadow graced with sunshine and butterflies, life feels a whole lot easier.Maybe your inner world feels more like a spooky swamp or empty parking lot with tumbleweeds rolling through more often than you'd like. Maybe you've tried changing things on the outside to bring some much needed comfort and color to these places only to find that no shiny new buy, no new aesthetic, no "perfect" morning routine has made a lasting change in the places you spend most time—your mind and your heart.When you keep finding yourself in an emotional swamp, no matter what's happening on the outside, something feels off, and the unanswered questions about what's really going on weigh on you and make everything just a little harder, day after day, until, for the millionth time, you're exhausted and it feels impossible to go on.

Our message to you: you don't have to live in an emotional haunted house of chronic dissatisfaction, anxiety, overwhelm, burn out, or unending self-doubts.The path there is paved by a world that'll pile more and more demands on you without giving you the resources to meet them or make your own choices—but the path out of is paved by your agency, self-connection, authentic joy, belonging, and leadership.

It can happen for you

To shore these up, most of us need WAY more support than we've had up to now. Like a plant needs sunshine to grow, we need energy poured into us, from ourself, yes, and from a community that can help us name and nurture the needs and dreams we didn't know we could have so that, more and more, our inner world feels like a place we're delighted to inhabit.This is the work that transforms everything life throws at you into rich soil for your own most beautiful possibilities to blossom because...

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Feeling great is just the beginning

Emotional well-being is the foundation for everything you want to experience and create in life because it's what resources you to take on the inevitable challenges that come with living how you most want to live. (Spoiler alert: when you have the tools and internal and external supports to care for yourself in tough times, the hard parts can start to feel like the best parts).The antidote to the emotional challenges of modern life is dialing up your inner-safety, emotional skillset, and self-leadership to match the ever expanding number of demands, influences, and opportunities we have in a hyperconnected world. And if there's someone that can rise to that challenge, it's you. We know it.

No generation before has had to face this exact
social and technological landscape.

The future is in our hands

If our paths have crossed, it's probably because you have a sense of just how hard, emotionally intense, and complex things are being a girl today. We're glad you're here. If you've read this far, we know you're already dreaming up even better possibilities for yourself and all girls. And, we're happy to tell you: The possibilities are so, so good.We and every girl who wants to join us are creating a new landscape of girlhood by tending a space where girls' quality of wellness, joy, leadership, and power are being rewritten by and for each girl herself as she explores all that she is and discovers her invaluable place in this wild new world. We hope you join us.

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Girlhood is supposed to be fun. And nothing will take you there faster than becoming the queen of your inner world in a community that's dancing and leveling up through life with you.

welcome to our corner of the world, beautiful girl. We're so excited you're here

Because, can we be real?
The world needs your magic

Every girl has magic and brilliance inside her that lights up most fully only when she gets all the support she needs to tend to the beautiful and wild garden of her emotional world.

When we have the tools, support, and relationships that empower us to tend to our inner selves, face our toughest challenges, and make choices that honor our needs and desires, the life in front of us becomes an exciting and safe place to grow, explore, and fully bloom.Everything feels easier, connections happen naturally, our priorities fall right into place, and life becomes a playground for expressing all the goodness we carry for the world in ways that are fun, meaningful, and completely authentic to us.This is what emotional well-being looks and feels like, and we want it to be the standard experience for every young woman setting out to define her path, share her voice in the world, and make decisions for herself.

Overwhelm and anxiety are part and parcel of living in a tech saturated world, and they show up in our lives in a lot of ways

maybe you've found yourself:

  • Scrolling on social media hoping to feel engaged and connected only to find yourself feeling more drained and anxious afterward

  • Being a perfectionist in one or ALL areas of your life because going after just one more win feels easier than facing the anxiety that comes with slowing down, only to find that the constant chase for better/more is starting to exact a high emotional price

  • Rushing from one commitment to the next checking all or most of the "high achievement" or "best life" boxes only to find that you still feel a lingering sense of dissatisfaction or numbness inside that you can’t seem to shake no matter what you change on the outside

  • Feeling disconnected from the people in your life or people in general because as your emotional landscape gets more complex, you feel increasingly misunderstood and the path to common ground has become totally elusive

  • Feeling stuck in some way, feeling like you're not quite where you're supposed to be in life, anxiously waiting for something to change, or imagining better scenarios for your life that feel impossible or far away

  • Getting knocked down by waves of anxiety, exhaustion, longing, or self doubt that crash all over your life, leaving you feeling like you’re just barely holding it together sometimes

Listen, it's not your fault that girlhood is so challenging.Whatever way you're feeling is exactly how you should be feeling given the whirlwind of input and experiences daily life offers you.You didn't choose to have the challenges of coming of age in a hyper fast-paced, culturally fractured world but you can choose to give yourself everything you need to not be taken down by them.

Finding your magic in the mess is the biggest gift you'll ever give yourself, we promise.

Seriously,
what would it look like if
you started
thriving more
right now?

Imagine that you could:

  • Know exactly how to relate to social media and the other highly compelling tech in your life in a way that left you feeling energized and happy

  • Navigate through the challenges of a full academic and extra-curricular calendar with calm, self-confidence, balance, and more real, delicious enjoyment

  • Feel good and excited about your evolving life story, your sense of self, and your daily decisions and opportunities—feel good about YOU, no matter what doubts and challenges come up

  • Know how to tune into the compass of your needs and desires to find direction and authentic motivation and inspiration when things feel off

  • Know precisely what kinds of amazing relationships and relationship qualities you most want and how to work toward them

  • Pause the anxiety train whenever it got rolling and start carving a new path of calm, compassion, and clarity as you lead your life with brilliant self-sourced wisdom, stable self-gentleness, and a clear view of what matters most

  • Have an amazing group of young women sharing this journey with you, figuring it out by your side, and forming deep connections based on shared values and mutual support

  • Support yourself through any emotional experience and have the internal resources necessary to courageously build a life based on what you really love

We want that for youWho you would be if you felt like an 8, 9, or 10/10 most days is who you most deeply areThat girl is inside you—and she's exactly who we've all been waiting for

Maybe you'd be finishing your assignments in a more peaceful way, with time to spare, so you could look at your calendar and feel relaxed rather than petrified by looming deadlines.Maybe you'd wake up refreshed after sleeping 8+ solid hours every night and excited for everything you'd planned in your day.Maybe you'd enjoy all your favorite things more without the guilt of telling yourself there could be something more "productive" to do.Maybe you'd find new hobbies and exciting creative projects that actually light you all the way up.Maybe you'd plan an adventure with friends, or make plans with someone who's prime potential friend vibes.Maybe you'd still be a glorious, chaotic mess figuring it all out one day at a time (same) but enjoying yourself and feeling good about life and about you the whole messy, authentic, and beautiful time.Who knows, you'd probably be up to some iconic things that have never been done before because there's only one you and you are finally most fully you when you feel safe and happy in the world and in your self.

