GIRLS SPARK IS
LIGHTING THE WAY WITH
VIRTUAL EVENTS IN 2020
WE KNOW WHAT MATTERS
Mental Health | Body Image | Self Defense | Sexuality | Bullying & Harassment
Teen Health & Nutrition | Emotional Intelligence | Yoga De-Stress
UPCOMING VIRTUAL SESSIONS
AMY FANTALIS, Talk it Out
#talkitout
March 9th, 2021 6:30PM
Especially during this pandemic when isolation and loneliness are even more prevalent, having a place to talk openly and honestly with others about absolutely anything can be so important. Connection to others is so critical to good mental health and happiness! This session will provide girls with a place to talk openly and honestly about whatever topics are on their mind in a judgment free environment.
Amy Fantalis has an MS in into emotions & then gain tools to be able to Counseling Psychology, & is a private understand, validate and express your practice psycho-therapist specializing in emotions in a healthy way. Presented by teens for over 20 years.
JANINE BARSOUM, Women for women: Womens Health
#womenshealth
April, 12th 7PM
Have you ever been curious or had questions about your health? Or maybe you feel like you can't talk about certain topics with your parents or guardians? There are many misconceptions surrounding women's health that might be considered taboo. In this open session with OBGYN Janine Barsoum you will learn about women's health myths and truths, plus get honest answers about any questions you might have regarding women's health.
ERIN KELLY, Guide to Romantic Relationships
#healthyrelationships
February 11th, 2021, 7PM
Learn how to set healthy boundaries and from the perspective of Erin Lee Kelly a Licensed Professional Counselor, who works closely with teens regularly. In this session discover how to develop happy relationships of any kind in a healthy way!
CARA DIXON, Calculating Emotions
#calculatingemotions
January 17, 2021, 6PM
Get in touch with your emotions using improv exercises. Watch video clips to tune into emotions & then gain tools to be able to understand, validate and express your emotions in a healthy way. Presented by Cara Dixon, MA, LPC, CCN.
CARA DIXON is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania and Nationally Board Certified. She has specialized training in Schema Therapy and is a Seminar Director for the Prepare and Enrich Assessment. Cara currently trains Clinicians in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Cara has developed Mental Health Wellness Centers with policies and procedures for schools, guided strategic planning and been the Accreditation Leader to earn The Joint Commission Gold Star.
Cara was the co-founder of an Intensive Outpatient (IOP) and Partial Hospital Program (PHP), and partnered with a healthcare company to create accessible mental health resources through a mobile app. Cara has published a children's book series and articles on the Huffington Post. Her manuals for schools and hospital programs are pending publication. Cara is passionate about developing ways to ensure quality care and optimal growth potential is experienced by all individuals and organizations served.
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CALCULATING EMOTIONS
#calculating #emotions
A highly interactive session using an improv exercise to see what emotions are, a video...
READ MORE →Presenter: Cara Dixon MA, LPC, NCC Counselor at Bright Path Therapy Associates, LLC Seminar Leader at the University of Pennsylvania
A highly interactive session using an improv exercise to see what emotions are, a video clip from popular movie with different soundtracks to see how quickly they can be induced and change, and some tools to be able to understand, validate, and express them in healthy ways. Take away that can be practiced at home.
COMPASSIONATE ACTION
#teachantibullying
No one should feel bad about who they are and what they stand up for! This session will discuss...
READ MORE →Presenter: Daniela Cerullo, Executive Director of TAB - Teach Anti-Bullying
No one should feel bad about who they are and what they stand up for! This session will discuss ways to arm yourself against this and bring to light what you can do right now to stop Bullying!!
FIND FREEDOM IN YOGA
#yoga #wellness #namaste
This breakout session is a yoga session designed to tune into your body. Learn to let go so you can evolve...
READ MORE →Presenter: Melinda Janofsky
Yoga session to Tune into your Body. We will ask ourselves—Are you your own worst critic? Do You feel like you are not good enough? Share strategies of letting go so that we can continue to evolve. It will be a positive, non-judgmental space to explore these topics and sharing is not required!
FUEL YOUR TANK
#healthyonthego
Join CHARGE for some interactive nutrition trivia. Learn how to make healthy choices to fuel and...
READ MORE →Presenter: Regina Pellegrino, Registered Dietitian and Client Experience Consultant at The Charge Group
G.I.R.L. POWER
#anythingispossible
If you can dream it - you can be it! Anything is possible at any age or stage of your life when you activate...
READ MORE →Presenter: Adrean Turner
If you can dream it - you can be it! Anything is possible at any age or stage of your life when you activate G.I.R.L. Power! Learn ways to be gritty, build influence, take risks and transform to achieve your goals.
HEAL FROM THE CORE
#de-stress #yoga
TRE is a revolutionary body-based technique that shakes off deep muscular patterns of stress...
