Graphic by Nate Barton Student leaders are leading groups of five to fifteen girls in two separate two-hour sessions discussing body image and the "thin ideal" as part of The Body Project. Meetings began Monday Sept. 26 and will continue through Tuesday Oct. 11. "It’s basically a small group of women that get together twice, two weeks in a row just for two hour sessions," … [Read more...] about The Body Project Aims to End Body Image Stigmas
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The Body Project Works on Body Image
Photo by Jennifer HarrigerPepperdine University’s peer-led Body Project program recently completed its focus group series on Nov. 10. Due to the overwhelming interest, the program plans to have two extra sessions before the end of the semester on Nov. 16 and Nov. 23. “The goal of the program is to educate females about the thin ideal in our society and dangers … [Read more...] about The Body Project Works on Body Image
The Body Project Breaks Down Barriers
Art by Brooke MuschottAt Pepperdine, with a student body so focused on success, students pressure themselves to meet both internal and external standards, often extending to physical appearances and body image. However, this semester, a group of female students is looking to combat body shaming with The Body Project — a peer-led initiative to help students resist pressure … [Read more...] about The Body Project Breaks Down Barriers
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It’s no surprise that issues involving body image have become more prominent for women today. Unrealistic standards of beauty are embraced through media, causing problems of low self-esteem, self-doubt and oftentimes threatening eating disorders. What is often mirrored through culture and reinforced through the media is an ideal standard of thinness. Young women across … [Read more...] about Love Yourself