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Love the Skin You're In


WE ARE on a mission to teach youth

that the most IMPORTANT part of

their body is their HEART.

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Love the Skin You're In


WE ARE on a mission to teach youth

that the most IMPORTANT part of

their body is their HEART.

 

Mental Health  Social Media Literacy  Mindfulness

Our Story of Growing Resiliency

Love the Skin You’re In is a nonprofit mental health project that inspires youth to think critically about the ways in which social and popular media present paradigms of masculinity and femininity. We empower youth with current research on AI and social media’s impact on stereotypes and lead youth on a dynamic audio-visual journey from dominance-based masculinity and sexualization-based femininity to self-compassion, empathy, and unity.   

 
 
 
 
 
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Events


IMAGINE every young woman in your school in the gym.

We set HEARTS FREE!

A journey to the POWER of CONNECTION.

Because we're all in this TOGETHER.

 

Events


IMAGINE every young woman in your school in the gym.

We set HEARTS FREE!

A journey to the POWER of CONNECTION.

Because we're all in this TOGETHER.

 

OUR COMMITMENT

Students need us now more than ever before.

Donate to our Girls Resiliency Education Fund here.

02/06 Mother/daughter/girl/grownup retreat, sacred stream, Berkeley, california

(Thank you RAMESH AND KALPANA Bhatia FAMILY Foundation)

02/15 longfellow middle school, berkeley, california

(Thank you RAMESH AND KALPANA Bhatia FAMILY Foundation)

02/23 willard middle school, berkeley, california

(Thank you RAMESH AND KALPANA Bhatia FAMILY Foundation)

02/24 Claremont middle school, oakland, california

(Thank you RAMESH AND KALPANA Bhatia FAMILY Foundation)

02/11 Martin Luther King junior middle school, berkeley, california

(Thank you RAMESH AND KALPANA Bhatia FAMILY Foundation)

03/02 Branciforte middle school Girls, santa cruz, california

(Thank you RAMESH AND KALPANA Bhatia FAMILY Foundation)

03/03 Pulliam elementary, stockton, california

03/08 International women’s Day at Novato High, Marin, california

(Thank you RAMESH AND KALPANA Bhatia FAMILY Foundation)

03/09 Branciforte middle school boys, santa cruz, california

(Thank you RAMESH AND KALPANA Bhatia FAMILY Foundation)

04/26 NAUSET REgional middle school, cape cod, massachusetts

(Thank you RAMESH AND KALPANA Bhatia FAMILY Foundation)

04/27 Boston College, massachusetts

04/28 nauset Regional high school, cape cod, massachusetts tbd

(Thank you RAMESH AND KALPANA Bhatia FAMILY Foundation)

04/29 Boston College, Mindfulness-based recovery Sip 'n learn

We support the advocacy movements that reflect our intersecting and multiple identities. Alongside our gatherings of girls and female-identified students, and boys and male-identifying students we seek to unify our communities, grounded in relationships with LGBTQ groups and those from diverse backgrounds to uplift and expand gender norms, expectations and stereotypes. We are committed to nurturing inclusive, caring spaces of belonging.

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Our International Reach


We have touched over thousands and thousands of young women on three continents.

Our International Reach


We have touched over thousands and thousands of young women on three continents.

USA

CALIFORNIA

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Palo Alto University, Palo Alto