There's only one way to find out what you could create, nurture, enjoy, and discover about yourself when you're at peak emotional health:
you have to start living in a way that allows you to thrive, today.

We got you, girl. The journey towards discovering and nurturing your own emotional well-being takes practice, work, and the ability to start again and again—all better done in community and with a lot of encouragement and support.

That's what we created our flagship program and community for. For you and for every girl who wants to design a life that radiates authentic wellness and leaves no stone of magic and nourishing fun unturned, all while sending your most meaningful goals and making a powerful, positive difference in the world.

Get in, girl, we're thriving now

Girlhood 101

A 7-week experiential learning program designed to help you understand, personalize, and apply the most important tools for creating emotional well-being, confidence, connection, and flow every day so that you can build a life that reflects your unique heart, leadership, and joy.

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Learn skills that last you a lifetime

Over seven modules, we'll explore the complex features of your internal and external landscape that shape the ways you can create emotional well-being in your life.These are the BIG things, like your nervous system patterns, hormonal cycle, inner voice, relationships, relationship to social media, and decision-making process.Each of our sessions will jumpstart a lifetime of exploration into your personal wellness and equip you with high impact skills for taking on life's challenges while staying connected to your personal voice and embodied power.With the in-depth and personalized support you'll receive each week, you'll be able to apply all you already know and all we'll be learning about these topics in real-time as you create a life that feels balanced, exciting, and deeply nourishing to you.

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These 7 weeks are not about digesting more information.They're about starting to actively nurture a strong and steady sense of well-being that you can tap into at any moment because you have the tools and confidence to tend to your inner world and the essential support to do so.

let's break this down

Here's what we're all about:

Nervous System Support


The nervous system toolkit we teach and practice on day one sets the foundation for every other skill we'll build in the playground of your emotional thriving. Our personalized menu of practices will hand you the keys to nurturing your needs and shifting your state when you're overwhelmed, anxious, stressed af, crashing out, or just feeling off.These skills don't lock in overnight, so we take a layered and paced approach to integrating them in ways that make the most sense and drive the most impact for you personally. The only way to truly have this superpower on hand when you need it is consistent practice and a personal relationship with what works best for you, so we focus on and hone both in our learning process.

Community


Community is the heartbeat of our emotional well-being curriculum because it's at the heart of emotional well-being. In both our live sessions and 24/7 community chat, we get to know each other deeply, share ideas about what tools and modifications are working for us, and get support navigating any challenges that come up over the course of the week that are getting in the way of our weekly assignments or any aspect of showing up for ourselves.The power of daily touch points for support, accountability, and celebration is hard to overstate. This is where messages can be sent anonymously for one-on-one support or shared to the group for crowdsourcing the encouragement and inspiration we need to keep cultivating our emotional wellness skillset.

Creativity


A constantly accelerating rate of change in our world means we have to stay creative and responsive about our self-care as much as anything else. Through weekly practices, we build and expand our personal creative agency and decision-making muscles so that no matter what challenges lay ahead in the next ten minutes or next decade, we can adapt, find life-enhancing ways to meet our needs, and keep growing and experiencing life in the directions we choose.The best preparation for challenges we've never faced before is knowing how to work with our strengths, our needs, and the current state of our internal and external resources moment to moment so this skill is something we return to every single week in our adaptive well-being framework.

Let the journey to your most well, aligned, and sparkly life begin...

Here's what we'll delve into on the way there:

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Module one

The Nervous System

We start by looking under the hood of our daily lives to understand the central regulator of our bodies' physical and emotional processes (#girlsinSTEM). In this module we learn about the science of our nervous system states, why they're all important, and ways we can work with each state to bring balance to our emotional lives. The heart of this workshop is an interactive component where you map out the way each state looks and feels to you in your actual life so that you can get better at recognizing the physical foundation of your experiences and what specifically to focus on when you're navigating your way through them.

Module two

The Menstrual Cycle

Being a young woman often includes the intricate hormonal ride of having or being poised to have a menstrual cycle. We’ll demystify what’s happening in our bodies as shifting hormones influence our mood, energy, and other systems (aka finally get some answers to “Why do I feel like this?!”). In this week's workshop and personalized tools, you’ll deepen your understanding of your unique cycle and learn how to emotionally support yourself through each phase. We’ll normalize the full range of feelings that can often accompany a hormonal rhythm and learn how to tap into the power of change, balance, and flow.

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Module three

Self Love and Self Care

At this point in our wellness journey ™️ (not really trademarked), we build on our strong foundation of nervous system support and emotional self-care to start investigating how we've been in our relationship with ourselves. What does your self talk look like? What kinds of stories and beliefs about who you are are you carrying and how do you feel about them? Most importantly, this workshop will uncover where there opportunities in how you talk and think about yourself to bring more curiosity, compassion, and kindness because that's what fuels a lifetime of self-nurturing, authenticity, and radiant well-being.

Module four

Pause

Inhale and... exhale. Halfway through our time together, we pause to integrate, reflect, and refine. This session will guide you through a process to deepen what you’ve already learned, check in with what’s working (and what’s not), and practice the underrated superpower of intentional rest. Pausing is a lifelong skill (trust). We’ll explore how and why to pace your growth, honor the wisdom of your process, and celebrate all the energy you’ve poured into your emotional well-being thus far. This week of rest and celebration will be the springboard to bringing your expanding sense of well-being powerfully into the rest of your life.

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Module five

Relationships

No girl is an island. The web of our relationships and our level of knowledge about what kinds of relationships nurture our emotional well-being most has a larger impact on our wellness than any other area. While our capacity to show up for and nurture ourselves is non-negotiable for our well-being, it's certainly not a replacement for the support, wisdom, and joy we receive from others. This week we delve into (and practice!) how we can create relationships we thrive in by understanding the why, the what, and the how of exploring and expressing our needs, wishes, hurts, and boundaries from the heart. V demure, v mindful of us.

