Hijas Americanas

Hijas Americanas Reading & Discussion Includes a reading, an explanation of the motivation for this book and the research process, and allows time for questions.

10 Things that Will Make You Think, Speak, & Act This presentation reveals 10 interesting observations from the book including statistics and occurrences of eating disorders among Latinas, the impact of sex education on the sexuality of young Latinas, the influence Hollywood has on one’s beauty perception and body image, and the impact of marketing tactics on one’s self perception.

What We Must Do A call to action for female leaders to stop critical conversations and start uplifting themselves and others. What can women do to change the negative circumstances that impact women’s self-perception on a daily basis? The presentation includes concrete suggestions for changing a community’s behavior and offers the audience an opportunity to address specific community needs.

The Life You Save Can Be Your Own Parents often feel as if their role in championing their daughters’ self-confidence is negated by the rush of images presented to them on television, in the movies, and in magazines. The truth is that parents are a daughter’s frontline of defense in the body image wars, and it’s never too late to champion your child. Parents will share their concerns and hear best practice ways to empower rather than enable their children while instiling confidence.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Smashing the Beauty Box Everyday, we perpetuate non-inclusive body and beauty ideals that limit our possibilities. It is time for women of all colors, sizes, and ethnicities to confront the boxes they are placed in by themselves and others and create worldviews that are expansive and empowering. Frank discussion helps women escape the stranglehold of beauty so that we can concentrate our energies on using our skills and experiences to improve our world.

Getting into Ourselves Leaders are often on the run, leaving themselves as the last thing they check in on. And many female and minority leaders are particularly worn thin as they are asked to duplicate their leadership efforts for many organizations. Participants will reflect on their values and how those values play out in their lives.

Writing Your Life Self-reflection allows us a moment of inquiry, a moment to identify desire and potential. Generating awareness, and then moving to personal solutions, takes time and thought, brainstorming and checking in, enough repetition to want to change our choices and build a new habit, and the knowledge of why this habit will be good for us when we want to revert. Journaling predisposes us to a more successful embrace of our self and our choices, insulating and boosting our self-awareness which raises our self-esteem. Participants will engage in a range of journaling tools and practices.

A Crash Course in Creativity Participants will consider the theory of creative process while enhancing their own creativity. This is a workshop grounded in risk-taking, in exploring arts, experiences, and attitudes. What one learns lies in what one gives to the experience: the risks that one is willing to take intellectually and creatively and the energy, motivation, and commitment one is willing to put into the experience directly affect how much is gained. We’ll use instruction, exercises, and small projects to enhance each person’s creative process.