READ MORE →Presenter: Juliette Gamble
TRE is a revolutionary body-based (somatic) technique that shakes off deep muscular patterns of stress, chronic tension, and trauma to calm the nervous system, building resiliency so you can easily return your body back to a state of balance even in the face of great stress. Bring your yoga mat for this interactive breakout!
HEAR IT CLEAR
#hearitclear
An informational session about teen health from the perspective of an OB/Gyn.
READ MORE →Presenter: Dr. Janine Barsoum from Women for Women OB/GYN
An informational session about teen health from the perspective of an OB/Gyn. Featuring Dr. Janine Barsoum from Women for Women OB/GYN.
LIVE SAFE, LIVE CONFIDENT
#livesafe #liveconfident
In this highly interactive session you will learn some safety methods to help defend yourself...
READ MORE →Presenter: Anne Kirk, owner of Kirk Martial Arts and Krav Maga
In this Highly Interactive Session you will learn some safety methods to defend yourself for a more confident life style.
MINDFULNESS
#mindfulness
Learn how being present now can help your future. Practice mindfulness & experience the benefits...
READ MORE →Presenter: Majorie Johnson, Life Coach, Mindfulness Practitioner and President of Ascend Consulting
Learn how being present now can help your future. Practice mindfulness & experience the benefits of its success to help you keep calm during the crazy.
NOT ALL A HIGHSCHOOL MUSICAL
#highschoolgirls #highschool
7th & 8th Graders Only. Q&A panel of High School Girls discuss the change from middle school...
READ MORE →Q&A panel of High School Girls discuss the change from middle school to high school, what's in store, the pitfalls and positives, and how to get the most out of your high school experience.
ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
#relationships #healthyboundaries
Learn how to set healthy boundaries and build healthy relationships in this session with...
READ MORE →Presenter: Erin Lee Kelly, sex educator, professor and licensed counselor.
Learn how to set healthy boundaries and build healthy relationships in this session with Erin Lee Kelly, sex educator, professor and licensed counselor.
SEIZE THE AWKWARD
#seizetheawkward
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young adults. 76% of young adults turn to...
READ MORE →Presenter: Mary Ann Murtha, Executive Director AFSP Philadelphia
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young adults. 76% of young adults turn to a friend in a time of crisis. This is an interactive program designed to empower young adults to start and continue a conversation with friends who are struggling with their mental health.
STREET SMARTS
#selfdefense #streetsmarts
Us young women have to stick up for each other, look out for each other, and take action when needed...
READ MORE →Presenter: Jolene Westraad
As young women we have to stick up for each other, lookout for each other, and take action when needed. In this hands on breakout learn how to defend yourself from common dangerous situations, and gain some useful street smarts.
TALK IT OUT
#communicate
Provide girls a safe space to share and be heard about the pressures they face in today's world...
READ MORE →Presenter: Amy Fantalis, MS Counseling Psychology, Private Practice Psychotherapist specializing in teens for over 20 years.
UNCONSCIOUS BIAS
#diversity #inclusion
We all at one time or another in our life will be considered a minority, then what? In this session...
READ MORE →Presenter: Tiffany Newmuis, Diversity & Inclusion Executive Leader, Senior Manager & Town Hall Campus Programming for Comcast
We all at 1 time or another in our life will be considered a minority, then what? In this session you will tune into your own feelings and learn hands on ways and methods to include and ways to help yourself.
MIND< BODY< AND WELLNESS YOGA
#yoga #mindandbody
Yoga session to Tune into your Body. We will ask ourselves—Are you your own worst critic?...
READ MORE →Presenter: Melinda Janofsky, Yoga, Physical Education, Health and Wellness Teacher/Mentor at Fusion Academy
Yoga session to Tune into your Body. We will ask ourselves—Are you your own worst critic? Do You feel like you are not good enough? Share strategies of letting go so that we can continue to evolve. It will be a positive, non-judgmental space to explore these topics and sharing is not required!
GIRL POWER
#girlpower #powerful
If you can dream it - you can be it! Anything is possible at any age or stage of your life when you activate G.I.R.L. Power...
READ MORE →Presenter: Adrean Turner: Coach, Author, & Speaker
If you can dream it - you can be it! Anything is possible at any age or stage of your life when you activate G.I.R.L. Power! Learn ways to be gritty, build influence, take risks and transform to achieve your goals with Coach, Author, & Speaker Adrean Turner! DREAN TURNER is an award winning Leadership Coach, Author, Speaker, Professional Development Trainer and Business Consultant. She is the owner of Turner Coaching Training and Consulting, Llc, a nationally certified Minority Owned Business Enterprise (MBE). Clients and partners include organizations in the financial, real estate, energy, pharmaceutical, healthcare, retail, marketing, food service, government, law, nonprofit and education sectors.