Module six

Technology

For the girls of recent and future generations, technology is a part of the fabric of our lives that will have a major impact on how supported or how drained we are. This week's focus is understanding how social media and being immersed in the endless stream of information we experience via technology impacts our brain's emotional processes. Once again, we'll learn the science and ground it in our personal lived experience to get a clear picture of where social media and tech are adding to our lives and where there are opportunities to change things in favor of greater emotional wellness. Whatever you find to be true for you, there are tools and strategies you can use to make your experience of online life even better (think happy scrolls, meaningful scrolls, cozy scrolls, woohoo).

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Module seven

How to Make Decisions

At the end of the day, our well-being comes down to the decisions we make moment to moment, day after day. Everything we'll learn will have meaning and impact in our lives to the extent that we can make decisions that stem from our expanding sense of what's true and good for us and where we'd like to grow. This module is where we apply everything we've learned about powerfully supporting ourselves to create a personal process for choosing how you want show up to all the areas of your life so that you can nurture your emotional well-being, brightest sparkle, and personal fulfillment day after day after day after day, in girlhood and beyond.

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HEY QUEEN, I SEE YOU BEING A LIGHT IN THIS WORLD.

I'M PEMA

I created Girlhood Academy to give young women a head start in emotional well-being so they can thrive and share their magic with the world no matter what ups, downs, and side quests life has in store for them.

As a millennial, I know first hand how growing up in a fast-paced, technologically saturated world can be a two-edged sword when it comes to caring for our mental and emotional health.Mental health statistics confirm that young women are experiencing serious obstacles to their emotional well-being. Long before I started Girlhood Academy, I was one of these statistics and, surprise surprise, the numbers aren't getting better. Most of the changes in daily life contributing to increasing rates of anxiety, depression, burn out, and diminished self-confidence among young women aren't going away tomorrow, so what needs to change is the level of support young women are met with to be equipped to contend with, and absolutely thrive in, these circumstances anyway. This is our goal at Girlhood Academy.

Girlhood 101 is built on everything I've found most valuable in my personal journey, over 8 years of teaching, and by partnering with my own sisterhood of brilliant women in the work of emotional wellness. It's a framework built for the complexity and richness of our contemporary lives that's never one-size-fits-all or too simplified to address our realest, messiest, or most brand new challenges.Every woman I know experienced challenges in girlhood that took years if not decades for her to unwind from because of gaps (more like deep canyons) in support for figuring out how to navigate and thrive through the emotional challenges of life as a girl today. When we are confronted with challenges in the absence of adequate support and resources, we learn to brace against what might come next instead of whole-heartedly moving forward in life with confidence, energy, and inspiration.

Times are wild. The earlier you get support, the better. Because the more emotionally nourished you are, the more power you have to shape your future and share your brilliant light.

You can bounce back from ANYTHING, diva.
Every crash out is just the origin story for finding your own superpowers.

You don't need to be at, or anywhere near, rock bottom to want and receive support. But if you are, that's fabulous too. My own girlhood was a mixed bag with a lot of both pain and magic (and several rock bottoms, dumpster fires, and WTF plot twists I wouldn't wish on anyone) and through it all I was able to make it to my dream university (Stanford), land my dream job (advocating for women in Washington D.C.), and live out all my bucket list experiences (traveling the world). Still, had I known and had a handle on all these tools when I was setting out to do that, I would have enjoyed it all a whole lot more, been way kinder to myself, shone even brighter, and bounced back from the many inevitable disappointments and redirections so much faster.

And, if you are overwhelmed by the challenges before you in any way, I promise you, there is magic and gold in that too. That was very much my experience too. What I've learned is that with the right support, no emotional pain or hurdles in life can stop you from blooming your very brightest. And you deserve that, and always have.It's my mission that every generation of girls start their journey with more resources, more community, more support, more confidence, and more bubbly joy than ever before. Every young woman deserves to have an abundance of the emotional support, skills mentorship, and magical sisterhood she needs to step into her most radiant well-being.Let's make that future happen, together. I can't wait.

Every girl should have every current of support possible helping carry her towards her most radiant, authentic, satisfying, emotionally whole, and purpose-filled life.

Support
matters
for
every
girl

this is def for you if...

  • You want a relationship with yourself that allows you to appreciate and enjoy your life to the fullest, no holding back, no distractions, just what brings you joy and what you really need to be at your best

  • You have big dreams for your life that include making a positive impact, sharing your voice, and being the most radiant and powerful version of you

  • You have a sense that anxiety, doubt, and overwhelm are not meant to be constant companions and realize you can make a difference in your experience when you apply attention, focus, and consistent practice

  • You're hungry to learn more about yourself from a nervous system and hormonal perspective so that you can have your back as a human being designed for shifting emotional states and cycles

  • You know that emotional wellness is the key to unlocking your creativity, power, and fulfillment in every area of your life and are committed to treating and tending to yourself like someone valuable and important

  • You crave a space where you can talk about the things that are really important for you in life, the big questions you have about yourself and the world, and the powerful emotional journey of being you

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The deets

What's included:

  • 7 in-depth, actionable experiential workshops on emotional wellness

  • Daily personalized and group support in our community portal and through our customized daily practice curriculum

  • A powerful community of young women to create your best life with and alongside of

Session dates and times:

Our Summer 2025 cohort will run from Jun 24 - Aug 5 with weekly online workshops on Tuesdays from 1-2:15pm PDT

feel your deepest joy

What if your girlhood could be a lot more magical and fun?

If you've been trying to figure it all out on your own, understanding and being the caretaker of your inner world and emotional thriving can feel like an impossible task. No one is meant to do it alone. Even the good gets better when we have the right support and community in our corner.At the end of seven weeks of carefully mapping out your unique blueprint as an emotional being, you will have the tools and the sisterhood at your side to create a life that you deeply love on the inside as much as the outside.

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you are so worth it

Whatever it takes to know you're amazing and that you've got this, that's worth giving your energy to

There's no question that girlhood today is full of emotional challenges that can curb flourishing. Your struggles are not a statement about you. They are a facet of the world we live in. Your thriving and your magic, and the gift of your presence and voice in the world, is so worth showing up for.Showing up for yourself in every way you need to be your most whole and confident self matters even when, and especially because, it's not always easy. You CAN thrive from the inside out, and the world is so much better when your most radiant and powerful expression is shining in it. We'll be here to cheer you on and light the path every step of the way.

Even the good gets better when we have loving community and abundant support around us. If you're craving or curious to have a little more, we're here to pour it on.

