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Our Beauty Within-- Building positive image in girls 8-12 -- Director: Claudine McCormack-- info@ourbeautywithin.org

How a girl feels about herself is crucial to how she behaves
and the choices she makes in her lifetime...

We are fighting a daily battle against negative media images that promote unhealthy body weights and an overall 
obsession with “what’s wrong” with our bodies. Body image is tied directly to self-confidence and self-esteem. 
Lack of self-worth can lead to:
anxiety and depression, obesity, promiscuity, substance abuse, eating disorders,
and in the worst case scenario, suicide..  
In addition to body image issues, girls are being bullied by other girls, 
anxious about attending middle school and worried about peer pressure. By helping girls feel confident and 
positive about their bodies we
can help prevent these negative messages
affecting young girls of today.   

We want to acknowledge and appreciate all the parents that sit down with their daughter and address these issues.  
For those girls that are not so lucky, let’s make sure we talk to them…


About Our Beauty Within                               "How to Grow a Girl" Campaign            
         The purpose of Our Beauty Within is to instill a                                                  Five crucial things all girls need
          strong, confident sense of self in girls 8-12                                                         to blossom now, and in the future.
          through the development of positive self-esteem
          and healthy body image by  providing education                                            
What you can do to make a difference...
           and interactive experiences.
             [read more]                                                                                            [read more]




            Facts & Resources on                       
News, Events & Programs                             Body Image and Eating Disorders                
 
Come talk with us in person!

    - Bainbridge Island Health & Fitness Fair - Feb 2
    - Soroptomist Women's Expo - March 29

Programs we will be offering
    - Feeling Good From Within
    - Your Power Within
    - Inner Beauty Camp

Launch Party Planned
    -  April 26










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info@ourbeautywithin.org            (360)-697-7712

 (c) 2008  Our Beauty Within      ~           Page Last Updated Jan 30, 2008              
                                                                                                                     


Thank you to Diana Kovacs, Artist and Proprietor of The Moon Rose Art Stamps for the use of her artwork for our logo and graphics.
Website built with Nvu.                   Website content: Claudine McCormick                      Design:  pmv

* Non-profit status filed on  Dec 27, 2007
- Recommended viewing: “OnSlaught” by Dove

- Anorexia and bulimia affect primarily those in the teens and twenties.  Both disorders were found in children as young as six years old.

- The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health states that more than 90% of those with eating disorders are women.

- Studies have proven eating disorders are directly related to other risky behaviors ...