About

The True Style program is a joint effort of Holy Family Youth and Pro Life Ministries that helps address the self-esteem crisis in this country that pervades every aspect of a girl’s life including her looks, performance in school and relationships with friends and family members. According to Real Girls, Real Pressure: A National Report on the State of Self-Esteem, commissioned by the Dove® Self-Esteem Fund.

Seven in ten girls believe they are not good enough or do not measure up in some way, including their looks, performance in school and relationships with friends and family members

· 62% of all girls feel insecure or not sure of themselves

· 57% of all girls have a mother who criticizes her own looks

· More than half (57%) of all girls say they don’t always tell their parents certain things about them because they don’t want them to think badly of them

· 78% of girls with low self-esteem admit that it is hard to feel good in school when you do not feel good about how you look (compared to 54% of girls with high self-esteem)

Girls with low self-esteem are significantly more likely to engage in negative behaviors

· 75% of girls with low self-esteem reported engaging in negative activities such as disordered eating, cutting, bullying, smoking, or drinking when feeling badly about themselves (Compared to 25% of girls with high self-esteem)

· 25% of teen girls with low self-esteem practice disordered eating, such as starving themselves, refusing to eat, or over-eating and throwing up when feeling badly about themselves (Compared to 7% of girls with high self-esteem)

This year True Style unveils a new retreat format. The retreat will focus on self-confidence, chastity, outer and inner beauty, identity in Christ and modesty. The girls will come away with a newfound respect for themselves and a deeper love for God.