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Love the Skin You're In Youth resiliency project


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 Youth resiliency project


WE ARE on a mission to teach youth

that the most IMPORTANT part of

their body is their HEART.

 

Mental Health  Social Media Literacy  Socialization of Gender

Our Story of Growing Resiliency Through Understanding Gender Paradigms

 

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

 
 
 
 
 
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Events


IMAGINE every student in your school in the gym.

We set HEARTS FREE from gender paradigms.

A journey to the POWER of CONNECTION.

Because we're all in this TOGETHER.

 

Events


IMAGINE every student in your school in the gym.

We set HEARTS FREE from gender paradigms.

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 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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Let’s talk about all the ways that people can connect with Love the Skin You’re in here.

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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,