Menlo School, Atherton

Sacred Heart Upper School, Atherton

Crystal Springs Uplands, Hillsborough

Woodside Priory School, Woodside

Woodside Priory School parents

Woodside High Parent Education Series

Woodside Elementary School, Woodside

Soulfield Salon, Woodside mothers

Carmel Library Foundation Parent Education Series

Carmel High School

Carmel Middle School

Longfellow Middle School, Berkeley

Willard Middle School, Berkeley

Novato High School, Marin

The Branson School, Marin

Kirby Preparatory School, Santa Cruz

Central Middle School, Redwood City

California State University Monterey Bay

Santa Catalina Upper School, Monterey

Santa Catalina Lower School Girls

Santa Catalina Lower School Boys

Santa Catalina School Parents

Santa Catalina Upper School, follow-up yoga workshop

Santa Catalina Upper School, mindfulness seminar

San Jose National Eating Disorders Awareness Walk, Plaza De César Chavez

Harriet Tubman Village Charter School, San Diego

Cesar Chavez High School, Stockton

Buena Vista Middle School, Salinas

Corte Madera Middle School, Pajaro Valley

Peyton Elementary School, Stockton

San Joaquin Elementary School, Stockton

San Mateo High School, San Mateo

King Elementary School, Stockton

Hoover Elementary School, Stockton

National Charity League Saratoga and Los Gatos Chapters

Pajaro Valley High School, Pajaro Valley

Rolling Hills Middle School, Pajaro Valley

Branciforte Middle School, Santa Cruz

Cesar Chavez Middle School, Pajaro Valley

Kennedy School, Stockton

TEXAS

Frank Black Middle School, Houston

Meyerland Middle School, Houston

Welch Middle School, Houston

Edison Middle School, Houston

Briarmeadow Charter School, Houston

Hartman Middle School, Houston

Charles Baxter Junior High, Fort Worth

Boyd Middle School, Fort Worth

Brewer High School, Fort Worth

St. Rita Catholic School, Dallas

NEW YORK

Western New York Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders

Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School

Pittsford Sullivan Secondary School

Twelve Corners Middle School

Barker Road Middle School

Calkins Road Middle School

Whole Community Yoga Workshop

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston College, Boston

Nauset Middle School, Cape Cod

Nauset Regional High School, Cape Cod

NORTH VIRGINIA

HB Woodlawn High and Middle School

Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Washington Lee High School

McLean High School

W.T. Woodson High School

Keynote, Arlington Public Schools Whole Child Conference

HAWAII

Island School, Kauai (all girls, all boys)

Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Big Island (all girls, all boys, parents, LGBTQ)

GEORGIA

Pace Academy, Atlanta

Pace Academy parents

 CANADA 

BRITISH COLUMBIA

MC, International Peace Conference, Saltspring Island

British Columbia Eating Disorders Association, Keynote Address

St. Michael's University School, Victoria

St. Margaret’s School (International Day of the Girl 2017)

