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My Hospital Stay + NEW Fall Workshops
Published 9 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 4 min read
Happy Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse! šāØ
Did you miss me?
I fully immersed myself in the joy of running an amazing four weeks of Girl Power Science summer camp. On the very last day of camp, my body decided it had had enough. I suddenly felt a sharp, excruciating abdominal pain and ended up in the hospital.
I donāt know what was scarier, the actual pain or the fact that I had no health insurance due to a computer system error. š³ Those of you who follow me on Instagram, @girlpowerscience, know all the details!
I had two ultrasounds. One was transvaginal (not fun), and I asked the radiologist if I had any eggs left and told her about my book, One in a Million. š I do have eggs left, along with an ovarian cyst and two fibroids. Yay, bonus finds!
In the end, they couldnāt figure out what was causing the pain. The whole ordeal took 12 hours, and with each passing hour, I found out that one more of my organs was healthy. My appendix isnāt rupturing, hooray! My kidneys donāt have stones. Gallbladder? Check.
It was a true moment of body literacy and of practicing the āattitude of gratitudeā I love to talk about.
Iām feeling much better now. I suspect it was an abdominal wall strain from taking lots and lots of awkward loads of stuff up to the treehouse all summer. Apparently, my body waited until the very last day of summer camp to say:
Enough is enough! Youāre doing too much. Slow down. Listen to me.
Well, now I have no choice but to rest and move slowly while I recover.
Iām choosing to see it as a message from the universe to slow down.
Tonight is the Blood Moon lunar eclipse. Lunar eclipses have long been connected to transformation, hidden truths, and powerful inner shifts. They illuminate the parts of ourselves that have been waiting to be seen, bringing endings, beginnings, and the raw beauty of change to the surface.
Sometimes, you have to let an old version of yourself fade into the shadows so something new can rise.
And that feels like a fitting moment to introduce our fall offerings.
Our butterfly pea tea lemonade color-changing science at our recent Girl & Grown-Up Puberty Power Workshop
š Fall at Girl Power Science
The Power Bundle: Our Fall Signature Series
Puberty Power + Period Power + Pause Power
Celebrate the full arc of our journeys of growth and transformation, from puberty to perimenopause.
The Power Bundle includes two āGirl and Grown-Upā workshops for girls and their grown-ups, plus a special evening session just for the grown-ups.
$299 for all three workshops. A $385 value! Save $86.
I just led a āGirl and Grown-Up Puberty Powerā workshop last weekend and got this review hot off the press:
āI really enjoyed attending the Puberty Power Workshop with other mom friends and their kids. As an educator, Konika is very organized and understands kidsā attention spans, so we covered a lot: interactive games, how weāre feeling about the transition, making bath bombs from scratch, and answering questions in a curiosity box.ā
āI appreciated her positive āattitude of gratitudeā approach that was science-based and also celebratory. As a result, our kids left feeling more comfortable and confident talking about and being ready for any changes to come. Highly recommend!ā
What if your daughter could spend an hour each week celebrating an inspiring woman in science, eating a nutritious snack, and getting her hands messy with a fun experiment?
STEMinista Club is a 6-week after-school science club for girls who are curious, creative, and love to figure out how things work.
Each week, weāll "meet" a different STEMinista, from Eugenie Clark to Marie Tharp, learn about her story and discoveries, and then roll up our sleeves for a hands-on science experiment inspired by her work.
6 Wednesdays | 4:30ā5:30 p.m. | Six Session Series $225
September 24 and October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Thatās just $37.50 per session, making this our most affordable way to experience Girl Power Science!
Canāt make it to the Treehouse? Join us online for two fun, interactive science classes after school!
Media Mindset - Navigating the Digital World
Cost - $35
Tuesday, September 29 from 4 - 4:45 pm PST / 7 - 7:45 pm EST
Based on Harvardās āProject Zeroā curriculum, this class will cover strategies to strengthen media literacy skills using digital dilemma scenarios. Topics will include healthy digital habits, digital safety, and proactive conversations about pornography to prevent trauma.
Wednesday, October 28 from 4 - 4:45 pm PST / 7 - 7:45 pm EST
The brain remodel leads to identity shifts and it makes perfect sense that friendships evolve too. In this class, weāll learn about healthy friendships, self love, and self care. Weāll break down the science of why we compare ourselves to others and how we can harness this human trait to build confidence.
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