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we want to see you win

Your best life is the life that feels the best to you, even on the hard days

Whether you're finding your way through the stress of college applications, emotional highs and lows, an intense schedule, a love/hate relationship with screen time, or less than cozy relationships, we believe the inevitable ups and downs of girlhood can be a brilliant laboratory for finding your unique path of thriving and creating the life you want.It takes effort, commitment, and courage to show up for your emotional thriving. And, it is SO WORTH IT. The reward for learning to meet yourself with and ask for all the support it takes to feel grounded, vibrantly alive, at home in yourself, and connected to everything that brings you more joy and energy is a life that sparkles with the beauty of you at your best.

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You already have all the answers, learning to live them is so much more fun in sisterhood

Guidance, community, and focused support go a long way in helping us tap into our own brilliance when it comes to how to best take care of ourselves and emotionally thrive—even in the face of doubts, fears, and moments of overwhelm.If this is calling to you, you're at the threshold of one of the most important journeys of your life. Your most powerful gifts and deepest joy (these are related btw) are on the other side of you having everything you need to be totally at home and empowered, in both your inner world and the world we're creating together. That's what we're building here.

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If you're ready to...

  • Jump into action creating your emotional well-being

  • Meet young women who are passionate about doing the same

  • Start developing skills that will help you stay the course of a fulfilling, delicious-to-you life no matter what life throws at you

We would be so happy to support you on your journey, powerful girl.

Frequently asked questions

Having the skills to nurture your emotional well-being and the support and community it takes to practice them day in and day out is game-changing.

This is not just an elective, this is not something you'll forget about three months after our last session.This is where we—together, in a deliberately guided way—unlock the doors to all the magic of your inner world and emotional power.

Your inner magic is what you get to spend your whole life learning about and bringing dazzlingly to life.Choosing to become the chief researcher and loving steward of the beautiful landscape of your brilliant, messy human experience is the most powerful step you'll take to knowing and caring for yourself, and all the light inside you, better than anyone else ever could.

And you are so worth it.

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Oh hey! I'm Pema Rojas

Girls' girl from day one and fan of life and girlhood actually feeling amazing

I created Girlhood Academy because I struggled with so many of the challenges of growing up in a world that seemed to care a lot more about how life looked—on a transcript, online, as an elevator pitch to a passing stranger—than how it felt.The result: years of "winning" on the outside while not feeling great, whole, centered, or grounded in the things that made me me and truly mattered to how I felt about myself and my life. After studying at Stanford, fulfilling my dreams of living abroad, and becoming part of the change I wanted to make as an activist and teacher, I doubled down on gathering all the puzzle pieces that had been missing for me and dreamed of creating a new kind of learning space where girls could gain the tools for creating their deepest well-being and brightest possible impact right at the moment they were taking the reigns of their life. And here we are!

Expertise built over a decade showed me that emotional well-being is much easier to plan for than stumble into.

Along the way my career has spanned women's leadership development, education, and facilitating peer groups and holistic well-being workshops for BIPOC. Full media bio here for all the lore. More on the origin of GA here and here.In every space I've led or been part of, I've met women whose lives were for too long shaped more by the limits of the narratives around her than by the fullness of her own creativity and light. The seven-generations vision of the work that was seeded in those relationships is a world where every single woman experiences a lifetime of connection to her most whole, fulfilled, and potent self.Girlhood Academy is a love letter to the girls of today and to everyone that loves them and is building a truly better world and experience of girlhood for them.

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Our inner life needs tending, too, in order to thrive.

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In my girlhood, while I was checking off every box I was told made me a "high achiever," and mastering every skill I was told would be super useful to me (some were, some weren't, I'm looking at you MLA formatting), I quickly found something important was missing. Everything looked amazing on the outside but on the inside it was becoming harder and harder to find my spark, and the sense of freedom, possibility, and power I used to wake up with every day was becoming something I felt like I had to fight for or find in some other life, not mine. Only, that approach wasn't working, and most of my peers were in the same boat with me, no land in sight.

No amount of wellness information helps if it doesn't fit this actual moment in history and in our individual lives.

The (frustrating) thing is, so much that's out there about wellness isn't informed by the context teenage girls live in today, or equipped to meet the very nuanced challenges it presents. When I was figuring this out on my own, I did my best to translate what I learned into my world, but most if it didn't match up very well if at all.When I saw a counselor the first time my sophomore year, they asked me a few questions and recommended a book written by a guy who had lived a century before me. BFFR. What I needed to know was how to think through and meet the challenges I found in my life, my body, my choices, and my very, very different world.

If there had been an AP class called "Fulfillment and Joy, Like Actually," I would've signed up. This is it.

The world is changing at an unprecedented rate. And this is the context we have to create and nurture our wellness in.The time-tested techniques, as wonderful as they are, weren't necessarily built for young women in 2025 and require some major modern additions and updates (on a cycle more like iOS than textbook reprints) to fit into and make sense in the lives we lead today.Girlhood 101 is wellness for the iPhone age, the Tiktok age, for actually today and actually young women's bodies and young women's lives—which, thanks to #womeninSTEM, we're finally getting more research on. It's an evolving, anti-boring, flexible curriculum that's designed to bridge long-standing principles with new research and present day realities on a day-to-day and individual basis to make emotional well-being something actionable, achievable, and actually fun (aka authentic) for an up-and-coming young woman.

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Being well today looks different than it did even thirty years ago, let alone one hundred. And I wish I'd gotten at least as good at identifying and applying the key skills of adaptive, context specific, moment-to-moment, self-managed emotional well-being in my particular, radically modern life as I got at advanced calculus and five paragraph essays.

Girlhood Academy is the magic carpet ride over that giant gap. We teach the emotional wellness skills that actually speak to the lives we're living now. Not "hacks" or the kinds of one-size-fits all inspirational phrases served up on Instagram carousels (though we love those and they def have their place). Actual, life-changing, emotional black-belt level skills for the challenges and moments of your particular life, and the desires and needs of your particular heart.Younger me would have thrived so much more fully with this kind of contemporary, thorough, tailored emotional support and guidance when she was starting out. Shout out to her for doing her best. And, no girl should have to figure it out alone and unsupported.

The most important work of your life will always, always be taking care of and being most fully you.It matters. You matter.

