Empowering Photos Turn Negative Thoughts Into Positive Affirmations
Abbe Dembowitz’s initiative, the Turn It Around Project, features photographs of people with their biggest insecurity written on one side of their bodies, alongside pictures of positive affirmations written on the other. The Pace University senior, whose team has shot about 50 photos since launching the project last November, says it’s all about changing perception.
People are looking at their self-criticisms in a completely different way, thanks to one student’s poignant project.
Abbe Dembowitz’s initiative, the Turn It Around Project, features photographs of people with their biggest insecurity written on one side of their bodies, alongside pictures of positive affirmations written on the other. The Pace University senior, whose team has shot about 50 photos since launching the project last November, says it’s all about changing perception.
“It’s about really encouraging people to look past whatever negative thoughts or insecurities or hangups … and showing them that that negative first thought doesn’t have to be where it stops,” she told HuffPost. “You have the power to turn around your thinking.”
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