Posted in Body Image, Eating Disorders, Friendship, Power of Words, Resources, Schools on Oct 9th, 2009 5 Comments »
Does my bum look big in this?
I HATE MY THIGHS.
You look great–did you lose weight?
Fat talk. Many of us do it every day as we play the “compare and despair” game, trying to live up to an impossible stick-thin ideal of what we should look like and what it means to be feminine. [...]
Posted in Bullying, Cyber world / Bullying, Friendship on Oct 23rd, 2008 6 Comments »
I have noticed a spate of articles in the media of late on “mean girls”; commentators have been quick to highlight, and to almost revel, in tales of adolescent girls who bully others.
I work face to face with hundreds of teenage girls from right across Australia and New Zealand each week. What do I see? Is [...]
Posted in Body Image, Friendship, Magazines, Parents, Power of Words on Sep 4th, 2008 6 Comments »
I am a HUGE fan of Postsecret. I am not sure if you know about this community art project but an American man started leaving random notes asking strangers to send him a postcard sharing their secrets with him.
It started a phenomena and is ongoing. Selected cards have been turned into beautiful books and his [...]
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