The Becoming Initiative:
The heart of Body Beyond Beauty is the Becoming Journal. Each mini Recovery Kit includes a journal plus tools to personalize it (markers, pens, stickers) and handwritten encouragement notes from volunteers. These kits help teens reflect, recover, and reconnect with their identity beyond appearance, especially in performance-based spaces like dance, gymnastics, cheer, figure skating, and youth athletic programs.
Why It Exists
In aesthetic sports and performance-based spaces, teens are taught to monitor, critique, and control their bodies as part of success.
This constant evaluation can lead to:
- body image distress
- disordered eating
- shame around seeking help
- loss of identity beyond appearance or performance
Research shows that reflective writing and identity-based prompts can reduce emotional distress, lower shame, and support recovery by helping individuals externalize harmful thoughts and reconnect with themselves beyond appearance.
3 Teams
Journal Kit Team
- Assemble personalized journal kits for young athletes, including guided prompts, inspirational materials, and tools to support mental wellness.
- Help design creative content for the kits and package them with care to ensure each athlete feels seen and supported.
- Assist in distributing kits to schools, studios, and athletic programs.
- Kits are assembled by volunteers, personalized, and donated to studios, gyms, and recovery spaces.
Workshop Team
- Lead or support interactive workshops that encourage journaling, reflection, and self-expression.
- Facilitate group discussions on mental wellness, body image, and goal-setting in a safe and supportive environment.
- Help develop engaging prompts and activities that make reflection accessible and fun for young athletes.
Outreach Team
- Connect with local schools, studios, and athletic programs to spread awareness of the Becoming Initiative.
- Organize events, provide informational sessions, and recruit participants for workshops and journal kit programs.
- Serve as ambassadors for Body Beyond Beauty, helping expand the initiative’s impact within the community.
Our Next Events
February 28 – in-person Recovery Kit making @ Cooper City Pool and Tennis Center
February 23-March 1: National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Call to Action
If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out for professional help. Sharing awareness can save lives — consider sharing this page to spread understanding.
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