About GW

A Body-Positive Approach To Loving Your Beautiful Self

"What happens when you think you're beautiful?"
This question, written in blue glittery gel pen, stands loudly against the white paper of my sketchbook. I wrote it while in the midst of my own body image journey, which I'm still and will forever be on. I wanted to know what it would feel like to truly feel beautiful. Could I banish the burden of self-hatred towards my body? What would it feel like? Could I run faster without it? My journal is filled with questions to which my mind and heart always seem to answer differently. Questions that whisper to me in the dead of night and keep me wide awake.  

I had questions and I needed answers.

And this, my lovely friends, was the beginning of Girl Warrior.

What is Girl Warrior?
Part project and part community, but all love. Girl Warrior is a collection of stories and photos from a variety of amazing girls. Built around the idea that beauty must be defined by each individual girl, GW is a project for the people. What began as a journey to my own questions has become a group campaign.

Where is Girl Warrior based?
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

What is the purpose of Girl Warrior?
Girl Warrior is for you, babe. It's for you and your sister and your mother and your friend. It is the loving whisper of the collective healing from all over girl land.

What is the goal of Girl Warrior?
While each girl is a different Warrior with her own unique journey, GW strives to be a body-positive approach to loving your beautiful self. Whether your journey is working towards feeling beautiful or developing killer-confidence, we are here for you.

How can I submit my own stories or photos? What are you looking for?
I simply want your personal input on what body image means to you or some experience you've had with body image in your life. This is about you, hot stuff! Poetry, narratives, whatever you have. As far as photos go, the GW suggestion is to work off your own beauty declaration: I feel beautiful when ________.

For story submissions: Please state whether I can use your story or photo for public use or not. No pressure, because GW is all about consent. If you want to submit for public use, please state whether you would prefer to remain anonymous or if I'm allowed to use your first name. There are a variety of ways you can tell me your story:
-You can send an e-mail to: girlwarriorproject@gmail.com
-You can submit to the GW tumblr at girlwarriorproject.tumblr.com
-You can comment with your own amazing thoughts on this blog

For photo submissions: If you would like to submit your photo for public use in GW media, please e-mail it to girlwarriorproject@gmail.com. You will need to fill out a permission slip, which we will send to you.

For any questions or comments, please e-mail Courtney at girlwarriorproject@gmail.com

XOXO
Girl Warrior