Abby Adams, a longtime Disciples of Christ member and  Transylvania University student, will lead our young women through a day of reflection and discovery of beauty beyond first impressions. The workshop was created when Adams researched girls’ self-perceptions.

            “I found that, overwhelmingly, girls are told every day of how they don’t look and how they should,” said Adams. “It’s my mission to help young women change these perceptions … to start a dialogue in the community about new ideas about beauty.”

            Girl-talk, bonding and cultural review will fill the day. Viewing of movies, plus sharing will help each participant examine how she has been trained to think of herself.

            For more information or to sign up for the August workshops, youth should talk to or contact Mark Briley at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .