Equity Committing to Antiracism & Embracing a Growth Mindset. Blooming Is A Habit Podcast S2:E12 Marjorie Walsh. Being An Ally Doesn’t Mean Having All The Answers. It just requires a commitment to antiracism, empathy, and cultivating a growth mindset that helps them research and understand how
Inclusion 8 Ways Black Teens & Adults Can Bet On Themselves & Change The World According To Beyonce Do you know your worth? You are your ancestor's wildest dreams! You have the power to change the world every second of everyday. You have power and you have influence.
Wellness How POC Can Overcome Impostor's Syndrome And Recognize Their Greatness Written by Dr. Stephanie Akoumany & Dr. Tony Awojoodu So many people feel like impostors when they accomplish a new goal, get accepted into a new school, internship, or fellowship,
Inclusion Being An Ally Doesn’t Mean Having All The Answers. How to Make Empathy & Equity A Habit. How we treat each other matters. When people don't feel included, respected, and understood, they don't feel well. Recent events exhibiting police brutality and excessive force around the nation have
Wellness Checking In On & Educating Resilient Black Girls: Dr. Stephanie Akoumany Speaking at Prof. Ashley Douglas' Towson University Urban Education Class. Let’s check on and get to know the “resilient” black girls in our lives. They need help too! Learn about their hopes, dreams, concerns, and experiences. Give them tools
Wellness Top 10 Rules of Eating Well & Maintaining A Successful Fitness Regimen Try eating breakfast within one hour of waking up.When eating do not skip meals. If you prepare for success you will be successful. Meal success is all about eating
Wellness Superfoods for Endurance, Strength, & Productivity Superfoods are gifts from nature. They help us fuel our bodies well so we can achieve our goals. Not only do they help you increase your ability to get through
Wellness 10 Ways to Make Your Fitness Regimen Fun & Effective 10 Ways to Make Your Fitness Regimen Fun When you have fitness goals you have to create a mindset that will encourage you to commit even on the days when
podcast S2:E4 Dris Villaman on Giving Yourself Permission To Thrive While Quarantined Are You Giving Yourself Permission To Thrive While Quarantined? Want to figure out your next steps? Listen to S2:E4 of the Blooming is A Habit Podcast on Apple Podcasts
podcast BIAH S2: E3. Elyse Preston. How Yoga, Mindfulness, and Life Design Can Help You Live Your Dream Life. The Blooming is A Habit Podcast with Dr. Stephanie Akoumany. I’m so excited to have Elyse Preston @be.more.connected on BIAH S2 E3 to discuss the power of yoga, meditation, healing from emotional, social, and physical trauma, life
podcast BIAH S2:E2 How to Improve the Health Care System & Help Youth Thrive With Rhonda Smith Wright, RN. The Blooming Is A Habit Podcast with Dr. Stephanie Akoumany . Nurses help us heal physically and emotionally during times of distress. They are currently on the frontlines helping so many as the nation battles COVID-19. Blooming is A Habit S2
Wellness Reimagining Resilience & Health Equity for Black Early Adolescent Girls In Baltimore City By Dr. Stephanie Y. Akoumany These are excerpts from my 2018 dissertation "Reimagining Resilience: Exploring Black Early Adolescent Girls' Experiences, Desires, and Needs While Growing Up In Baltimore City" which
Personal Development Blooming is a Habit Podcast. S2. E1. Anna Fitzgibbon of Outgrowth. Using Creativity To Create the Life, Career, & Business You Love Before the COVID-19 outbreak began to affect our everyday lives in the US, I interviewed @outgrowth.today Founder Anna Fitzgibbon for S2. E1. of the Blooming is a A Habit
Diversity Season 2 of The Blooming Is A Habit Podcast is Available on All Platforms So we are launching Season 2 of The Blooming Is A Habit Podcast today! Many episodes were recorded before the #CoronaVirus Drastically Changed Everyday Life In The US. We hope
Diversity Be The Change You Want To See: Student & Faculty Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Trainings at Nazareth Academy High School, Philadelphia, PA. Talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion can be challenging as we are always told to avoid the issue as to not offend. We have to break the silence and heal
Self Care Self Care For Parents & Educators: Bloom at National Presbyterian School's Diversity Community Committee Meeting As parents and educators we have to push our limits and run towards our goals, use our imaginations, and have fun designing a life centered on self-discovery, self-care, and mindfulness
Emotional Intelligence Increasing Your Emotional Learning Skills: "Blooming Season" Blog on Outgrowth's Sprouting Forward Leadership Development Blog Improving your social emotional learning skills, embracing a growth mindset, and being more culturally aware and sensitive are three professional development skills that everyone will need to succeed in 2020
Diversity Shades of Beauty Talk at St. Timothy's School in Baltimore: Uplifting Girls of Color When you are the minority in any educational, community, or professional space it can be challenging . This can be even more challenging when one’s beauty and intellect are judged.
Life Design Goal Setting, Wellness, & Mindfulness: "Stay Present. Let Go Of Your Past. Design Your Future.” By Dr. Stephanie Akoumany How much time do you actively reflect on your life story and imagine your vision of the future? I often advise my workshop participants to reflect
Life Design Self-Discovery Strategies To Help Teens Actualize Their Dreams & Become Lifelong Learners Education is the process of facilitating learning or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits. I also define education as a lifelong journey where one realizes that they
Inclusion Feb 2019. Bloom Wellness Retreat for Girls of Color at Suffield Academy. What an absolute honor to lead a full day wellness retreat @suffieldacademy last Thursday! I would like to thank Suffield's Director of Diversity, Elizabeth Warren, for inviting me and envisioning
Life Design "How Leaders Can Make Blooming A Habit" published in Outgrowth's Feb 2020 Newsletter Leaders are not born; they are cultivated. Check out my article "How Leaders Can Make Blooming A Habit" in Outgrowth's February Newsletter, En Root, and design a life of your
Inclusion December 2019 Making the Mental Health and Wellbeing of Students of Color A Priority. Workshops at ADVIS (Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools) How did you feel while attending school? Educators have the power to help students of color have amazing experiences at independent, charter, and public schools. Including students in more decisions,
Wellness National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) YouTube Interview with Dr. Stephanie Akoumany. Self-Care is not a choice. It’s a requirement! We have the power to shape our own destinies and our students need to see us do that. We are modeling
Wellness Dr. Akoumany's 2019 Bloom Wellness Summit Blog Post Featured in Johns Hopkins' Center for Adolescent Health Blog "How Educators and Parents Can Help Girls Thrive" Over the last 9 years, I have spoken with hundreds of students, and they consistently say they wish they had more meaningful relationships with the teens and adults in their
