About us
Conscious Girlfriend Academy is a global school and community for lesbians and queer women, meeting live on Zoom year-round, and hosting several in-person retreats each year. This is a place to make real friends, build community, and learn and practice skills for the healthy, happy relationship you want and deserve. (And yes, though we are not a dating site, some women do find love here, too.)
Combining cutting-edge neuroscience, relationship research and attachment theory with decades of lived lesbian/queer experience, the Academy provides a uniquely empowering dating and love education for lesbians ages 20s-80s. If you're ready to be done with heartbreak, falling for unavailable women, drama and pain, and discover the path to truly nourishing, joyful, lasting lesbian/queer love, we've got you covered.
We began with the Amazon-bestselling book, Conscious Lesbian Dating & Love, which has changed lives in 25 countries since it was published in 2015. Start reading the book free right here: https://www.consciousgirlfriendacademy.com/book
As demand grew, so did our program, becoming an online academy with weekly courses, groups and skill-building labs all year round. Communication, emotional intimacy, sexuality, compatibility, heartbreak healing, nervous system regulation, attachment, how to actually date as a woman-loving-woman of any age -- you can learn it all here, in programs designed to meet the unique needs of our community.
Lesbian relationships can be the best relationships on the planet -- but they can also be train wrecks, if you don't have the skills to both choose the right partner, and be the right partner. Here you'll get the clarity, confidence, mentorship and support to find and create the love of your dreams. While members often say they wish they'd found us years or decades ago, it is truly never too late.
Hear from some of our members:
“Now, from the Academy, I have a roadmap available to me to start me on the process of consciously dating, weeding out based on red flags and non-negotiables…. I have a toolbox to help me ascertain if someone is going to be a good fit… I have a boatload of new, conscious friends …I am more comfortable and confident being in the world.” – Marge, U.S.
“I am just so grateful for your teaching and guidance in getting through all the complexities of our triggers, trauma, longings for connection and the things that get in the way. Looking so forward to ongoing learning with you!" – JW, Canada
“In November 2018, I finished your 12-week Roadmap class. Prior to that I had been trying unsuccessfully to date for years, with over 100 first dates that never went anywhere. Your class made the difference. Six days later, I met Marci on a dating site. We dated for 15 months, then married. We’re an incredible match in so many ways that we can’t believe it ourselves… She is 68 and I just turned 71.” – Diana, U.S.
"I have found this class to be transformative. Can’t think of a better word to describe what I have experienced. I am definitely not the same woman who signed up for this three months ago!" – D., Australia
Check out our upcoming schedule of events here: https://www.consciousgirlfriendacademy.com/schedule
Learn more about our program here: https://www.consciousgirlfriendacademy.com/program
Read some of our happy love stories here: https://www.consciousgirlfriendacademy.com/lesbian-love-stories
Learn about our Conscious Lesbians 60+ group here: https://www.consciousgirlfriendacademy.com/https://www.consciousgirlfriendacademy.com/lesbians-over-60-support-group
Learn about our support for Later In Life Lesbians here: https://www.consciousgirlfriendacademy.com/coming-out-support-group
Check out our next live retreat here:
https://www.consciousgirlfriendacademy.com/lesbian-retreat
Prefer 1:1 support? See our Conscious Girlfriend Academy Certified Coaches here.
https://www.consciousgirlfriendacademy.com/coaches
Take a chance, check us out, change your life. Your lesbian/queer heart is worth it.
We are trans-affirming, diversity-celebrating, and provide scholarships where needed.
Upcoming events
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- Network event
Conscious Lesbians 60+ Online Connection & Support Group
·OnlineOnline18 attendees from 23 groupsOur Conscious Lesbians 60+ Group meets weekly, all year round! Members are long-time lesbians, women new to being out, and everything in between, from ages 60s-80s. Group includes singles, widows and partnered women.
RSVP to this meetup and set up a time to have a brief chat with our Outreach Director before coming to a free trial 60+ class on this calendar link:
https://calendly.com/jenniferleesolin/pre-free-trial-meeting-callOur membership community includes all kinds of interesting people and deep thinkers and feelings, including practicing and retired artists, musicians, writers, therapists, teachers, doctors, authors, and spiritual practitioners.
What we all have in common, besides being lesbian, bisexual, pansexual or queer, is an orientation toward being conscious -- mindful, compassionate, curious, open-hearted and supportive.
