Join the Pearl & Thistle Affiliate Team
- Do you love sharing about Pearl & Thistle programs?
- Are you passionate about sharing the beauty, meaning, and purpose of the human body?
- Do you love connecting others with resources that affirm the dignity of women and girls?
- Are you a Natural Family Planning instructor, Catholic wellness coach, or ministry leader who wants to make a meaningful impact and earn income from doing what you love?
If so, we’d love to partner with you.
What is the Pearl & Thistle Affiliate Program?
Our affiliate program invites mission-aligned individuals and organizations to share our digital learning tools and courses with their communities while earning a 10% commission on all qualifying sales.
Whether you’re mentoring teens, serving Catholic families, or building a body literacy ministry of your own, you can generate sustainable income and help shape a more hopeful cultural narrative about the body.
Hi! I'm Christina Valenzuela,
the founder and owner of Pearl & Thistle. I'm an NFP instructor who didn't ever really want to start a business. But as I got deeper and deeper into my ministry, with more clients who were asking for faithful, beautiful, high quality programs to use in their families, parishes, and schools.... I knew there was a lot of work to do.
I've been so blessed over the years to share that work with thousands of Catholics, and to slowly start expanding my team of amazing ministry partners.
But guess what? The MOST effective way to spread this mission is with YOU.
Because a Catholic mom who is looking for a First Period Class probably won't be interested in Google's top search results. She wants to know what other Catholic moms have to say.
Couples want to know what their NFP instructor recommends. School principals and parish staff (yes, your priests, too!) want to know about the programs and resources that resonate with their families.
So much of how our Catholic "economy" works is by sharing with one another.
If you'd like to be a part of that and help us share with others (while earning commission to support yourself and your family!), then we'd love to have you join.
This isn't an MLM. We're not asking you to build a business around this. But just drop a recommendation in a Facebook group... mention something in the Grade 4 WhatsApp chat thread... or take a brochure to your parish and let them know that Pearl & Thistle exists and is here to help!
We're looking for people and organizations who:
⮕ Are excited about the mission of Pearl & Thistle
⮕ Are familiar with cycle charting, Theology of the Body, or Catholic wellness education
⮕ Want to grow alongside a like-minded community
⮕ Know how to speak with clarity, charity, and joy—especially in countercultural spaces
What You’ll Receive as an Affiliate:
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10% commission on all eligible sales referred through your custom affiliate link (including individual courses and group licenses!)
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An easy-to-use dashboard to track clicks, referrals, and commissions
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Monthly affiliate emails with:
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Advance notice of upcoming promotions
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Ready-made graphics and brand messaging for social media or newsletters
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Free access to our private affiliate Discord community for connection, collaboration, and support
Please note: Commission does not apply to NFP client services or hard copy books, as those are not fulfilled directly by Pearl & Thistle.
Who is a good fit?
At Pearl & Thistle, we know that word-of-mouth and personal recommendations are WAY more important than any other form of advertising: that's because body literacy information (and the way it's presented!) is personal, and closely-associated with religious and cultural values.
So we don't really care how many "followers" you have on social media, or how popular your Substack is (well, okay, we sort of care... but it's not a key considerations in who we accept as affiliates!). Affiliates can therefore be ANYONE who shares our values and is personally driven to promote our mission! Most commonly, those individuals serve or work as:
Certified NFP instructors
Catholic life, health, or wellness coaches
Health educators or speakers
Parents who are well-connected with their schooling or parish communities (or even diocesan offices!)
DREs, youth ministers, or school staff
Influential voices in Catholic, pro-life, NFP, or girls' & women's menstrual health spaces
Representing Our Mission
As a Pearl & Thistle affiliate, you are more than a promoter.
You’re a collaborator in a movement to reframe the conversation around bodies, identity, and truth.
We ask all affiliates to embrace and reflect these core values in their messaging:
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Reverence for the Goodness of the Body
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Respect for Authentic Femininity (and Masculinity!)
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Creative Fidelity to the Magisterium of the Church
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A sense of cooperation and co-responsibility in the Church
We’re looking for partners who don’t just share links (although, yeah, sharing links is great!)—but more importantly we want affiliates who embody this mission in their own voice and work.
Does this sound like YOU?
Fill out the application to help us learn more about you and how you hope to share Pearl & Thistle with others. Once approved, you’ll receive your affiliate dashboard login and access to our next affiliate email drop!
Let’s change the body literacy conversation— together.