Throughout this unit, you will be challenged to investigate your own self-image and ensure you have created a positive one. Let's begin by looking at a video by Lizzie Velasquez who discusses how she suffers from a rare disorder which prevents her from gaining weight and has caused blindness in her right eye. She has been cyberbullied and labeled “the world’s ugliest woman”. As a result of her upbringing and positive outlook on life, she decided to turn things around and create her own definitions of beauty and happiness.

Lizzie asks the audience to consider what defines them. Is it their backgrounds? Friends? Families? She reminds us that if we can find happiness within, and be the drivers of our own lives, bullies will always lose and you will be victorious! If you project a positive self-image, people will be more likely to see you as a positive, capable person.

Open your Learning Guide and complete Activity 3.1 as you watch the video.