No Numbers Trailer

I'm loving the entries that have been coming in for the Thunderpants competition - keep them coming! If you don't feel comfortable putting them up as a comment on the blog, you are more than welcome to email them through to me or send me a private message on Facebook.

You might recall that the reason why I'm running this competition is because of the documentary premier that I had the privilege of attending last week; called 'No Numbers: Identity Beyond Measure.', which is the story of three women who have suffered from eating disorders.

Check out the trailer:

You can also check out the Facebook group that has been set up - and there's even a mention of this blog from the owner (whom I had the pleasure of meeting briefly today)

In the days that have followed the screening, I received a few other emails I’d like to share. The first was from Raina:

"I attended the premier of No Numbers at the event that EDEN put on and was absolutely blown away by how powerful, beautiful and moving the film was. I want to thank you for the amount of work and time you have put into the film; it is incredible and I know I will be doing my best to make sure that the word gets out and that as many people watch it as possible.

Part of my endeavour to do this is related to a blog that I have ... where I blog about body image, self- esteem and self acceptance.

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I’m currently running one competition at the moment that is more EDEN specific that you might be interested in checking out – I’m giving away a pair of Thunderpants and getting readers to enter by completing this sentence, “I love my body because...”

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Again, thank you for the wonderful, amazing effort that you have put into this film. You are inspirational."

I think what Raina is doing is inspirational. Please check out her blog and enter her competition. The Thunderpants she refers to are undies that EDEN especially designed for The Love Your Body Campaign and that help raise money for the organization. EDEN receives no government funding whatsoever and relies entirely on donations, so go to www.eden.org.nz to buy your own pair. I’ve got mine, which has earned me the nickname, Thunderpantress, thanks to my new friend Peter!

Great stuff all around.