Choices grounded in her values
Explore what matters to her when other opinions get loud.
For girls aged 13 to 14
Empress Ascend
More room to trust her voice and find her direction.
Changing friendships, comparison and growing independence can bring new questions. Ascend offers thoughtful tools for confidence and resilience, with room to reflect and practise choices that feel like her own.
- 8 weeks
- 56 short lessons
- 8 optional live Circles
- Parent Summary Sheets
An introduction, not a sample lesson
Meet the spirit of Ascend.
Get a feel for the journey, then choose the pathway that fits her age. The 56 paid lessons stay inside the enrolled learning space.
Enrol in AscendWhat she gains room to practise
Steadier boundaries and friendships
Practise expressing a respectful limit online and in everyday life.
Perspective when comparison appears
Notice curated images and try a kinder, more balanced view of herself.
These are opportunities to practise, not promises of a particular outcome.
Her eight-week journey
Seven lessons unlock each week. Explore the public themes below; no lesson films or paid resources are shown here.
Week 1The Noise vs Your Voice
Explore how outside opinions, social pressure and inner chatter can make it harder to hear what matters to her. Practise noticing her own preferences, values and voice.
Week 2The Mirror Trap
Explore comparison, curated online images and self-judgement. Practise noticing unhelpful comparisons and building a more balanced, kinder view of herself.
Week 3Social Survival ≠ Belonging
See the difference between fitting in and feeling accepted, and notice the friendships where she can be herself.
Week 4The Approval Trap
Recognise when approval is steering her choices, and practise making room for what matters to her.
Week 5Boundaries Are a Superpower
Learn how respectful limits protect energy and connection, and practise expressing what feels right for her.
Week 6Big Feelings = Big Strength
Name strong emotions without shame and find steadier ways to respond when a moment feels big.
Week 7Becoming the Person You’d Follow
Look at the values she wants to live by, then practise small choices that reflect the person she is becoming.
Week 8Power That Doesn’t Need Permission
Bring the eight pillars together and identify a next step she can take with growing self-trust.
Explore the episode titles
Week 1: The Noise vs Your Voice
- Welcome to Week 1: The Noise vs Your Voice
- External Noise: Where It Comes From
- The Default Mode Network
- Cognitive Reappraisal: Rewriting the Story
- Interoception: Listening to Your Body
- Building Your Internal Authority
- Week 1 Closing: Your Voice Is the Signal
Week 2: The Mirror Trap
- Welcome to Week 2: The Mirror Trap
- The Social Comparison Theory
- Curated vs Real: The Algorithm Effect
- Identity Consolidation
- The Envy Audit
- Anchoring in Your Own Lane
- Week 2 Closing: The Only Mirror That Matters
Week 3: Social Survival ≠ Belonging
- Welcome to Week 3: Social Survival ≠ Belonging
- The Social Threat Loop
- Masking and Code-Switching
- The Polyvagal Perspective on Connection
- Co-Regulation vs Caretaking
- Building Your Belonging Blueprint
- Week 3 Closing: Belonging Is Not Earned
Week 4: The Approval Trap
- Welcome to Week 4: The Approval Trap
- The Dopamine Hit of Approval
- External Locus of Control
- The Fawn Response
- Reclaiming Your Narrative
- Internal Validation Practices
- Week 4 Closing: You Are the Authority
Week 5: Boundaries Are a Superpower
- Welcome to Week 5: Boundaries Are a Superpower
- Boundaries and the Nervous System
- The Guilt Response
- Boundary Architecture
- Advanced Boundary Language
- The Energy Ledger
- Week 5 Closing: Boundaries Are Self-Respect in Action
Week 6: Big Feelings = Big Strength
- Welcome to Week 6: Big Feelings = Big Strength
- The Polyvagal Ladder
- Emotional Granularity
- Window of Tolerance
- Somatic Regulation Techniques
- Emotions as Data, Not Directives
- Week 6 Closing: Your Sensitivity Is Intelligence
Week 7: Becoming the Person You’d Follow
- Welcome to Week 7: Becoming the Person You'd Follow
- The Neuroscience of Self-Trust
- Values-Based Decision Making
- Authentic Leadership vs Performance
- The Ripple Effect
- Building Your Legacy Now
- Week 7 Closing: She Leads by Being
Week 8: Power That Doesn’t Need Permission
- Welcome to Week 8: Power That Doesn't Need Permission
- Sovereignty: What It Actually Means
- The Integration
- The Homecoming
- Your 8-Week Transformation
- The Path Ahead
- Week 8 Closing: Keep Rising, My Empress
What is included
Weekly lessons
56 short prerecorded lessons, released seven each week to watch in her own time.
Empress Toolkits
Practical tools and prompts to support the weekly learning.
Watch & Explore
Curated inspiration connected to each week's theme.
Optional Empress Circles
Eight included 45-minute live Circles, currently led by Allison. Attendance and camera use are optional; sessions are not recorded.
Girls-only community
A moderated space for connection, with private Ask Allison for non-urgent programme questions.
Parent Summary Sheets
Weekly guidance for supportive conversations at home. Parents see completion progress, not private reflections.
Choose her programme
Standard
$575
or 4 × $143.75 fortnightly
The complete eight-week programme and all six inclusions above, including eight optional live Empress Circles.
Enrol in AscendProgramme + Mentoring
$785
or 4 × $196.25 fortnightly
Everything in Standard, plus three private 30-minute mentoring sessions with Allison. Booking is subject to confirmed availability.
Enrol in Ascend + MentoringWhen it starts
Term 1 2027: 31 January to 28 March 2027
Thursday 8:00-8:45 pm Melbourne local time. Eight optional 45-minute sessions, currently led by Allison.
Online, Australia-wide. Melbourne local time follows daylight saving; check local conversions in the full calendar.
View the full calendar and local-time conversionsEnrol in AscendA few useful answers
Can she learn in her own time?
Yes. Seven prerecorded lessons unlock each week. She can pause and revisit released lessons during her cohort access period; lesson and resource access ends seven days after the official eight-week cohort end.
Does she have to attend a Circle or use her camera?
No. Both attendance and camera use are optional. Empress Rising does not record live Empress Circles.
What can parents see?
Parents receive Parent Summary Sheets and completion progress, not private journals, mood check-ins or reflections. Read the Care Standard for safeguarding boundaries.
Who completes enrolment?
A parent or legal guardian enrols her in the age-matched pathway and confirms an available term and payment choice before checkout.