Come up with a slogan & a pictureencouraging people to

Be Your Best You– how can they do that?

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Body Image & Self-Esteem

School Based ClinicRoom:

• Respect yourself & others• Don’t know experiences of others in the room• Speak from own experience, if want to• Can be a difficult topic• Therapist at School Based Clinic, School

Counselors, School Psychologist, & School Social Workers

Teen Truth:A Look Inside Body Image

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuDwHMpOMe4

Can you relate to this? How?

What is beauty?An opinion

Who says what’s beautiful?

What would you expect in a google image search of “beauty”?

Of “perfect body”?

Who benefits from our idea of beauty?Who’s making money?

What happens if you don’t look like this?

Who benefits from our idea of the perfect body?Who’s making money?

What happens if you don’t look like this?

Low self-esteemLinked with• Depression• Anxiety• Anger• Shame• Guilt• Perfectionism

• Hopelessness• Lack of self-care• Self-harm– Eating disorders– Drug abuse– Suicide

• What percent of teenage girls have dieted?• What percent of teenage boys have dieted?

• About half of teenage girls have dieted• About a quarter of teenage boys have dieted• Disordered eating habits in teenage years is

linked to disordered eating habits in adulthood

• 30% of people with eating disorders are male• 5% teenage boys have used steroids

• 54% teenage girls unhappy with bodies (1997)• 41% teenage boys unhappy with bodies (1997)

Bodybuilding Weightlifting Gymnastics

“Health” and “fitness” can look very different depending on these factors

Remember what Unnatural Causes told us is the most predictive factor of health?

Social class

Bodies are products of • what we do• what we put in them• lifestyle

• environment• experiences• genes

Some measures of physical health• Endurance• Strength• Flexibility• Bone density• Blood pressure• Lung capacity

Thin ≠ healthHeavy ≠ disease

Areas of health• Physical• Social• Emotional• Mental• Occupational• Environmental• Spiritual (at peace)

How can you build self-esteem?

• Eat a variety of fresh foods• Stay active• Get enough sleep• Surround yourself with

people you like• Practice being who you

want to be• Think about what you like

about yourself• Think about all that your

body can do

• Challenge ideas from the media about bodies

• Speak out against negative body talk

• Help your friends see why they’re awesome

• Positive mantras• Ask others for support• Get help if you need it• Do things you like• Learn something new

Self care

Be Your Best You!

Is there anything you’d change to your slogan?