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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: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Let Your Beauty Blossom“No one can make you feel inferior without your permission”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
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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?
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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!
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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWNYndqFTR4&feature=player_embedded
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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
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Low self esteem
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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
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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
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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
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Positive self esteem
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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
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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
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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
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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwNJZUZFt-U
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Thank you!Katy Scammell, Hannah Thiessen, Raven Rickner, Christina Thomson