Come up with a slogan & a picture encouraging people to Be Your Best You – how can they do that? Share out

Body Image & Self-Esteem School Based Clinic Room:

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 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-esteem Linked 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 WeightliftingGymnastics

“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 ≠ health Heavy ≠ 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?