Adrean’s book, “F.I.T. for Success: Fearless. Inspired. Transformed for Success”, based on her podcast reached #38 on Amazon’s best-seller list in work/life balance in business and is in the Library of Congress. Adrean is a Master Coach with the Muse®, an Adjunct Graduate Professor of Business at Alvernia University and Visiting Professor at Widener University
LIVE SAFE AND CONFIDENT
#livesafeandconfident
Experience this highly interactive session where you will learn some safety methods to defend yourself for a more confident lifestyle...
READ MORE →Presenter: Anne Kirk: Director of Women’s Self Protection for Krav Maga Universal, Owner of Kirk Martial Arts & Krav Maga.
Anne has been asked to lead Women’s Self Defense Seminars throughout the United States, as well as invited as an instructor to teach men and women how to use the body’s structure to improve self defense training. Anne has a vast background in body mechanics and movement. She earned her BA in Dance in 2004 (Goucher College), and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2010 (Temple University).
Anne has continued her study of human movement becoming certified in Selective Functional Movement Systems, Barefoot Training, and Kettlebell coaching through Strong First. Beyond teaching Women’s Self Protection, Anne assists local law enforcement and military with scenario based training, practices Physical Therapy, and facilitates advancements and improvements in self defense education via her Facebook group and page The Female Collective, and her blog which can be found on her website www.principlemovement.com.
SEIZE THE AWKWARD
#seizetheawkward #suicideprevention
Nobody likes an awkward silence. But when it comes to mental health, awkward silences don’t have to be a bad thing....
READ MORE →Presenter: Mary Ann Murtha : Area Director of Greater Philadelphia Chapter of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention [AFSP].
The friends of those struggling with mental health issues can be incredibly influential in helping them get the help that they need when they need it. 76% of young adults will turn to a peer in a time of crisis for support. This generation is ready to crack open the cultural conversation about mental health, but they’re missing the language to do it.
Nobody likes an awkward silence. But when it comes to mental health, awkward silences don’t have to be a bad thing. Seize the Awkward encourages teens and young adults to embrace the awkwardness and use this moment as an opportunity to reach out to a friend. The campaign focuses on that moment to break through the awkward silence to start a conversation about how they’re feeling.
COMPASSIONATE ACTION
#compassionateaction #stopbullying
No one should feel bad about who they are & what they stand up for! This session will discuss ways to arm yourself & bring to light what you can do right now to stop bullying...
READ MORE →Presenter: Daniela Cerullo: Executive Director of Teach Anti-Bullying
No one should feel bad about who they are & what they stand up for! This session will discuss ways to arm yourself & bring to light what you can do right now to stop bullying! By Daniela Cerullo, Executive Director of TAB "Teach Anti-Bullying"..
DANIELA CERULLO is the Executive Director of Teach Anti Bullying, a national 501 C 3 non-profit organization that started in Delaware County, PA. She is a mom of two sons and a bonus daughter and is the wife of National Anti Bullying Expert and Founder of Teach Anti Bullying, Dr. Claudio Cerullo.Mrs. Cerullo has been heavily involved in the Autism and Special needs community, as she has a child on the Autism spectrum and is currently she is co-president of the Sun Valley High School Parent Teacher Organization and sits on the Northley Middle School Advisory Board.
She also works closely with residents in the City of Camden, NJ to assist them in obtaining careers, education and homeownership. Mrs. Cerullo works with schools, companies, law enforcement and faith based organizations to help bring Teach Anti Bullying to the forefront, as the organization that EMPOWERS others to stand up and speak up. (October 14 , 2020)
FUEL YOUR TANK
#fuelyourtank #healthychoices
Want to feel healthier? Have more energy to do the things you love? And learn how to nourish your body?...
READ MORE →Presenter: Regina Pellegrino: Registered RDN
Want to feel healthier? Have more energy to do the things you love? And learn how to nourish your body? Join Regina Pellegrino registered RDN and CHARGE for some interactive nutrition trivia. Learn how to make healthy choices to fuel and empower you through your busy schedule. (November 21, 2020)
COME TO THE QUIET
#managestress #mindfullnessmeditation
We all experience STRESS from school, family, sports, activities, peer pressure and a ton of other challenges....
READ MORE →Presenter: Marjorie Johnson: President of Ascend Consulting & Mindfulness Advocate
We all experience STRESS from school, family, sports, activities, peer pressure and a ton of other challenges. When we are stressed, worried, multi -tasking or overwhelmed we literally can’t think straight! This workshop will teach you Mindfulness so you become more calm, focused and able to respond with self- compassion and flexibility to life’s stressors.
Mindfulness is the act of intentionally focusing the mind on whatever is occurring in the present moment, within and around us. Come join us for some simple yet powerful strategies to relax and bring more calm into your everyday life. (November 5, 2020)