{"id":32970,"date":"2018-03-14T09:56:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T09:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ae.com?p=32970&preview=true&preview_id=32970"},"modified":"2019-05-03T19:39:29","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T19:39:29","slug":"real-talk-with-sarah-herron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/2018\/03\/14\/real-talk-with-sarah-herron\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Talk with Sarah Herron"},"content":{"rendered":"Sarah Herron founded SheLift<\/a>, a non-profit that empowers girls with physical differences to discover confidence through outdoor adventures and body-positive mentorship. Read on to learn more about Sarah and SheLift’s story and what makes her #AerieREAL<\/a>!\n\n\"Real<\/a>\n\nWhat inspired you to start SheLift?<\/strong>\n\nGrowing up as an early 2000\u2019s teen, we only had TV and magazines to idolize our favorite entertainers and role models. There was no Instragram, or platforms for connection that removed the barrier of real human condition. Magazine photos were always photoshopped and the models we saw rise to the top were always impossibly skinny and perfect. I never saw a single women in the media who resembled me or my body. I had one arm, I was chubby and as far as I knew I was completely alone. I compared myself to those I saw and developed disordered eating and depression. I was in my twenties before I ever saw a woman with a limb difference in a movie and it was Bethany Hamilton in Soul Surfer<\/em>. A few years later I set out to find love on ABC\u2019s The Bachelor<\/em> and quickly discovered that for millions of women across the world, I<\/em>, too<\/em> was the first woman they\u2019d seen on TV that they could relate to. I wasn\u2019t sure how to react or mobilize the groundswell of women coping with physical differences in a world that judges them by appearance. So I continued to do my thing \u2013 I got active, I got healthy and I shared my successes and my feelings to Instagram. When I discovered that my accomplishments in outdoor recreation and community directly correlated to my improved confidence and mental health, I realized this was my angle to make impact. I started SheLift with a mission to normalize differences by empowering girls with physical differences to improve self-acceptance and confidence through outdoor adventures and body-positive mentorship. SheLift provides once-in-a-lifetime experiences to young women with differences to help them live authentic lives and connect with others.\n\nWe just returned from a fundraising retreat in Mexico last month where 20 women \u2013 of different age and ability \u2013 came together to connect, share and conquer their obstacles. Over the weekend we went on adventures and practiced self-care and discussed the things that make us different but beautiful. You can read more about the trip and ways to join a future retreat here<\/a>.\n\n\"Real<\/a>\n\nWhat advice do you have for someone looking to overcome a challenge in their life?<\/strong>\n\nThe best advice I can offer someone trying to overcome a challenge is to seek connection. When we keep our story and our struggle bottled up, we cannot rise from it.  When you share your struggles out loud (with a trusting support group), you\u2019ll be surprised how many other women come forward saying \u201coh yeah, I feel that way, too!\u201d There\u2019s empowerment in simply knowing you\u2019re not alone.\n\nSheLift provides mentors for girls involved. Who is your role model and why?<\/strong>\n\nMy role model is my friend Debbie. I initially met Debbie through her husband Joe, who I worked with. Debbie is a personal trainer and was looking for new clients and Joe knew I\u2019d be up for the challenge. 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I have strong days and healthy days but I also have bad days and fat days \u2013 and that\u2019s OK. At the end of the day, I hope that by sharing my story, other women will realize they\u2019re not alone in their journey.\n\nHow does the #AerieREAL message align<\/strong> with SheLift\u2019s beliefs?<\/strong>\n\nSheLift is about empowering women to live their most authentic lives. This means encouraging girls to embrace their imperfections and the qualities that make them unique and lovable and to let go of self-comparison. Through social media, I am trying to pull back the curtain on what differences look like. If there\u2019s more visibility to size, shape, disability, etc, we begin to normalize differences and reject beliefs that only<\/em> skinny is pretty. The #AerieREAL campaign is leading the same mission. It\u2019s so important to be showing impressionable young women that bodies aren\u2019t perfect! Putting photos of un-photoshopped women in media will help other women realise \u201cOh, her stomach looks like mine!\u201d or \u201comg, she has stretch marks, too!\u201d and ultimately help reduce eating disorders and depression. We\u2019re both on a mission saying \u201cIt\u2019s OK to have imperfections and you\u2019re certainly not alone.\u201d\n\n\"Real<\/a>\n\nWhat makes you #AerieREAL<\/a>? Comment below & tell us! For more Real Talks, see here<\/a>!\n\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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