Strength TogetHER Cohort 14

31 st August 2021 “There is nothing rarer, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.” “The human body is the best work of art.” “Women who love themselves are threatening; but men who love real women, more so.” To create positivity and help people to come out of their comfort zone, we organized this webinar through the zoom session on 31 st August 2021 on the topic '   Love Your Body" . This session was moderated by Ms. Niharika Mainali who leads Changing Stories Nepal as Executive Director. This session was very interesting and emotional with the contribution of 3 speakers. The guidance and support from our moderator were beyond the words. Our moderator chose to speak and suggest the speakers after their stories each. Our first speaker was a young, beautiful woman who had enormous self-confidence. She liked to introduce herself as a chubby girl and not a fat person. Sh

July 3, 2021 “Mental health is not a destination, it’s a process.” To take the inch forward towards the very process, we conducted this session with the help of our moderator Pratikshya Rajopadhya on the topic ' Depression and anxiety as a part of mental health. This session was held on July 3, 2021 . Every participant in the session might relate to this. This was the session filled with so much emotion. Participants had tear rolling down their eyes, the virtual hugs and support from one another were immense.  With the introduction from the moderator, we started off as 4 speakers, but as one of our speakers had some medical emergency, we could deliver the message of only 3 speakers here. To add to that, I was a coordinator who shared my gratitude to every speaker and I shared my personal memories about the topic as well.  The very first speaker talked about the hardships and struggles she faced closely as her brother was having a serious illness. The process of his struggles, succ