Queen Margaret’s School

Queen Margaret’s School Parents

Brentwood College, Vancouver Island

Shawnigan Lake School, Vancouver Island

Victoria High School

Lambrick Park Secondary School, Victoria

Mount Douglas Secondary School, Victoria

Oak Bay High School, Victoria

Central Middle School, Victoria

Spectrum Community School, Victoria

Esquimalt High School, Victoria

Reynolds Secondary School, Victoria

Colquitz Junior Secondary School, Victoria

Rock Heights Secondary School, Victoria

Gulf Islands Secondary School, Saltspring Island

Saltspring Island Middle School, Saltspring Island 

Coast Mountain Academy, Squamish

Whistler High, Whistler

Quest University, Squamish

Howe Sound Secondary, Squamish

Carson Graham Secondary, Vancouver

Mulgrave School, Vancouver

Crofton House School, Vancouver

Rockridge H.S., Vancouver

Sentinel H.S., Vancouver

Argyle Secondary, Vancouver

Collingwood School, Vancouver

Prince of Whales Secondary School, Vancouver

Sir Winston Churchill, Vancouver

University Hill, Vancouver

St. John’s School, Vancouver

Gladstone Secondary School, Vancouver

North Island Secondary School, Vancouver Island

Kwalikum Secondary School, Vancouver Island

Qualicum Beach Middle School, Vancouver Island

Quesnel Junior Secondary School, Interior BC

Quesnel Junior Secondary School Parents

Quesnel Eating Disorders Conference

Pine Tree Secondary, Coquitlam

Charles Best Secondary, Coquitlam

Southpoint Academy, Tsawassen

ONTARIO

YWCA Niagara Power of Being a Girl Conference

YWCA Muskoka Power of Being a Girl Conference

John G. Althouse Middle School, Toronto

Meadowvale Secondary School, Toronto

David Suzuki Secondary School, Toronto

The Linden School for Girls, Toronto

Mayfield Secondary School, Toronto

Homelands Senior School, Toronto

O’Neill Vocational Collegiate Institute, Toronto

Moira Secondary School, Belleville

O’Gormon High School, Timmins

L’Ecole Secondaire Catholique Thériault, Timmins

Orillia Secondary School, Orillia

Madawaska Valley High School, Ottawa Valley

Valour High School, Ottawa Valley

Opeongo High School, Ottawa Valley

Fellowes High School, Ottawa Valley

Colonel By Secondary, Ottawa

St. Mary’s Secondary, Waterloo

St. John’s Kilmarnock, Waterloo

Woodstock Collegiate Institute, Woodstock

Chippewa Secondary, North Bay

Stayner Collegiate, Stayner

St. Joseph’s Secondary, Barrie

Trent University, Peterborough

Rosseau Lake College, Rosseau 

Glendale Secondary School, Hamilton

Woodville Elementary School, Woodville

Sunderland Public School, Durham

Waterloo Collegiate Institute, Waterloo

Lester B. Pearson, Kitchener

Sir John A. MacDonald Secondary School, Waterloo

West Elgin Secondary School, London

Huron Park, London

Bell High School, Ottawa 

Merivale High School, Ottawa 

Earl of March Secondary School, Ottawa 

A.Y. Jackson, Ottawa 

Colonel By Secondary School, Ottawa 

Woodroof High School, Ottawa 

Sacred Heart Secondary School, Ottawa

Barrie North Secondary School, Barrie

Eastview Secondary School, Barrie 

Minesing Central, Barrie

Barrie Central Collegiate Institute, Barrie

Parry Sound High School, Parry Sound

St. Peter the Apostle, Parry Sound 

Almaguin High School, Almaguin 

Lindsay Vocational Collegiate Institute, Lindsay

Fenolen Falls Secondary School, Fenolen Falls

St. Dominic's Catholic Secondary School, Bracebridge

Bracebridge & Muskoka Lakes Secondary School, Bracebridge

Huntsville High School, Huntsville

I.E. Weldon Secondary School, Lindsay

Gravenhurst High School, Gravenhurst

Central Senior School, Lindsay

Gravenhurst Public School, Gravenhurst

Glen Orchard Public School, Glen Orchard

Bracebridge Public School, Bracebridge

Monck Public School, Bracebridge

Muskoka Beechgrove Public School, Gravenhurst

Pine Glen Public School, Huntsville

Huntsville Public School, Huntsville

Macaulay Public School, Bracebridge

Rolling Hills Public School, Lindsay        

Woodville Elementary School, Lindsay

Watt Public School, Deebank

QUEBEC

McGill University Residences, Montreal

McGill University Athletics, Montreal

Trafalgar School for Girls, Montreal

Trafalgar School for Girls Parents, Montreal

NEW ZEALAND

SOUTH ISLAND

Rangi Ruru Girls School, Christchurch

St. Margaret's Girls School, Christchurch

Avonside Girls School, Christchurch

Aidanfield Girls School, Christchurch

NORTH ISLAND

Kelston Girls School, Auckland

West Lake Girls School, Auckland

Whangerei Girls School, Whangerei

EUROPE

SWITZERLAND

International School of Geneva

(all girls, all genders, parent talk at three campuses)

The American School in Switzerland

(all girls, all boys, all staff)

THE NETHERLANDS

United World College

(all girls, all boys, parents)