Aging often brings isolation and loss. As we get older, most of us face health challenges, and so do the people we love. Often we lose people who are dear to us. Of course, this is true for everyone, but can be especially challenging for lesbians/queer people.
We have to continually re-imagine ourselves in order to live lives we love, especially with the impact of climate change, politics and other world events. Loneliness takes a big toll. We need each other.
So, we gather each week to talk about things that matter, make new friends, support each other through challenging moments, celebrate each other through good times, and enhance each other's lives with kindness, deep listening, a sense of community, and fun.
This group is a project of the Conscious Girlfriend Academy, the leading global resource supporting lesbians and queer women with healthy dating, love and community.
By the way, this group has an existing monthly membership of 20-40 women and is cross-posted on 26 Meetups around the world, so don't be discouraged if you don't see RSVPs in your local group!
The 60+ group is a social and emotional connection group. There is no curriculum other than sharing and friendship.
If you're looking for life-changing classes on lesbian/queer dating and love, and weekly coach-led skill-building groups, you can find all that in the Conscious Girlfriend Academy. When you join the Academy, the Conscious Lesbian 60+ Group is included as a free bonus!
Quite a few women participate in both 60+ and the Academy. Of course, you can also choose just one. Either way, if you want to be among introspective, compassionate, growth-oriented lesbians over 60, we've got you covered.
>Check out our vibe and get on our mailing list here.
>Check out our current and upcoming calendar of all Conscious Girlfriend Academy events here -- including weekly Coming Out Empowerment, Skill-Building Labs, live classes on Lesbian Dating, and even live in-person retreats :)
Membership in Conscious Lesbians 60+ is monthly. To try out the group free, please email us at ruth@consciousgirlfriend.com, and we'll ask you to set up an intake with our Outreach Director to make sure it's a good fit, before sending the Zoom link. This is to keep the group safe. A Meetup RSVP alone will not get you in. Thanks for your understanding :)
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Healing & Releasing Internalized Homophobia
·OnlineOnline12 attendees from 24 groupsHealing & Releasing Internalized Homophobia, part of our Later In Life Lesbian Education Series
Thursday, November 12th, 3:00-5:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Open to all who identify as coming out, or having come out, later in life.Please adjust to your local time. This Meetup is being posted in 25 groups around the world, so your local RSVP count will not be accurate.
Coming out over 40? New to loving women? Whether you're just getting started with lesbian dating or love, came out a while ago but are still finding your footing, have never been with a woman, are still married to a man, or just aren't sure you're straight, all of your questions are welcome here. You are welcome here.
Here's what you'll talk about in our class:
- What internalized homophobia is, how it develops, and the ways it can show up in our lives, relationships, and sense of self.
- How societal messages, family expectations, and cultural conditioning shape what we believe about ourselves and who we're allowed to love.
- How to recognize and begin releasing internalized shame, guilt, fear, and judgment.
- The unique ways internalized homophobia can impact women coming out in their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and beyond.
- How to move through feelings of regret, confusion, or grief about the years spent living a life that may not have fully reflected who we are.
- Ways to cultivate greater self-acceptance, belonging, and pride in our identities and within the lesbian community.
- How to embrace your sexuality more fully and create a life that feels authentic, joyful, and truly your own.
This class is like an orientation manual and welcome
to the women-loving-women community.***Note: A RSVP on Meetup is not enough to get you in! There's a $1.00 charge, and you must >register and pay on our site.
So, who and what is Conscious Girlfriend Academy? We're glad you asked! We're the leading global resource helping lesbians, women-loving-women and adjacent non-binary people... to prevent heartbreak, date wisely, and love well.
We literally wrote the book on Conscious Lesbian Dating & Love back in 2015 (start reading it for free right here), and since then we've become a thriving online school and community that also hosts multiple in-person live retreats each year. Most of our members are 40+, and many are in their 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. We welcome women just coming out, longtime lesbians, and everyone in between. And while most of our members come from the U.S. and Canada, we've had participants from 25 countries around the world.
If you're a self-identified woman who loves women, or wants to, we've got tools to support and empower you, and help you live your best life. All of our work is based on cutting-edge psychology, neuroscience, relationship research and attachment theory, and we've got world-class lesbian and queer instructors and coaches, as well as a loving, open-hearted, compassionate, growth-oriented community -- and a very warm welcome for you. That's why so many members say, "This feels like home."
Want to get the vibe? Check out our free recorded class on Lesbian Dating & Love Over 50. Even if you're younger than 50, I promise you'll still learn things! But if you're over 50, it's a definite game-changer.
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