If you've been face-to-face with some of the emotional challenges of girlhood and are experiencing anxiety, self-doubt, exhaustion, frustration, loneliness, dread, rage, sadness, or the kind of creepy crawly discomfort in your body that you can't really put a finger on, you're in the right place.  We made this for you.These skills should be taught widely. And, until they are, we're like your SAT prep class but for the challenges of life—if SAT prep was fun, and if having fun was the actual assignment.Thriving isn't ever just an individual responsibility. We are all responsible for helping each other thrive. And we want you to know you're never alone and, whatever you're going through, there are people and places out there that will support you with exactly that so you can move on to the most important work you're here to do—being you.If you need/crave the kind of environment we're creating here, let's goooo! We're ready to roll if you are. And we won't stop until every girl is living her most emotionally vibrant and delicious life.We love you girl <3

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Pema Rojas · Media Bio

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Pema is a passionate educator and emotional wellness facilitator with over eight years of classroom teaching experience. A Stanford University alum, she brings both academic rigor and deep emotional intelligence to every space she holds. As the founder of Girlhood Academy, Pema creates transformative programming that empowers high school girls to lead with self-awareness, purpose, and heart. Her work bridges evidence-based teaching practices with holistic well-being frameworks that speak to contemporary life and has been featured in community-centered wellness spaces like Rest Fest. Whether in classrooms or community workshops, Pema is committed to helping young people feel seen, heard, and powerful in their own stories. Her approach is rooted in care, connection, and the belief that emotional empowerment is essential preparation for a well-lived life.

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Pema is a space-holder, educator, and guide for teen girls on the path to themselves. Through Girlhood Academy, she weaves together wisdom, warmth, and care—inviting girls to pause, reflect, and remember their inner brilliance. Her work is a love letter to growing up with truth, tenderness, and deep self-trust.

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Calling all girly pops, girl bosses, and queens

Doors are open for Summer 2025

level up with us

Learn to treat yourself like the queen that you are

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✨ What's included: ✨

  • 7 live, intimate, breakthrough-catalyzing group workshops to transform your emotional well-being and joy

  • Weekly assignments, resources, and personalized practices to uncover your inner compass and ingredients for thriving

  • Messaging support 5 days a week and 24/7 community chat to keep you in the game of living your best life and make every setback a step up

  • Magical fun that can only happen when girls get together to support each other to create fabulous lives on their terms

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✨ So that you can: ✨

  • Work with your feelings and know how to understand, appreciate, and make them into your strongest allies

  • Have a roadmap and skillset for creating a life you actually want, a life that speaks to your heart and brings you real joy

  • Have a deeper connection to yourself and to a community centered on authentic thriving

  • Be supported in facing the biggest challenges that are creating friction, frustration, and dissatisfaction in your life

  • Feel powerful, centered, and affirmed in what you bring to the world, how important you are, and how important your experience of your life is

  • Enjoy yourself + practice putting down the things that keep you from the joys, play, and magic that feed your wellness more than anything else

Let's make this your happiest, most energizing, most you summer

June 24 - August 5, 2025
Tuesdays 1 - 2:15pm PT via Zoom

$347

Need financial aid to participate? We got you, queen.
Scholarships available 💞

Calling all girly pops, girl bosses, and queens

Doors are open for Summer 2025

level up with us

✨ Learn to treat yourself like the queen that you are ✨

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✨ What you get: ✨

  • 7 live, intimate, breakthrough-catalyzing group sessions to take your emotional well-being to the next level

  • Weekly assignments, resources, and personalized practices to uncover your inner compass and ingredients for thriving

  • Messaging support 5 days a week and 24/7 community chat to keep you in the game of living your best life

  • Magical fun that can only happen when girls get together to support each other and create fabulous lives on their terms

girl with braids smiling

✨ So that you can: ✨

  • Work with your feelings and know how to understand, appreciate, and make them into your strongest allies

  • Have a roadmap and skillset for creating a life you actually want, a life that speaks to your heart and brings you real joy

  • Have a deeper connection to yourself and to a community centered on authentic thriving

  • Be supported in facing the biggest challenges that are creating friction, frustration, and dissatisfaction in your life

  • Feel powerful, centered, and affirmed in what you bring to the world, how important you are, and how important your experience of your life is

  • Enjoy yourself + practice putting down the things that keep you from the joys, play, and magic that feed your wellness more than anything else

Let's make this your happiest, most energizing, most you summer

June 24 - August 5, 2025
Tuesdays 1-2:15pm PT via Zoom

Special enrollment for community-based organizations:

Grow, connect, and lead
this summer

Are you passionate about making a difference in young women's lives? If you're deeply interested in mental health, women's empowerment, leadership development, and creative storytelling, our summer internships are a place to grow your skills and have a front row seat to the immersive education and community building at our women-led, youth-centered organization. All internships are fully remote, 2-5 hours per week, and flexibly structured to match how your creativity flows best. Position descriptions below and all details in application link!

Internships at Girlhood Academy:

Programs & Community Intern – Support and uplift students in our program and assist in running workshops. For students interested in psychology, education, peer support, or leadership.Social Media & Marketing Intern – Help create engaging content for digital platforms. For students interested in digital storytelling, creative writing, communications, or design.

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Take a moment to throw yourself a party for choosing to pour into your wellbeing this summer. Really, don't skip that. Even if it's just a two second long party, you are so important and your emotional thriving deserves to be tended to and celebrated.Also, look out for a welcome email within the next 24hrs. We're SO EXCITED to meet you and get to be part of your next couple months. Get ready to know just how magical you are 💖

