STEM - Renaissance Woman Consulting LLC

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Framed poster showing a brain with two distinctly different sides. The left side is in front of a black and white grid. It says "I am the left brain" and lists terms like logic, accurate, reason, numbers and science. The right side has a rainbow of color exploding from behind the brain. Below the text "I am the right brain", listed terms include love, freedom, passion, vivid and creative.

“Left Brain vs Right Brain” MYTH!

If you want to instigate a Sara rant, this picture is a GREAT way to start! I first saw it hanging in a mental health provider’s office and it took everything in my power not to chastise them immediately. What makes me so mad? It’s mainly the right side. In particular, the word “creative” is

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Title page for "Collaborations Across Scientific Disciplines" a commissioned literature review for the American Association for the Advancement of Science, completed May 13, 2025 by Sara Kobilka, owner of Renaissance Woman Consulting LLC.

Collaboration Across Scientific Disciplines

Hey scientists, I know we love to TALK about cross-disciplinary research (and funders love to promote that…well, at least they have in the past…that’s another blog post). But have you had a chance to step back and think about the term? What about the difference between cross-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary, transdisciplinary or any other buzz word floating

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Smiling pictures of Sara Kobilka & Alexa Maille labeled with their names and roles as Afterschool education coaches. Below is the title of their article: 4 Questions that Transform Playtime into Discovery and Invention Time.

Transforming Playtime to Connection Time

In this season of overwhelming demands on our time, how can parents and caregivers deepen the relationship with their child? The temptation is SO strong to simply provide the iPad or phone in order to keep them entertained so you can finish one more task on your never-ending to do list. And I speak from

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Screenshot from Expert Advice blog main page which shows images of authors of blog articles about play. Sara and Alexa's images are on the far right above their post title, "Preparing Yourself for Play: The Importance of Purposeful Questions." Other experts shown include Amanda Sullivan, Rocio Espinosa, Alejandra Leyva, Vanessa Pavelock and Kristin Gigliotti.

Quieting the Voice that Ruins Playtime

Play with me!! If you’re around small children, you know this phrase all too well. And sometime there’s a legitimate reason we say no. “Sorry kiddo, I’m in the middle of a Zoom meeting.” “I have to focus on the traffic but we can play after we get home.” “I need to get someone else

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Sunset picture in the mountains of southern Arizona. A sharp hillside on the right shows the outline of saguaro cactus and a pergola dominates the foreground. Mountains are seen in the distance dark purple against the surrounding shades of orange and yellow.

Who Gets to Fail?

I’m pondering the nuances of failure. Last week, I posted on LinkedIn about what I perceived to be a lapse of judgement in picking the subject line of my newsletter for job seeker trying to change industries, “Take it With You“. I chose “Failure to Translate”, but when I opened the email on my phone,