Written by Bridgett Burrick Brown  As parents, we often approach conversations about body image with the best intentions, hoping to protect our children from a world filled with unrealistic beauty and body image standards. While these efforts often always come from a place of love, they can sometimes cause unintended harm, introducing ideas our children are too young to process or projecting our own insecurities onto them. Body image issues are not innate—they’re learned. Non

Written by Bridgett Burrick Brown "To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself." - Thich Nhat Hanh Embracing mindfulness with myself and others is something that is important to me -it's how I discern the kind of person I am in the world, and I always want to be the best version of myself. But as I get older and wiser ;) -the definition of what this means and how I get there is changing. More than ever, finding

December 30th, 2023 Reflecting on the Beyond Beauty Project journey, I am deeply grateful for the incredible team that has been by my side. From the early supporters who helped shape the project's foundation to the current team members who bring so much passion and creativity, each one has played a crucial role. The collaborative spirit and unwavering dedication of this team have been the driving force behind our shared success. Every individual, past and present, has left an

Hi Beauties, It's March, and this month is near and dear to my heart! To start, it's Women's History Month, and if you know me, I pretty much came out of the womb championing for women. So, celebrating those who have helped us get the freedom we have today is my kind of month. I love my tribes of women —my confidantes, my dance partners, my ride or dies, the women who have my back and pick me up when I'm down. I have relied on them during extremely hard times but also had som

Written by Bridgett Burrick Brown Entry September, 27th, 2022 "Mental health is nothing to be ashamed of and neither is talking about it." September is National Suicide Prevention Month - a time to raise awareness about a highly stigmatized topic in our society. So before the month ends, I have a story to share… it is the story of my rock bottom. I am 41 years old and standing in my closet in tears, struggling to fit in my favorite jeans I have had for years - having full-on

Entry: August, 31, 2022 When we use beauty, especially "youthful beauty," as the barometer of what tells us if we are beautiful or not, we use our beauty to harm us. There's no beauty fix for not loving yourself. We have been completely brainwashed to keep our aesthetic youth for as long as we can because, unfortunately, "youthful beauty" is our standard for beauty in our society. But what if it isn't? ...or what if it doesn't have to be the standard? What if? Can you stop fo

Written by Bridgett Burrick Brown from BBP For 23 years, I consciously, deliberately, and sometimes rigorously upheld the image of a model. When I decided to take modeling seriously at nineteen, I had just quit a competitive six-day-a-week dance life - so I was much more athletic than the fashion world wanted me and was told to lose weight immediately. I was also a little shorter than they wanted me, so they told me to lie and say I was an inch taller. - "Everyone lied," they

When you are feeling anxious or overwhelmed, stop and ask yourself... "What is the next self-loving thing for me to do?" -Dr. Susan Plunket I always say we each need a box filled with personalized self-care tools. For me, this sets the foundation for everything to feel healthy and balanced in my life. Some of these tools I use daily, and some just as needed! My mental health, physical health, spiritual health, and relationships thrive when I am taking care of myself. After y

I was recently asked on a podcast why I created the Beyond Beauty Project. As I started talking, I realized how damn long my full answer is! The reason being is that the creation of it truly came from the history of my life. By the age of five, I started watching my Mom struggle with her self-image as the horrific disease of multiple sclerosis debilitated her body and stole her mental health. As her only daughter, I shared her tears and defeat as she unsuccessfully tried sh