Terms of Service

Last Updated March 14, 2025The GistWe (the folks at Girlhood Academy) are on a mission to make the world a better place for girls. We hope you love our programs and services as much as we love creating them.These Terms of Service (”Terms”) describe our commitments to you, and your rights and responsibilities when using our services. Please read them carefully and reach out to us if you have any questions. If you don’t agree to these Terms, don’t use our services.If you are a user in countries located in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom (“European User”), some special terms apply to you as mentioned below.Terms of ServiceThese Terms govern your access to and use of girlhoodacademy.com and other products and services (including online programs) we provide through girlhoodacademy.com and Girlhood Academy (our “Services”).Please read these Terms carefully before accessing or using our Services. By accessing or using any part of our Services, you agree to be bound by all of the Terms and all other operating rules, policies, and procedures that we may publish via the Services from time to time (collectively, the “Agreement”). You also agree that we may automatically change, update, or add on to our Services as stated in the Terms, and the Agreement will apply to any changes.1. Who’s Who“You” means any individual or entity using our Services. If you use our Services on behalf of another person or entity, you represent and warrant that you’re authorized to accept the Agreement on that person’s or entity’s behalf, that by using our Services you’re accepting the Agreement on behalf of that person or entity, and that if you, or that person or entity, violates the Agreement, you and that person or entity agree to be responsible to us.We refer to Maria Adriana Rojas-Echenique, sole proprietor, d/b/a Girlhood Academy, as “Girlhood Academy,” “us,” or “we” throughout these Terms.2. Minimum Age RequirementsOur Services are not directed to children. You’re not allowed to access or use our Services if you’re under the age of 13 (or 16 in Europe). If you use our Services, you represent that you’re at least 13 (or 16 in Europe). You may use our Services only if you can legally form a binding contract with us. In other words, if you’re under 18 years of age (or the legal age of majority where you live), you can only use our Services under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to the Agreement.3. Fees, Payment, and RenewalPayment. You must provide accurate and up-to-date payment information. By providing your payment information, you authorize us to store it until you request deletion. If your payment fails, we suspect fraud, or Paid Services are otherwise not paid for or paid for on time (for example, if you contact your bank or credit card company to decline or reverse the charge of fees for Paid Services), we may immediately cancel or revoke your access to Paid Services without notice to you. You authorize us to charge any updated payment information provided by your bank or payment service provider (e.g., new expiration date) or other payment methods provided if we can’t charge your primary payment method.Fees and Changes. We may change our fees at any time in accordance with these Terms and requirements under applicable law. This means that we may change our fees going forward, start charging fees for Services that were previously free, or remove or update features or functionality that were previously included in the fees. If you don’t agree with the changes, you must cancel your Paid Service.Refunds. We may have a refund policy for some of our Paid Services, and we’ll also provide refunds if required by law. In all other cases, there are no refunds and all payments are final.We may have a “no-show policy” for some Paid Services that require your participation. This means that if you don’t show up for, don’t participate in, or are late for a scheduled session, you’ll still be charged for the Paid Service and won’t be entitled to a refund.4. General Representation and WarrantyYou represent and warrant that your use of our Services:Will be in strict accordance with the Agreement;
Will comply with all applicable laws and regulations (including, without limitation, all applicable laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content, licensing, privacy, data protection, the use or provision of financial services);
Will not be for any unlawful purposes or in furtherance of illegal activities;
Will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of Girlhood Academy or any third party;
Will not overburden or interfere with our systems or impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure, as determined by us in our sole discretion;
Will not disclose the personal information of others;
Will not be used to send spam or bulk unsolicited messages;
Will not interfere with, disrupt, or attack any service or network;
Will not be used to create, distribute, or enable material that is, facilitates, or operates in conjunction with, malware, spyware, adware, or other malicious programs or code; and
Will not involve reproducing, duplicating, loaning, leasing, copying, or reselling the Services or related materials and data without our consent.
5. Copyright PolicyAs we ask others to respect our intellectual property rights, we respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe any Content violates your copyright, please notify us at [email protected]. After we receive a valid and complete notice, we will investigate and remove the material.6. Intellectual PropertyThe Agreement doesn’t transfer any Girlhood Academy or third-party intellectual property to you, and all right, title, and interest in and to such property remains (as between Girlhood Academy and you) solely with Girlhood Academy. Materials on girlhoodacademy.com and program materials provided as part of our other services are copyrighted. The original materials that have been provided to you are for your individual use only as a single-user license.7. ChangesWe may modify the Terms from time to time, for example, to reflect changes to our Services (e.g., adding new features or benefits to our Services or retiring certain features of certain Services) or for legal, regulatory, or security reasons. If we do this, we’ll provide notice of the changes, such as by posting the amended Terms and updating the “Last Updated” date or, if the changes, in our sole discretion, are material, we may notify you through our Services or other communications. Any changes will apply on a going-forward basis, and, unless we say otherwise, the amended Terms will be effective immediately. By continuing to use our Services after we’ve notified you, you agree to be bound by the new Terms. You have the right to object to any changes at any time by ceasing your use of our Services and canceling any subscription you have.8. TerminationWe may terminate your access to all or any part of our Services at any time, with or without cause or notice, effective immediately, including if we believe, in our sole discretion, that you have violated this Agreement, any service guidelines, or other applicable terms. We have the right (though not the obligation) to ask you to make adjustments or terminate your access to the Services or to terminate or deny access to and use of any of our Services to any individual or entity for any reason. We will have no obligation to provide a refund of any fees previously paid.You can stop using our Services at any time, or, if you use a Paid Service, you can cancel at any time, subject to the Fees, Payment, and Renewal section of these Terms.9. DisclaimersOur Services are provided “as is.” Girlhood Academy hereby disclaims all warranties of any kind, express or implied, to the maximum extent allowed by applicable law, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Girlhood Academy does not make any warranty that our Services will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you download from, or otherwise obtain content or services through, our Services at your own discretion and risk.Medical DisclaimerYou understand and agree that this site and the materials provided in our other services are intended to provide information and education and are not intended as medical, psychological, or psychiatric advice or to provide diagnosis, treatment, prevention, cure or guarantee. Girlhood Academy and our staff or agents are not mental health professionals, licensed medical practitioners, doctors, therapists, registered dieticians, psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, or other professionally licensed health care providers or professionals. The information provided is not a substitute for professional medical, psychological, or psychiatric advice, diagnosis, or treatment for your individual condition and circumstance. Please consult with a licensed and/or registered health care professional about your individual condition and circumstance. You warrant that you have a physician’s approval to participate or are participating without the approval of a physician of your own volition and at your own risk. Do not stop taking any prescribed medications or disregard or delay seeking medical advice based on any information contained in this site, program materials, or any other materials provided to you through our services or by email. You understand and agree that you are fully responsible for your mental well-being, including your dietary, mental and physical choices and decisions. You agree to seek medical advice as determined by your own judgment before taking any action in connection to the information contained in our Services.Testimonial DisclaimerTestimonials appearing on this website are received via text, audio, or video submission. They are individual’s actual experiences, reflecting the real life experiences of those who have used our products and/or services. We do not claim that they are typical results that consumers will generally achieve. The testimonials are not necessarily representative of all of those who will use our products and/or services. We are not responsible for any of the opinions or comments posted to this site. You understand that any testimonials or endorsements by our customers or audience represented on this site, or through our products, programs, other websites, content, landing pages, sales pages or offerings, are solely opinions from individuals. Similarly, any information contained on this site and on our other programs, content and offerings are solely our opinion and therefore, not representations, warranties, or guarantees of any kind.Legal and Financial DisclaimerYou understand and agree that this site and the materials provided in our other services are intended for informational purposes only. The information provided is not professional, financial, or legal advice. Please consult with an attorney, accountant, and/or financial advisor who understands your particular personal, professional, and financial situation so that you can take the right steps for you and your situation.10. Limitation of LiabilityIn no event will Girlhood Academy, or its partners, be liable (including for any third-party products or services purchased or used through our Services) with respect to any subject matter of the Agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement for substitute products or services; (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed $50 or the fees paid by you to Girlhood Academy under the Agreement during the twelve (12) month period prior to the cause of action, whichever is greater. Automattic shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond its reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.European Users: If we cause damage to you and you are a consumer in Europe, we limit our liability to the maximum amount permissible in your country of residence. Liability will be limited to foreseeable damages arising due to a breach of material contractual obligations typical for this type of contract. Automattic isn’t liable for damages that result from a non-material breach of any other applicable duty of care. This limitation of liability will not apply to any statutory liability that cannot be limited. You and we agree that we and our affiliates’ total liability is limited to the greater of $50 or the amount paid by you to use our Services during the 12 months preceding the claim; To the extent that our liability is limited or excluded, the limitations or exclusions will also apply to the personal liability of our employees, legal representatives, and vicarious agents.11. IndemnificationYou agree to indemnify and hold harmless Girlhood Academy, its contractors, and its partners, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all losses, liabilities, demands, damages, costs, claims, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of or related to your use of our Services, including but not limited to your violation of the Agreement or any agreement with a provider of third-party services used in connection with the Services.12. MiscellaneousThe Agreement (together with any other terms we provide that apply to any specific Service) constitutes the entire agreement between Girlhood Academy and you concerning our Services. If any part of the Agreement is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part is severable from the Agreement, and does not affect the validity or enforceability of the rest of the Agreement. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of the Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof.Girlhood Academy may assign its rights under the Agreement without condition. You may only assign your rights under the Agreement with our prior written consent.These Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with United States law. Any dispute arising out of or related to the information contained herein is subject to adjudication in the state of Oregon, USA. The exclusive venue for any arbitration or court proceeding based on or arising out of this Agreement shall be Multnomah County, Oregon. The parties agree to attempt to resolve any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement by mediation, which shall be conducted under the then current mediation procedures of The CPR Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution or any other procedure upon which the parties may agree. The parties further agree that their respective good faith participation in mediation is a condition precedent to pursuing any other available legal or equitable remedy, including litigation, arbitration, or other dispute resolution procedures.Contact Information
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Privacy Policy

