A year long journey for girls aged 10-12 years old that builds sisterhood, and empowers them for their rite of passage into young adulthood.

Girl Guiding UK have been carrying out an annual survey for 15 years. In 2023, they asked over 2000 girls aged between 7-21 a series of questions:

  • Girls aged 7-10 are experiencing the most rapid decline in their happiness.

  • Body image issues are impacting more girls in 2023 than before.

A 2022 report by the Children’s Society shows the children’s happiness continues to decline:

  • More children are unhappy with their appearance than with family, friends, school and schoolwork. Girls are more likely to feel this way than boys.

  • 1 in 9 children have low wellbeing

  • The report reveals that more girls are unhappy with their appearance than boys.

  • Almost 1 in 5 (18%) – the equivalent of an estimated 411,000 - 10-15-year-old girls

    are unhappy with their looks compared to 10% of boys

  • 1 in 9 children said they did not cope with the changes caused by coronavirus

Seasons of Sisterhood is a unique year long journey for your daughter to explore a wide range of topics in a safe and supportive environment, at a crucial point in their journey to young adulthood.

Developed to run in harmony with the seasons, the journey will consist of five face to face circles and three weekly online calls. Topics will include self esteem, body image, friendship, community and much more! Puberty will also be covered, including the menstrual cycle. Each call will be accompanied by a short video for parents/carers, explaining the theme of the call and giving helpful prompts for how you can continue the conversation at home if you wish.

Created and run by the founder of Bloom & Belong, Beth - who is a qualified teacher, DBS cleared, accredited menstrual cycle coach, with extensive experience facilitating and running workshops and circles for girls - Seasons of Sisterhood will provide a unique, educational and powerful support to your daughter through this transformational year of her life.

The aim is for your daughter to emerge from the group well informed, confident, empowered, prepared, and with a group of girls by their side who will continue to support and champion each other - and thus experience and enjoy the incredible power of sisterhood.

We will end the year with a beautiful closing ceremony that will involve mothers and include wisdom sharing. We will have the opportunity to honour and celebrate each girl as she steps forward into the next phase of adulthood.

We begin in the summer of 2025 and spaces are limited to 12 girls.