For the second part of a 6 episode series coinciding with Eating Disorder Awareness Month, we continue talking with Amanda Moreno and Christina Miranda about their organization, Body Empowerment Project, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 2021 to help empower youth to find body acceptance and self-worth. They lead educational workshops for college, middle school, and high school students about body image and self-esteem in order to decrease eating disorder risk. Students leave their program with a new appreciation for themselves, a transformed idea of what it means to be healthy, acceptance of their bodies, and the courage to advocate for themselves and others.

The Body Empowerment Project:

Instagram: @body_empowerment_project

Website: https://www.bodyempowerment.net/

The YANApodcast:

Instagram: @the_yanapodcast 

Website: www.theyanapodcastwithnamiphilly.wordpress.com

New episodes every Tuesday!

NAMI PHILLY:

Instagram: @NAMIPhiladelphia or @namiphilly_ETS

Website: www.namiphilly.org 

NAMI Philadelphia Warmline: 267.687.4381

CRISIS RESOURCES:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800) 273-TALK (8255)

Crisis Text Line: Text “NAMI” to 741741

Philadelphia Suicide and Crisis Intervention Hotline (215) 686-4420

National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) Help Line (CALL OR TEXT) (800) 931-2237

SAMHSA: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)