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Within these pages, you’ll find the keys to unlock the doors to hidden biases and negative perception based on size and weight. We have taken a new approach to diversity adding to it just a bit. You’ll discover a new way of looking at people, situations and circumstances. Come with me, explore the world of Size—The Other Diversity!

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Size-The Other Diversity
By: Veronica Cook-Euell

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The following model illustrates how size directly correlates to other dimensions of diversity.

Size--The Other Diversity Model

Body Aloud & Proud!

BAP is a fun, educational and interactive program focusing on eating disorder prevention education, body acceptance and self empowerment for girls.

BAP is based on the Body Positive curriculum and can be custom designed for any size group of girls from ages 7 and up.

BAP utilizes the Body Positive approach and is a collaboration with Queen Bee Productions. For additional information please download our BAP flyer.

Size Matters, and if you think it doesn’t, then you have not been reading, watching T.V., shopping, or been around other people lately. Size matters when colleges and universities are not getting students enrolled because they refuse to pay attention to the cry that you can hear all over the country…"I would love to take college/university courses, but I just can’t fit in those seats." Size matters when children are branded for life because they are being teased and taunted day after day at school growing up never recovering; Size matters are important to you and they are important to me. So when doesn’t size matter? I never just doesn’t matter.

I thought it was necessary to write this message to the many people who place such high value on size and weight, appearance, body image, and good looks. I truly believe that if we could all "make our selves over" we would be what we ourselves believe is perfect, missing no good thing--or perceived good thing. But God created us just as he purposed to. We are wonderfully and fearfully made. There is a purpose in everything and everyone’s body styles, shapes, heights, weights, abilities and disabilities. If God wanted us all to look alike, weigh the same, and have the same abilities, he is powerful and almighty and it would have been so if it was his will. We must begin to understand that our thoughts are not his thoughts and our ways are not his ways.

Even in the area of size and weight, I believe that God has and will use his people of size for his divine purpose. We might not understand now, but I have long since said that "I believe people of size are the chosen people! No other group suffers more oppression, discrimination, set backs, ostracism, or alienation than they!"

My first vivid memory of being held accountable for my body image occurred when I was a mere 10 years old. I can vividly recall being chastised and reprimanded by my very concerned mother for being “too big for my age”. The images of suffering this stifled my creativity, self-confidence, and any sense of self worth. The sense of shame that resulted from being overweight became a life-long companion. In essence, I learned to become a passenger of my body and watch it carry me from intense high moments to extreme lows all attached to my weight.

It wasn’t until a few years ago that I realized that I could take control of what society considered an out-of-control and unattractive vehicle called my body. That is, I awoke from a life long sleep induced by feelings of shame, guilt, failure, lack of acceptance, and social alienation. It was at that moment that being fat became a source of empowerment and strength. Since then, I have made a commitment to myself and to society to give back through my Radio Show “Size Matters with Veronica” and "Size Diversity” the Consulting Division. Now I am confident, well adjusted, savvy and a professional woman of size! I learned that the prize is not given to the swift, or the one that simply perseveres; the prize is given to the one who defies all odds and wins after all. To learn more about me please go to “About Veronica” for a short professional profile. Otherwise, please take a look at our workshops and presentations or listen to this week’s featured Size Matters show online!