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Due to lack of interest, this site had not been updated for several months. However, I have been asked  to re-instate it. I will be doing updates over the next few days so please be patient with me and I thank the individuals that ARE utilizing it.

494 St. George Street, Moncton NB, E1C 1Y3           1-506-856-6340

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Please send updates, comments or suggestions to Don Robichaud at donrob@fundy.net

Being a man or woman who performs in the visual arts I have turn into nicely aware of the magic of Photoshop. It can be a fabulous plan that offers you the ability to build virtually no matter what you wish and alter truth right into a variety of super fact. I are not able to guide but be impressed.

As being a woman who has suffered her complete life in the culture that values a female's bodily splendor about practically every last other excellent she could possess, I'm disgusted at this super actuality. As being a mom of two young daughters who're beautiful in every single way that is certainly absolutely significant I'm, rather frankly, terrified.

The obsession, and I am not using that term lightly, that we being a tradition and ladies as a gender have within their overall look is practically nothing quick of frightening. Possessing lived through it myself and dealt with the consuming problems that so generally stem from a warped shape image I can actually say that I am as a final point commencing to receive above it. I am 43 decades outdated.

I have seasoned first hand binge eating, stuffing my feelings with compulsive overeating as well as mind-boggling darkness of staying morbidly obese. I have witnessed lovely gals and women of all ages openly berate by themselves for not living as much as the current teen idol or clothes product they noticed on Tv.

In 43 many years I've finally come to a position where I'm just beginning to become ready to disregard the barrage of media and social norms that make me truly feel physically inadequate. That is unfortunate. It is far more than sad. I hope it doesn't consider that long for my own daughters to prevent evaluating on their own with fantasies.

Considered one of the most effective weapons in any battle is real truth. And also the real truth is the fact any individual that actually works from the media knows what amount time, make up, lights and digital enhancement is necessary to produce the fantasy female that surrounds us all day long. Conceivably all we need to do to end the obsession is expose the truth.

Ironically it had been my oldest daughter (14 several years previous to get correct) that brought this video clip to my attention. The evolution of the product put out by Dove and demonstrated to my daughter by a teacher at her school reveals the reality within a way that is challenging to make clear in just words. I hope you are going to observe it.