love our bodies, love ourselves

Amy's Body Image Tips! #3 I used to value being thin and didn’t think it was such a bad thing.  BUT I learned that there were two types of values:  intrinsic values and instrumental values. ~An intrinsic value is not a way to obtaining something else, like gratitude.  Being grateful is good just because it’s…More

2.  Look at Kelly Clarkson, Oprah, Queen Latifah, Adele, Serena Williams, etc.  They’ve earned their respect through their accomplishments, hard work, talents, and their achievements.  Does any of this change, seeing that they are not what the media would portray as ‘thin’?  Would you treat them any differently if you saw them on the street? …More

For the next few weeks, I will be posting a few of my very own Body Image Tips that helped me get through the hard times when I was struggling with my own body image.  Here's the first tip!: 1.  I was really struggling accepting my body.  I didn’t like what I saw in the…More

The next time you catch yourself feeling down about yourself, remember to say the: FIVE list of FIVE! ~Five things I love about myself. ~Five things my body can do. ~Five things I’m grateful for. ~Five things that make me happy I’m alive. ~Five people who I love. Keep this list in your pocket, purse, or…More

Ten Steps To Positive Body Image One list cannot automatically tell you how to turn negative body thoughts into positive body image, but it can help you think about new ways of looking more healthfully and happily at yourself and your body. The more you do that, the more likely you are to feel good…More

Host a viewing of a Movie! (Miss Representation, America the Beautiful, or Killing us Softly) Objectives:  Encourage men and women to educate themselves on media and how they represent us. Encourage men and women to understand how the media influences our everyday feelings about ourselves. Encourage a conversation about media, advertising, and the way we feel…More

Banner Signing! Objectives:  Encourage participants to take the pledge and sign the banner that you can be healthy at any size!  Supplies Needed:  Table Banner Pen for signatures Wristbands to give out Anything else you can think of! Event Set Up and Implementation:   Get people to write down things they dislike about their bodies (ex.…More

Scales Are for Fishes! Objectives:  To help participants identify the positive things about their physical appearance and the aspects of themselves that they like most. To assist in realizing that a person is more than size and shape and that healthy is not necessarily dictated by a number on a scale. To allow creative expression…More

PEDAW Educational Video Have you checked out our Youtube site?   Here is a video Amy Candido did to raise awareness about eating disorders and disordered eating, in hope to prevent it and show people across the Province that you can be beautiful in your own skin!   ENJOY! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezEGBeW4K2A&list=FL6x17R_bh8xQ7pgSxaZefeAMore

The Sum of All Parts! Objectives: Educate participants on the thin ideal and how it can be detrimental to our overall body image, confidence and self-esteem. Encourage participants to identify parts of their bodies that they like, are proud of or are happy with for what it allows them to do. Promote the pursuit of…More