The Catholic View for Women

Episode 4: Extreme Makeover: Seeing Yourself through the Eyes of Christ

Episode Highlights

1) How women are portrayed in the media

2) Cover-Girl culture, an inside look at the world of modeling and advertising from former model Nicole Clarke

3) An overview of some of the research of the impact of media on women & teens.

4) Teresa’s testimony about her own problems with body image and an eating disorder.

5) Resources on how to help you have your own extreme media makeover.

Extreme Makeover Questions

How is the culture/media impacting your relationship with God?
How is the culture/media impacting your releationship with your family?
Are you willing to make changes in your media habits and make a diiference in the media climate?

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Consider praying the Divine Office on a daily basis. The Divine Office provides psalms and prayers to be prayed at different times of the day. See www.divineoffice.org.

Discussion Questions

Have you experienced your own "extreme spiritual makeover"?
Are you in need of an "extreme media makeover"?
How much media and what type of media are you consuming on a daily basis?
Are you regularly taking in messages that are contrary to Scripture and Church teaching?
How do you think you may have been influenced by messages from the culture especially the messages that concentrates more on the outside than the inside?
Do you really see yourself as a loved daughter of God or are you struggling with self esteem issues?
Do you know other women in your family or circle of friends who have been impacted negativlely by cultural pressures to look or act a certain way?
Do you believe women are objectified in the media?
How do you see the mass media impacting younger women especially tweens and teens?

Janet's Homework Assignment

Purchase Teresa's books NOISE and Truth for Teens by visiting the EWTN Catalogue at www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com.

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