Your privacy is critically important to us. At Girlhood Academy, we follow the below fundamental principles:We are thoughtful about the personal information we ask you to provide and the personal information that we collect about you through the operation of our services.
We store personal information for only as long as we have a reason to keep it.
We aim to make it as simple as possible for you to control the information we collect about you.
We aim for full transparency on how we gather, use, and share your personal information.
Below is our Privacy Policy, which incorporates and clarifies these principles.This Privacy Policy applies to information that we collect about you when you use:Our websites
Other Girlhood Academy products and services that are available on or through our websites
This Privacy Policy also applies to information we collect when you apply for a job at Girlhood Academy.Throughout this Privacy Policy we'll refer to our website and other products and services collectively as "Services."Below we explain how we collect, use, and share information about you, along with the choices that you have with respect to that information.Information We CollectWe only collect information about you if we have a reason to do so — for example, to provide our Services, to communicate with you, or to make our Services better.We collect this information from three sources: if and when you provide information to us, automatically through operating our Services, and from outside sources. Let's go over the information that we collect.Information You Provide to Us: It's probably no surprise that we collect information that you provide to us directly. Here are some examples:Payment and contact information: There are various ways in which you may provide us payment information and associated contact information. For example, if you buy something from us, we'll collect information to process those payments and contact you. If you buy something from us — a spot in a cohort based program, a membership subscription — you'll provide additional personal and payment information like your name, credit card information, and contact information. We also keep a record of the purchases you've made. You may also provide us with financial details to set up a payments integration, like the email address for your Stripe or PayPal account or your bank account information.Communications with us (hi there!): You may also provide us with information when you respond to surveys, communicate with our team about a support question, post a question in our public forums, or sign up for a newsletter. When you communicate with us via form, email, phone, or otherwise, we store a copy of our communications (including any call recordings as permitted by applicable law).Job applicant information: If you apply for a job with us — awesome! You may provide us with information like your name, contact information, resume or CV, professional or personal references, similar professional and employment-related data, and work authorization verification as part of the application process. We may also collect additional information about you during the process, like background and credit checks (in applicable jurisdictions and only for certain job roles). You may also provide us with demographic information when required by law or to support our diverse workplace initiatives, such as your gender, racial or ethnic origin, veteran status, and disability status if you voluntarily submit such information as part of your application. We collect demographic information in accordance with applicable law, and do not request demographic information in jurisdictions where it may be prohibited. We will only use this sensitive information to accommodate a disability or illness, comply with legal obligations, protect the health and safety of our employees, and facilitate our internal programs relating to diversity, inclusion, and anti-discrimination.Information We Collect Automatically
We also collect some information automatically:
Log information: Like most online service providers, we collect information that web browsers, mobile devices, and servers typically make available, including the browser type, IP address, unique device identifiers, language preference, referring site, the date and time of access, operating system, and mobile network information.Transactional information: When you make a purchase through our Services, we collect information about the transaction, such as product details, purchase price, and the date and location of the transaction.Location information: We may determine the approximate location of your device from your IP address. We collect and use this information to, for example, calculate how many people visit our Services from certain geographic regions.How and Why We Use InformationPurposes for Using Information
We use information about you for the purposes listed below:
To provide our Services. For example, to provide customer service or process payments.To ensure quality, maintain safety, and improve our Services. For example, by monitoring and analyzing how users interact with our Services so we can make our Services easier to use.To market our Services and measure, gauge, and improve the effectiveness of our marketing.To protect our Services, our users, and the public. For example, by detecting security incidents; detecting and protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; fighting spam; complying with our legal obligations; and protecting the rights and property of Girlhood Academy and others, which may result in us, for example, declining a transaction or terminating Services.To communicate with you. For example, by emailing you to ask for your feedback, share tips for getting the most out of our services, or keep you up to date on Girlhood Academy news.To recruit and hire new team members. For example, by evaluating job applicants (including verifying their identity, experience, and other information submitted) and communicating with them by phone, email, or social media platforms. If the application progresses, we may also collect interview information and background check information. This may also include verifying information required to initiate employment, for purposes such as confirming ability to legally work in a specific location, setting up payroll, and complying with statutory reporting requirements.Legal Bases for Collecting and Using InformationA note here for those in the European Union about our legal grounds for processing information about you under EU data protection laws, which is that our use of your information is based on the grounds that:(1) The use is necessary in order to fulfill our commitments to you under the applicable terms of service or other agreements with you or is necessary to administer your account — for example, in order to charge you for a payment; or(2) The use is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation; or(3) The use is necessary in order to protect your vital interests or those of another person; or(4) We have a legitimate interest in using your information — for example, to provide and update our Services; to improve our Services so that we can offer you an even better user experience; to safeguard our Services; to communicate with you; to measure, gauge, and improve the effectiveness of our marketing; to monitor and prevent any problems with our Services; and to personalize your experienceSharing InformationHow We Share InformationWe share information about you in limited circumstances, and with appropriate safeguards on your privacy. These are spelled out below:Subsidiaries and independent contractors: We may disclose information about you to our subsidiaries and independent contractors who need the information to help us provide our Services or process the information on our behalf. We require our subsidiaries and independent contractors to follow this Privacy Policy for any personal information that we share with them.Third-party vendors: We may share information about you with third-party vendors who need the information in order to provide their services to us, or to provide their services to you or your site. This includes vendors that help us provide our Services to you (like payment providers that process your credit and debit card information, postal and email delivery services that help us stay in touch with you, customer chat and email support services that help us communicate with you; those that assist us with our marketing efforts (e.g., by providing tools for identifying a specific marketing target group or improving our marketing campaigns, and by placing ads to market our services); those that help us understand and enhance our Services (like analytics providers); those that make tools to help us run our operations (like programs that help us with task management, scheduling, word processing, email and other communications, and collaboration among our teams); and other third-party tools that help us manage operations. We require vendors to agree to privacy commitments in order to share information with them.Legal and regulatory requirements: We may disclose information about you in response to a subpoena, court order, or other governmental request.To protect rights, property, and others: We may disclose information about you when we believe in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Girlhood Academy, third parties, or the public at large.Aggregated or de-identified information: We may share information that has been aggregated or de-identified, so that it can no longer reasonably be used to identify you. For instance, we may publish aggregate statistics about the use of our Services.How Long We Keep InformationWe generally discard information about you when it's no longer needed for the purposes for which we collect and use it — described in the section above on How and Why We Use Information — and we're not legally required to keep it.If you are a job applicant, we will keep your personal data during the application process, and for a certain period thereafter. To determine that period, we take into account a number of factors, like our legal and regulatory obligations (such as equal opportunity obligations) and whether we may need to retain personal data for internal business purposes like analyzing our applicant pool.SecurityWhile no online service is 100% secure, we work very hard to protect information about you against unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction, and take reasonable measures to do so.ChoicesYou have several choices available when it comes to information about you:Limit the information that you provide.Opt out of marketing communications: You may opt out of receiving promotional communications from us. Just follow the instructions in those communications or let us know. If you opt out of promotional communications, we may still send you other communications, like legal notices.Your RightsIf you are located in certain parts of the world, including some US states and countries that fall under the scope of the European General Data Protection Regulation (aka the "GDPR"), you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, like the right to request access to or deletion of your data.European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)If you are located in a country that falls under the scope of the GDPR, data protection laws give you certain rights with respect to your personal data, subject to any exemptions provided by the law, including the rights to:Request access to your personal data;
Request correction or deletion of your personal data;
Object to our use and processing of your personal data;
Request that we limit our use and processing of your personal data; and
Request portability of your personal data.
You also have the right to make a complaint to a government supervisory authority.
US Privacy LawsLaws in some US states require us to provide residents with additional information about the categories of personal information we collect and share, where we get that personal information, and how and why we use it. You'll find that information in this section (if you are a California resident, please note that this is the Notice at Collection we are required to provide you under California law).In the last 12 months, we collected the following categories of personal information, depending on the Services used:Identifiers (like your name, contact information, and device and online identifiers);
Commercial information (your billing information and purchase history, for example);
Characteristics protected by law (for example, you may choose to voluntarily disclose your race as part of your job application);
Internet or other electronic network activity information (such as your usage of our Services);
Geolocation data (such as your location based on your IP address);
Professional or employment-related information (for example, information you provide in a job application
If you are a job applicant, we may have also collected:Education information, such as the education you disclose in your job application.You can find more information about what we collect and sources of that information in the Information We Collect section above.We collect personal information for the business and commercial purposes described in the How and Why We Use Information section. And we share this information with the categories of third parties described in the Sharing Information section. We retain this information for the length of time described in our How Long We Keep Information section.In some US states you have additional rights subject to any exemptions provided by your state's respective law, including the right to:Request a copy of the specific pieces of information we collect about you and, if you're in California, to know the categories of personal information we collect, the categories of business or commercial purpose for collecting and using it, the categories of sources from which the information came, and the categories of third parties we share it with;
Request deletion of personal information we collect or maintain;
Request correction of personal information we collect or maintain;
Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information;
Receive a copy of your information in a readily portable format; and
Not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising your rights.
Right to Opt OutWe never directly sell your personal information.We may share your information as necessary with our third-party service providers to provide our services to you.We do not collect or process your sensitive (and potentially sensitive) personal information except where it is strictly necessary to provide you with our service, where the processing is not for the purpose of inferring characteristics about you, or for other purposes that do not require an option to limit under California law. We don't knowingly sell or share personal information of those under 16. If you are under age 16, do not access or use our website or related products or services. If you become aware that we have collected data of anyone under the age of 16, please contact us so that we may delete that data.

