2. Our Mission:
To REDEFINE the way women create
positive body image in our culture by
empowering ourselves to then empower
others for a healthier and happier world
of women. We create a community that
educates and supports a stronger, more
resilient, and proud world of women.
3.
4. Recall a person, place or event that has had
a negative impact on your body image?
And positive?
5. What is body image?
Body
image
is
the
way
that
someone
perceives
their
body
and
assumes
that
others
perceive
them.
This
image
is
often
affected
by
family,
friends,
social
pressure
and
the
media.
6. Approximately 91% of women are unhappy with their bodies
and resort to dieting to achieve their ideal body shape.
Unfortunately, only 5% of women naturally possess the body
type often portrayed by Americans in the media.
Thirty
;ive-‐year-‐old
Taryn
Brum;itt,
is
on
a
global
“quest
to
rede;ine
and
rewrite
the
ideals
of
beauty”
www.thebodyimagemovement.com
7. •
75% of girls with low self-esteem reported engaging in
negative activities such as disordered eating, cutting,
bullying, smoking, or drinking when feeling badly about
themselves (Compared to 25% of girls with high self-
esteem)
o61% of teen girls with low self-esteem admit to talking badly about
themselves (Compared to 15% of girls with high self-esteem)
o25% of teen girls with low self-esteem resort to injuring themselves
on purpose or cutting when feeling badly about themselves
(Compared to 4% of girls with high self-esteem)
o25% of teen girls with low self-esteem practice disordered eating,
such as starving themselves, refusing to eat, or over-eating and
throwing up when feeling badly about themselves (Compared to 7%
of girls with high self-esteem)
8. •The
average
U.S.
woman
is
5’4”
and
weighs
140
pounds
whereas
the
average
U.S.
model
is
5’11”
and
weighs
117
pounds.
•44%
of
women
who
are
average
or
underweight
think
that
they
are
overweight.
•30%
of
women
chose
an
ideal
body
shape
that
is
20%
underweight
and
an
additional
44%
chose
an
ideal
body
shape
that
is
10%
underweight.
9.
10. What’s next?
1)6 month support and advocacy series, $60
total of $15 per session. See Syllabus for details.
2)Donation of proceeds to Girls, Inc of Colorado
3)Put our time and money where are hearts are!
11. Thank
you!
Erica
Sigel
&
Nicole
Irlbeck
Please
Mark
your
Calendars
for
our
next
session
on
5/20/14
at
7pm!
