COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS & TRAINING COURSES IN THE HEART OF LONDON
Be The Greatest You, We are an organisation launched to promote and help create projects within the community, put on workshops and events to help address and reduce negative body image within individuals. Also to empower them to feel confident in finding jobs through training and work experience. Negativity may be caused by many different factors such as disabilities, low self-esteem, low income, lack of education, pressure from social media, etc. We aim to tackle and focus on all aspects of the negative in order to confront and discuss ways to positively reinforce change.
WORKSHOPS INCLUDE:
SELF CONFIDENCE
Have a mini make-over or your nails done by a professional beauty therapist.
TRAINING
Traning, help discover your skills, which can enhance the chance of getting a better job.
PHOTOGRAPHY
You will have your photo taken by a professional photographer.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Work experience support, help enable students to gain valuable industry work experience placement.
PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS
You will hear advice from a qualified nutritional therapist and life coach.
WELLBEING
You will take part in a wellbeing session such as Yoga, Reflexology or Therapeutic art.
DID YOU KNOW?
According to a study by Dove, only 4% of women thought they were beautiful, while approximately 70% of women and girls in the UK believed the media’s portrayal of impractical beauty standards fueled their appearance anxieties.
WHAT INFLUENCES OUR THOUGHTS?
As a nation, we are swamped with images from different types of media. These images tend to be of what the general public now consider as beautiful; slim, tall, long hair and pale skin tone. This has a huge impact on how adults largely women and young girls see themselves, far from perfection this adds another burden to life; trying to be more like what we see in the media. This could lead to petty crime, such as stealing products or debt, taking out loans to pay for surgery all to help enhance natural beauty.
Body image problems has been an issue for many centuries now, especially with the rapid constant shifts in ideal body types. Body image was normally set by cultural beliefs, genders, or social environment, but today it is mostly fashion and media industries that has the greatest influences in what is beautiful.
Do you agree or disagree?
We would like to help people determine what they feel their ideal body image is, without being heavily influence by the media.
EXPERIENCES
KIM MOORE
“Sometimes it the small things we do that makes other happy. Giving up some time to help out at a local event”
ZARA SIMMONS
“I was not always in a wheel chair; our life can change but it’s how we deal with change that matters. I’m now happy to talk about the change in my life.”
SALLY WU
“I’m not a model but it makes me feel good, to have my makeup, nails and my pictures taken. Thank you for a great day.”