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This is my Dad performing in a musical at a school where he was a principal. My Dad knew how to lead with love. I remember him often leaning over to whisper to me, “You know what the secret to being a good boss is? You don’t act like a bo
This is my Dad performing in a musical at a school where he was a principal. My Dad knew how to lead with love. I remember him often leaning over to whisper to me, “You know what the secret to being a good boss is? You don’t act like a boss.” Lessons for life from a soul who is larger than life. Thanks for being my Dad. Happy Father’s Day.
This is Brittany. I met her when I was working at a nonprofit called Berkeley Youth Alternatives when she was 16 and she is one of my sheroes. This girl got herself a scholarship at SFSU and is now an employment supervisor at a nonprofit here in Oakl
This is Brittany. I met her when I was working at a nonprofit called Berkeley Youth Alternatives when she was 16 and she is one of my sheroes. This girl got herself a scholarship at SFSU and is now an employment supervisor at a nonprofit here in Oakland. I admire her for everything she has been through, her righteous rage, and her relentless open heart. I’m including our exchange on social media in this series of pictures. Please take a moment to read why the Black Lives Matter movement is so important to Brittany’s life. Then, message me a picture of you and a Black female role model from your life or history. If it’s someone you admire you can send a separate photo of you and her. Share both your names, your age, and why that woman inspires you and I will post it as part of our campaign to amplify the voices of Black women. Let’s uplift our Black sisters and not let this moment slip away, but keep it alive in our hearts and actions for a changed world. Love you all, and love you forever B. ✊🏿❤️✊🏿❤️✊🏿❤️✊🏿❤️✊🏿❤️
Happy Juneteenth. May black bodies and beings be seen, loved, heard, protected, and championed. May all being awaken to itself.
Happy Juneteenth. May black bodies and beings be seen, loved, heard, protected, and championed. May all being awaken to itself.
I’ve spent a lot of time immersed in self-educating on being anti-racist this past while and the number one thing I’ve learned is how we white progressives harm via our assumption (and active projection) of being non-racist, which is real
I’ve spent a lot of time immersed in self-educating on being anti-racist this past while and the number one thing I’ve learned is how we white progressives harm via our assumption (and active projection) of being non-racist, which is really passive racism. I’ve been really moved by Robin Di Angelo’s ideas about White Fragility and Ibram X Kendi’s wisdom about being anti-racist which starts with confession. Link to TED interview with Kendi in my bio. Let’s do this.✊🏿❤️
Remember Munroe Bergdorf, the trans multi-racial model we talk about at the beginning of Love the Skin You’re In? She just got a 3-year late apology from L’Oreal, who dumped her in 2017 when she spoke out about the white supremacist rally
Remember Munroe Bergdorf, the trans multi-racial model we talk about at the beginning of Love the Skin You’re In? She just got a 3-year late apology from L’Oreal, who dumped her in 2017 when she spoke out about the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville (after hiring her for their “diversity” campaign). 🙄Bergdorf has graciously agreed to serve on their new inclusion advisory board. After speaking to the brand’s new UK president, Viguier, Bergdorf wrote that she believes in "accountability and progress, not cancellation and grudges". A generous act of forgiveness after they caused her untold heartache, don’t you think? 🥰I hope she’s being well-compensated. #blacklivesmatter✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 #blacktranslivesmatter #munroebergdorf
Today would have been Breonna Taylor’s 27th birthday. While all four of the cops involved in George Floyd’s death have been charged, none of the officers who stole Breonna from her loved ones have met with recourse. Link in my bio to acti
Today would have been Breonna Taylor’s 27th birthday. While all four of the cops involved in George Floyd’s death have been charged, none of the officers who stole Breonna from her loved ones have met with recourse. Link in my bio to actions you can take. Black women matter. Let’s keep the pressure on for our Black sister. Happy Birthday and Rest in Power Breonna. ❤️✊🏿#birthdayforbreonna #sayhername
You. Are. Amazing. I am so proud of the youth-organized marches for Black lives. Here in the Bay Area 15, 000 students took to the streets, holding the hearts of our Black sisters with their feet. This is the largest civil rights protest in the hist
You. Are. Amazing. I am so proud of the youth-organized marches for Black lives. Here in the Bay Area 15, 000 students took to the streets, holding the hearts of our Black sisters with their feet. This is the largest civil rights protest in the history of the world. We have a long road ahead to dismantle the system of oppression and youth have shown up in spades ♠️ to demand change. Link to Teen Vogue article for white girls to read about being an ally in my bio. ❤️👍🏿✌🏽❤️👍🏿✌🏽❤️👍🏿
And you Breonna, may you rest in peace and power, and may justice be served for the eight bullets that took your innocent, barely begun adult life. It’s all too much and has been forever. May the arrest of one of your brother George Floyd&rsquo
And you Breonna, may you rest in peace and power, and may justice be served for the eight bullets that took your innocent, barely begun adult life. It’s all too much and has been forever. May the arrest of one of your brother George Floyd’s murderers mark the beginning of a rise in accountability and action. Black girls I know you’re exhausted. It’s on white people to change this horror. Thank you @shirien.creates for your loving 🖼 #justiceforbreonnataylor #blacklivesmatter
You, George, deserve justice for the horrific act of racist brutality that ended your life. Rest in Power. Girls of color I’m loving you and here if you need to talk about how scary this feels. 🍃Thank you@shirien.creates forever this beautiful
You, George, deserve justice for the horrific act of racist brutality that ended your life. Rest in Power. Girls of color I’m loving you and here if you need to talk about how scary this feels. 🍃Thank you@shirien.creates forever this beautiful graphic.
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Meet our team


Meet our team


 

About Us

I'm the founder of the Love the Skin You’re In Youth Resiliency Project so I’m going to wing this and go first. This work was born out of my high school battle with an eating disorder. I ached so much during that time that I wanted to light the way forth for other young women; and in a culture that provides endless fodder for demystifying harmful representations of women and men, I cannot see the end of this labour of love in sight!

I've travelled the world, filling my cup by speaking to over 130 000 teens worldwide. From a European Tour to a National Youth Week Tour across New Zealand, from Cape Cod to Vancouver, I have inspired youth to find compassion within themselves, and to resist domination-based masculinity, and the hypersexualized looks-based competition that floods their Instagram feeds. I believe we can gather our hearts together to lead a new conversation about our bodies and beings and expand what it means to be masculine and feminine. I graduated with Distinction in Women’s Studies at McGill University and now live and travel between Caledon, Ontario, Canada and Santa Cruz, California with my husband who’s also an activist. It has been the greatest privilege of my life to stand in raw vulnerability before 500 youth at a time and remind them of their True Nature.

 

With open heart and warm light,