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Teenagers and Body Image with Serena Understanding Body Matters Podcast
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On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest, previous group facilitator, Serena Dalton. Serena has run workshops and group facilitation for the company Tomorrow Woman which runs education programs for school students, teachers, for parents, in sports, and more. Serena has a background in studying theatre studies where after working for this organisation found a passion in working in the mental health space and is now completing a Masters in Counselling at University. The company Tomorrow Woman runs workshops across schools in NSW where Serena was lucky enough to be a part of this program for a year a half. The program Serena was involved in was designed for young girls and non- binary girls to speak about topics such as body image, mental health, and gender expectations in a group facilitation setting. While this specific program is not still being run in schools there are still various workshops still being run by this same organisation. Where the company has now been able to run 2,037 workshops with 60,777 participants.
On this week’s episode Serena shares some of the lived experience of school aged girls around body image discussing the impact that it is having on teenage girls in NSW. Where this episode discusses some of the challenges young girls are experiencing with social media, body comparison, and anxiety. Serena discusses the power of this women-based program on addressing some of the current concerns that we are seeing in schools. Bringing a voice to some of the young girls in this generation! So please, welcome out next special guest, Sarena!
A quick update for everyone around the podcast; We will be releasing episodes fortnightly on Wednesdays instead of weekly!
Podcast Summary:
1. Workshops run in schools talking about body image, mental health, and high expectations
2. Body image as a top concern for year 10-11 girls in schools
3. The experiences shared by teenage girls
4. Discussing body image statistics
5. Social media use and body comparison
6. Starting the conversations around body image in schools
Links to Tomorrow Woman:
Website: https://www.tomorrowwoman.com.au/
Instagram: @tomorrowwoman_au
Facebook: Tomorrow Woman
Links from the episode and to BodyMatters:
BodyMatters Australasia Website: https://bodymatters.com.au/
BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau
Butterfly Foundation
Helpline: Call their National Helpline on 1800 33 4673. You can also chat online or email
On this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest, previous group facilitator, Serena Dalton. Serena has run workshops and group facilitation for the company Tomorrow Woman which runs education programs for school students, teachers, for parents, in sports, and more. Serena has a background in studying theatre studies where after working for this organisation found a passion in working in the mental health space and is now completing a Masters in Counselling at University. The company Tomorrow Woman runs workshops across schools in NSW where Serena was lucky enough to be a part of this program for a year a half. The program Serena was involved in was designed for young girls and non- binary girls to speak about topics such as body image, mental health, and gender expectations in a group facilitation setting. While this specific program is not still being run in schools there are still various workshops still being run by this same organisation. Where the company has now been able to run 2,037 workshops with 60,777 participants.
On this week’s episode Serena shares some of the lived experience of school aged girls around body image discussing the impact that it is having on teenage girls in NSW. Where this episode discusses some of the challenges young girls are experiencing with social media, body comparison, and anxiety. Serena discusses the power of this women-based program on addressing some of the current concerns that we are seeing in schools. Bringing a voice to some of the young girls in this generation! So please, welcome out next special guest, Sarena!
A quick update for everyone around the podcast; We will be releasing episodes fortnightly on Wednesdays instead of weekly!
Podcast Summary:
1. Workshops run in schools talking about body image, mental health, and high expectations
2. Body image as a top concern for year 10-11 girls in schools
3. The experiences shared by teenage girls
4. Discussing body image statistics
5. Social media use and body comparison
6. Starting the conversations around body image in schools
Links to Tomorrow Woman:
Website: https://www.tomorrowwoman.com.au/
Instagram: @tomorrowwoman_au
Facebook: Tomorrow Woman
Links from the episode and to BodyMatters:
BodyMatters Australasia Website: https://bodymatters.com.au/
BodyMatters Instagram: @bodymattersau
Butterfly Foundation
Helpline: Call their National Helpline on 1800 33 4673. You can also chat online or email
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