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Finding Wellness
The wellness space is cluttered with gurus who swear they have the best solution but the truth is only YOU know what works best for you and your body, mind and spirit. We've been conditioned to think of health as thinness or the absence of illness. But we need to start thinking more holistically beyond just what our body looks and feels like. My goal is to help you look at your whole life: your career, your spirituality, your mental health, your environement, etc. to see how you can support your overall health and wellbeing. Get curious, listen to your body, and start making small shifts today that will have a big impact tomorrow! You are worth the time, money, energy and effort required to live a full, complete, happy and healthy life!
Finding Wellness
146. [INTERVIEW] Body positivity, destigmatizing puberty, and what you might not know about birth control with Konika Ray
Today's podcast topic is for all women but more specifically for any woman who has a young girl in her life. Whether you're a mom, aunt, big sister, cousin, school teacher, etc. We're talking about how to talk about our changing bodies, with the young girls in our lives. This conversation touches everything from puberty to menopause and how we can honor our bodies changing needs and support ourselves through all phases of life.
About our guest Konika Ray:
Konika also known as Ms. Ray by her students is a science teacher mom on a mission to flip puberty positive. She founded GPS with her daughter during the pandemic when it was obvious the world needed more girl power and science education! For over two decades, Konika has been a kindergarten through sixth grade science educator. Most recently, she was the Lower School Science Specialist at the Hamlin School for Girls for sixteen years where she taught thousands of students and parents her puberty, positive body image, and nutrition curriculum.
She has a Masters in Education and California teaching credential from the University of San Francisco and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Virginia Polytechnic University. She is a Common Sense Media certified educator and attended the Institute for Social and Emotional Learning. She also has extensive training in teaching mindfulness from Mindful Schools, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center. Konika is a certified Wilderness First Responder in addition to possessing Wilderness First Aid and CPR certifications.
She is passionate about body positivity, destigmatizing puberty, and building communities of empowered learners that confidently celebrate growth.
Connect with Konika:
- www.girlpowerscince.com
- Instagram: @girlpowerscience
Connect with Megan:
- Connect with Megan on Instagram @meganewellness
- Join our free Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/202729591192181
- Join the email list!
Mental health resources:
- Find a therapist near you: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
- Find a therapist virtually: www.betterhelp.com
- Suicide prevention: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
