What's up?

What's up?

Girl Warrior has been busy! Let me give you a quick recap, babes.

1. I did my first body image presentation at the 2013 Louisiana Queer Conference. I got to talk to an amazing group of people and met a lot of new friends. Girl Warrior is a non-judgmental environment and accepts all people!

Dress Challenge Day 5

2. Plus, I did the Dress Challenge for all 7 days. It definitely brought me out of my comfort zone, but I'm so glad I did it. My legs thanked me everyday for finally showing them off. I'd like to think we are going to be great friends. I hope other babes will be inspired to embrace their beautiful bodies!

3. As the image at the top suggests, The Reveille has done an awesome article on Girl Warrior. I practically cried when I read it. The writer wrote an amazing piece, which you can read online HERE. I'm so thankful for the entire newspaper staff and for the other Girl Warriors that they talked to.

Laura and her fabulous kimono

Featured with a picture in the article is Laura, an amazing Girl Warrior. Her beauty declaration: "I feel beautiful when I dress up for myself."

Girl Warriors write love letters to one another.

5. Yesterday, I hosted a brief meet-up with some Girl Warriors. We wrote love letters to each other, decorated them with doodles, and had a wonderful time. It was an incredibly positive way to start the week and I hope to do it again soon. I've saved all my letters to read everyday this week. It's a wonderful reminder of the love our community contains.


I'm incredibly thankful for the press that Girl Warrior has gotten over the past few weeks. I would like to extend my gratitude to everyone who has gotten involved with the project so far. You are awesome!

I've asked some Girl Warriors if they would be willing to share some quotes from their own body image stories. I'm so thankful to hear their voices and I hope that sharing them will inspire you to think about your own journey towards body acceptance and loving yourself. After I read a story, I often like to say thank you to the girl out loud. I invite you to do the same, because we should be extremely grateful for the women for sharing their stories. Maybe you can share your own?

"Some days are still hard, but as I learn to love myself, I'm learning to love others, too. And to me, that's more beautiful than any standards society decides I need to fill." - Lexi
Thank you, Lexi!

"Now I appreciate my bone structure and body. I think of it as poetry now, poetry written as a gift to my soul. I just learned to love the body I have, for at least I have a body." - Amelia
Thank you, Amelia!

"Suddenly I’m being told that who I am isn’t good enough. Everyone is so sorry about my weight but hey, its ok, they can fix me! Fix me? I’m not broken." - Belle
Thank you, Belle!

May your Tuesday be filled with positivity and love for yourself and others. 

XOXO
Girl Warrior