Contacting Us About These RightsYou can access, correct, or delete your personal data by contacting us.When you contact us about one of your rights under this section, we'll need to verify that you are the right person before we disclose or delete anything. For example, if you are a user, we will need you to contact us from the email address associated with your account. You can also designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf by giving us written authorization. We may still require you to verify your identity with us. 1In some circumstances we may deny your request to exercise one of these rights. For example, if we cannot verify that you are the account owner we may deny your request to access the personal information associated with your account. As another example, if we are legally required to maintain a copy of your personal information we may deny your request to delete your personal information.How to Reach UsIf you have a question about this Privacy Policy, or you would like to contact us about any of the rights mentioned in the Your Rights section above, please contact us through our web form or via email - [email protected]. These are the fastest ways to get a response to your inquiry.Privacy Policy ChangesAlthough most changes are likely to be minor, Girlhood Academy may change its Privacy Policy from time to time. Visitors can check this page for any changes to our Privacy Policy. If we make changes, we may notify you by sending a notification through email. Your further use of the Services after a change to our Privacy Policy will be subject to the updated policy.Any websites that appear as links through our site are governed by a separate privacy policy which should be reviewed before submitting your personal information.This Privacy Policy is governed by and construed in accordance with United States law. Any dispute arising out of or related to the information contained herein is subject to adjudication in the state of Oregon, USA.

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