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
Life Design S1:E2 Blooming is A Habit Podcast (BIAH) How to Own Your Story & Create a Life, Career, & Business You Love with Donelle Boosewith American University Ph.D Candidate & Professor Donelle Boose Ep 2 is Live!! Want life changing career & self care tips to help Black Girls & Women, Girls & Women of Color, Allies and Everyone succeed in any field,
Wellness S1:E1 Blooming is A Habit (BIAH) Podcast. Food As Medicine: Healing Your Gut to Create The Life You Want! with Holistic Nutritionist Nicole Ritter Do You Constantly Take Care Of Yourself Last? It’s Time to Bloom Differently! Listen to S1 Ep. 1 Food As Medicine: Healing Your Gut to Create The Life You
Workshops November 2019 National Coalition of Girls Schools Educating Girls Symposium’s Keynote Conversation at The Bryn Mawr School Thanks to the National Coalition of Girls Schools and my alma mater The Bryn Mawr School for Girls for inviting me to speak the NCGS Educating Girls Symposium’s Keynote
Workshops October 2019 Blooming is A Habit Teen Self Care & Goal Setting Workshops at Bryn Mawr School 9th Grade Health & Wellness Day Teen Girls need to know that they MATTER, they are LOVED, they are ENOUGH! If we all take bold leaps to show our passions and talents unapologetically we will shine!
Workshops July 2019 Blooming is A Habit Skill Share at Impact Hub Baltimore What’s holding you back from achieving your goals? Consistency? Passion? Lack of time? Lack of money? Life responsibilities? I’ve been there. Grateful to share practical ways to change
Workshops June 2019 Bloom at the Spelman Alumnae Association's Baltimore Girls Rock Conference. Morgan State University. At Bloom we’re helping tomorrow’s leaders succeed today! So excited to help 9th-12th grade girls at the @baltimoregirlsrock build self-care, mindfulness, and personal development habits to design a
Bloom Wellness Summit April 2019 Bloom Wellness Summit Words cannot express how magical the 2019 Bloom Wellness Summit was! We brought 30 girls and 7 educators together from Baltimore City public, charter, & independent schools to engage in
Workshops November 2018 "Embrace Your Passions, Find Balance, & Innovate" at Roland Park Country School 10th Grade Leadership and Entreprenuership Class Amazing leaders learn what they love, take action, and cultivate needed skills to help bring their visions to life! Thanks to Peter Metsopoulos, Director of Leadership & Entrepreneurship at Roland
Workshops November 2018 NAIS POCC Conference Workshop on Self Care & Mindfulness Strategies for Faculty of Color Are you making yourself a priority? Are you protecting your energy? Life is busy, stress is real, making meaningful connections may feel hard to come by, and the political landscape
Workshops October 2018 “FINDING BALANCE AND BUILDING COMMUNITY.” BRYN MAWR SCHOOL 9TH GRADE HEALTH AND WELLNESS DAY. Thanks to Head of School Sue Sadler and the Bryn Mawr School for inviting Bloom to coordinate this year’s 9th Grade Health and Wellness Day and to lead a
Workshops August 2018 “THE SECRETS OF STRESS RELIEF AND THE SCIENCE OF SELF CARE!” ST.. PAUL'S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS’ HEALTH AND WELLNESS DAY. We danced, practiced yoga, made smoothies, meditated, and learned strategies to help us Bloom and thrive! Loved sharing my workshop “The Secrets of Stress Relief and The Science of Self
