An Insider’s Point of View

Charlene talks to group

We live in a society obsessed with outward beauty. We are bombarded with media images of airbrushed celebrities who give us unrealistic expectations of the “perfect image”. If you have a facial or physical difference that causes you to look out of the ordinary, odds are that you have been the target of social challenges,…

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Redefining and Valuing Beauty

defeningig beauty article

Article source, Lake Norman Women, Sept. 2014 The mind, body, and spirit are intimately connected. People often tell me I’m Beautiful, yet my scarred appearance doesn’t meet any of the universal patterns of beauty. How is it that others find me “beautiful”? Society seems to relegate those of us with facial differences to the outskirts.…

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