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The Power of Body Positivity | Bertha Chan | TEDxLingnanUniversity

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2016 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Bullied, judged, shamed & shunned, just because one does not conform to what society deems to be the right body shape. 

This talk highlights one women's struggle and determination to change the way people are judged and viewed in a culture where anything other than thin is acceptable.

Bertha Chan is a plus size blogger and a body-diversity activist from Hong Kong. 

Born and raised in the metropolitan city, she struggles at a place where certain beauty standard on women means the key to success; lost and often felt not accepted, she found herself being hospitalise from anorexia and spent the next decade fighting eating disorders and body image issues.

Bertha founded Curves in Asia in 2015, aiming to raise awareness for women in Asia to disregard the influence of the society's beauty standards

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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