Let Your Beauty Blossom“No one can make you feel inferior without your permission”

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Introducing: Media Beauty

• The media produces a dominating idea of beauty, especially for women

• Picture perfect body is:• Skinny, petite figure, flawless skin, straight white teeth, full lips, chest, slim waist, wide

hips, toned legs, small thighs, small feet

• It is unfair to hold yourself to the media’s beauty standards, and is damaging to your self esteem

• Always remember that ultimately, you can decide what you think is beautiful

• What frustrates you about the media’s depiction of beauty?

Introducing: True Beauty

• The media fails to display true beauty: diversity

• We are all different, and we are all beautiful

• We define beauty in our own different and unique ways

• “Beauty is not a size”

• Learn to accept your body, learn to love your body!

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWNYndqFTR4&feature=player_embedded

It’s not all about Body Image

• What else affects our self esteem?

• What does our self esteem affect?

• Why is it important to have good self esteem?

• What can happen when someone has low self esteem?

• ACTIVITY: write down two things that you like about yourself and one thing that you would like to improve/ accept. Be prepared to present

Low self esteem

Signs of low self esteem

• Negative view of life

• Constant fear of being made fun of

• Continual need for approval

• Blaming behavior

• Fear of taking risks

• Feelings of being unloved and unlovable

Consequences

• Having low self esteem can hinder our ability to appreciate ourselves

• Stops us from appreciating the world around us

• Does not let us be the person we are meant to be

• Depression

• Loneliness

• Sadness

“The woman that does not value herself, cannot value anything or anyone.”- Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness

How we see ourselves…

• The way we feel about ourselves has a serious effect on our self esteem

• If we view ourselves negatively, we will be uncomfortable and unsure of our place in the world

• Learning to accept ourselves will create a stability and balance within us

• Learning to see our abilities and accept our weaknesses will develop inner harmony

Positive self esteem

Raising self esteem

• Have patience with yourself and be gentle• It requires a lot of hard work and time

• May also require counseling (which is totally okay!)

• Do not be too hard on yourself

• Learn to accept yourself

• Make a list of 20 things that you like about yourself

Maintaining positive self esteem

• Learn how to say “no”

• Stop comparing yourself with others

• Surround yourself with positive people who support you

• Accept all compliments with thank- you; don’t put yourself down

• Start giving to those around you

• Do things that make you feel good

Outcomes

• When we have a maintained self esteem, it will be easier to accept:• Ourselves

• Our bodies

• The world around us

• We will be able to tackle problems more confidently

• We will ultimately feel more comfortable with ourselves, and with our place in the world

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your own love and affection”

-Gautama Buddha

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwNJZUZFt-U

Thank you!Katy Scammell, Hannah Thiessen, Raven Rickner, Christina Thomson