The idea of beauty has shaped Joanna Jepson's life and ministry. Born with a jaw defect she was mercilessly bullied through her childhood and into adulthood. But after successful surgery she then had to figure out how her internal self related to her new external self. She then went on to issue a legal challenge against the late abortion of a foetus with a cleft lip and palate. And later she became a chaplain to the London College of Fashion. So we asked Joanna to tell us what she's learnt about the true meaning of beauty.

“You really need to know what the wounds are – never mind what you think is wrong with you physically – you need to know what the wounds are that you are carrying with you, because surgery isn’t going to heal those. It will change you and it may be a very liberating thing. But it’s not going to heal you. That’s a different process altogether.” - Joanna Jepson

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