Breaking barriers.

Recently I have gotten very involved with something new (I know big surprise). I Am That Girl is a non-profit that aspires to help girls understand that they deserve to love themselves by building community and providing girls with an environment where they can have meaningful conversations. I am starting the first ever Idaho chapter here in Boise alongside a very talented and driven woman, Amanda Graham. We just.. click. She is one of those people who you can't help but to be inspired when you are in the same room as her. 

Tonight was our second official chapter meeting--but the first one that was done completely on our own. Our first meeting was a small group of four ladies and we video conferenced with Emily Greener (IATG co-founder). It was such an inspiring meeting and it drove us to want to do huge things. Today our meeting consisted of six of us and we talked about the definitions of beauty.
 

We discovered so much about ourselves & each other throughout our conversation. It is amazing what kinds of conversations come about when we break down the barriers that society sets in place. If women focused more on building each other up instead of tearing each other down we would  be unstoppable. We all feel insecure at some point and society teaches us that if we aren't tall enough, short enough, thin enough, curvy enough, etc. that we aren't "beautiful". It's time to redefine beauty. Watch out Idaho... we are about to make a big impact on our quiet little state.