CONFIDENCE CONFERENCE 2020
SAVE THE DATE
SUNDAY MAY 3, 2020
What is Girls On Fire?
Being a teen girl isn't easy. Girls change physically, mentally and socially from a "kid" to a "young woman" so the pressure can be overwhelming. This vulnerable time can bring on struggles with self esteem, body image, self worth and peer pressure and without the tools and support to over come these challenges, girls can feel lost, anxious and frustrated.
The Girls On Fire Confidence and Wellness Workshops are designed to give teen girls ages 8-14 tools they can use as they take on the challenges of junior high school and beyond. Our strong, kick-butt female leaders will be sharing their personal experiences of empowerment through martial arts, wellness and community as well as tips for moms or female role models to help support teen girls in 2019.
Being a teen girl isn't easy. Girls change physically, mentally and socially from a "kid" to a "young woman" so the pressure can be overwhelming. This vulnerable time can bring on struggles with self esteem, body image, self worth and peer pressure and without the tools and support to over come these challenges, girls can feel lost, anxious and frustrated.
The Girls On Fire Confidence and Wellness Workshops are designed to give teen girls ages 8-14 tools they can use as they take on the challenges of junior high school and beyond. Our strong, kick-butt female leaders will be sharing their personal experiences of empowerment through martial arts, wellness and community as well as tips for moms or female role models to help support teen girls in 2019.
2019 Confidence conference recap
The inaugural Girls On Fire Confidence Conference was a success! With 120 participants, we unleashed super SHE-Ro powers all over Edmonton!
FOUNDER & Conference host
Theresa Stanley
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As one of the head coaches for the Phoenix Taekwon-do Club, Theresa Stanley has built a career and life around inspiring her students to step into their greatness and unleash the fire inside them. As a girl at the age of 6, she remembers struggling with body image and self-esteem - questioning whether she was skinny enough or pretty enough. However, through martial arts, she was able to find her power and be confident in her uniqueness.
After hearing that a friend's 8 year old daughter was having serious, life threatening struggles with self esteem and self hate, Theresa was moved to take a stand for young female kind. It was then that the idea of Girls on Fire came about. Along with fellow black belt Michelle Kardolus, she launched the very first Confidence Workshop in August 2018 that focused on positivity, fun and "kicking ass" with self defence life skills. As a coach to hundreds of girls in the Taekwon-do community, Theresa wants to make sure that every girl she reaches will be inspired and unleash their inner SHE-Ro. She believes that Girls On Fire is meant to impact Edmonton, but the vision is GLOBAL. |
SPECIAL GUEST & EMCEE
JORDAN HERTNER, CTV EDMONTON
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Jordan Hertner is part of the CTV Edmonton Morning News team. Jordan is an advocate for girl power and inspiring girls to believe in themselves. She is also a Big Sister and has helped her own Little Sister unleash her inner She-Ro!
We are thrilled to have Jordan come hang out with us and the girls at the event! Thank you Jordan and CTV Edmonton for supporting our mission to bring out the SHE-Ro in our Edmonton girls. |
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FEATURED Educators & Workshops
ON HEALTHY EATING & POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOOD
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Michelle Kardolus1st Degree Black Belt | health coach Mrs. Kardolus started her Taekwon-do training at 14 years old and achieved her black stripe. After a long hiatus, she returned to Taekwon-do at age 30 and is now training toward her 2nd degree. She has been through a long journey of health and now inspires others to get fit having fun.
Michelle will be leading a workshop on making food FUN. She is on a mission to make healthy eating fun and educating women and girls about the importance of having a positive relationship with food, even cookies. This workshop will help moms attending understand mindsets around food. It will also help girls understand why it's important to have balance in their meals. Michelle will teach us how to make a healthy balanced lunch, then finish with SHE-ro desserts! |
On BODY POSITIVITY & SELF ESTEEM
EMMA WOOD - PREtty as a picture photography, Be you clothing
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Emma Wood is the owner and photographer of Pretty as a Picture Photography. Her private studio is located on Main Street in Stony Plain. She specializes in Boudoir and Personality Portraits, meaning, she captures who YOU are, no matter what you are wearing. But what she has to offer goes way beyond pretty pictures. Her vision is to bring courage, confidence and authenticity to women and young girls' every day lives. With Emma’s background in Policing and Rape Investigation - she has learnt to create a safe and comfortable environment for women to open up and be vulnerable in a positive way. Emma encourages women to step out of their comfort zone and into their confidence zone. And when she is not inspiring women in her studio, she enjoys reading, pole dancing, date nights with hubby and cuddles with her cheeky rabbit, Bugsy. Emma will be capturing a photo participants in a "Glamour style, POWER pose!" that they can take home to remind them of how beautiful, unique and amazing they are. Emma will also share a bit of her own story about being bullied as a girl and how she over came her struggle. |
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ON SELF DEFENCE AND SHE-RO spirit
Jen millen 4th Degree black belt
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Jen has competed all around the world in martial arts. She is a senior instructor for the Phoenix Taekwon-do Club and teaches self-defence, Taekwon-do and kickboxing.
Jen will be teaching us how to escape from self defence scenarios, how to avoid dangerous situations, and how to break a board! This workshop will give moms and daughters alike understanding of how strong they really are. |
On BEAUTY & MAKE UP FOR GIRLS
REbecca Preisinger, cosmetologist & Aesthetician
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Rebecca (Becky) Preisinger is a cosmetology and aesthetics teacher at Jasper Place High School and received her BEd from the University of Alberta. She has been a hairstylist and makeup artist for a decade, has had experiences working closely with world renown Paul Mitchell hairstylists and her clientele includes local Instagramer Sophie Gray. In her down time she enjoys reading, traveling and spending time with her nieces. Currently she is working towards becoming a certified aesthetician and coaching her students for the junior and intermediate Skills Hairstyling competition.
Rebecca will be teaching our girls how to do age appropriate make up, be creative, and how to embrace your own uniqueness. |
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