Who are we?
We are high school students who have personally struggled with body image issues and witness negativity and ignorance regarding body image in everyday life. Our goal is to teach society to embrace the differences that make everyone an individual.
Read more about each of us below.
Read more about each of us below.
Isabelle
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I am Isabelle, a junior at Valencia High School. I enjoy shopping, hanging out with friends, and watching Netflix. In addition, I love traveling around the world and learning about different cultures. Throughout my life I have struggled with my body image; I grew up hating myself for my unhealthy food choices. I was constantly surrounded by others who made me feel insecure and want to change the way I looked. I tried different diets each week that just worsened my confidence and made me feel incapable because I couldn't stick to them. Although I still struggle with my body image, I hope that my involvement with Transparent Mirrors will help others as well as myself. It is important for people to become educated about eating disorders and understand how devastating they can be before and even after they are 'cured'.
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Young
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I am Young, a senior at West Ranch High School. Like every other teenager I love to binge watch Netflix shows, hang out with friends, and find cool places where I can snap an occasional Instagram pic. Beyond this, I like to spend my time learning about different issues around the world whether that be through conversations with friends, scrolling through my CNN app, or finding interesting documentaries that spotlights a specific issue. One of the main things that I am constantly struggle with is body image. I am my biggest critic, and I will spend one day obsessing over a feature on my face that I want to change and another on how much more weight I need to lose to feel comfortable when I sit down. This is an ongoing struggle that I deal with and probably will have to deal with in the future, but through my involvement in Transparent Mirrors, I hope help others who many be going to the same thing while simultaneously learning about healthy body image from my fellow officers. I am glad and excited to take on this issue and grow from it.
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Amy
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Hi, I'm Amy, a senior at Valencia High School. On the surface, I am your average teenager who loves to sleep in, find good music, thrift shop, and spend time with friends and family. I also have a passion for fashion and strive to raise awareness about the dangers of fast fashion. However, underneath what's in plain view, my struggles with body image has cut a deep slash in the way I view myself and thus my relationships with others. My incessant obsession with body size, eating habits, and the number on the scale have taken such a damaging toll on all aspects of my life, and I am willing to give my all to save anyone else the pain I had to suffer through alone. I believe that through Transparent Mirrors, I will not only help others fight this difficult battle towards body positivity but also bring personal healing in my own life. I hope that this community will push people to discover that they don't need to resort to both physically and mentally mistreating their bodies to live up to distorted standards of beauty.
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Katrina
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Hello, my name is Katrina, I am a senior at West Ranch High School. On the surface, I am a typical teenage girl who loves scrolling through social media, playing music, and hanging out with my friends. But for as long as I can remember, I have always had self-esteem issues and struggled with my appearance. I always thought that I was too skinny and awkward-looking and could never feel comfortable in my own skin. It wasn't until high school where I felt like I wasn't pretty and would start comparing myself to other girls. I was so repulsed by my appearance, causing me to conceal my true identity. Today, I still sometimes struggle to accept my appearance but I've learned to not make demands on myself in looking a certain way. I did not know that I had BDD (Body Dysmorphic Disorder) and that it changed me into someone that I didn't want to be. I hope through my involvement with Transparent Mirrors I can help educate others who are struggling as well.
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