Stacy Nadeau

In her keynote, Embracing Real Beauty, Stacy speaks to men and women about the role they can each play in incrementally changing the message that young women receive. It begins at an individual level, she tells audiences. “Only when we start reinforcing positive body image in our groups and in our communities, can we start a real wave of change.” Stacy is a fantastic choice for eating disorders and body image awareness week observances. She is also a popular choice for women’s conferences, Panhellenic education and awareness events, new student orientation and current ideas and issues series. “This is my time to encourage and help women feel great about themselves no matter what they weigh or look like,” she said. “Women have surrendered to diets and insane eating habits to live up to social stereotypes for too long. It’s time that all women felt beautiful in their own skin.”

We are all shaped by the messages that society sends us, and oftentimes we are set up for disappointment when things don’t turn out exactly how we thought they would. To make matters more difficult, we are fed from a young age an ideal of what a man should be doing in his relationship, or how a woman can’t succeed without the perfect marriage. It’s a lot of pressure! This empowering program will allow students to open their eyes and minds to the beauty a successful relationship can bring into their lives, as well as the beauty that inner peace can provide. Even more, Stacy will address the liberation and empowerment that being single can offer, and she’ll offer tips to focus on self-improvement during those times. With proper nurturing, acceptance and self-knowledge, we all can find a healthy relationship, whether it’s with on your own or with a partner.