#IAmWhatsUnderneath #MentalHealthAwareness #SelfAcceptance
Lupin Vivian understands first hand the rewards of not being “normal” and owning it. A diagnosis of Schizophrenia as a young teen sent her to institutions away from family, school and her home of Guernsey in the British Islands. When she returned, Lupin was confronted with marginalization from her peers and struggled with shame around her illness. Once she realized she could not disguise who she was, she embraced it, and this journey is what eventually brought Lupin to her greatest freedom. Today, she is a personal style wizard with an amazing partner, a college degree in theology and english and a master of understanding what matters in life is not anything external. What matters is caring for yourself, so that you can in turn care for others. To see more of Lupin, check out her instagram @lupin.vivian.
If this story is transformative on your own journey towards acceptance and you are inspired to share your story, please share this link and/or consider being featured in our What’s Underneath At Home series by submitting yourself to our open-call (see details below). Don't forget to like, subscribe and and hit the notification bell so you won't miss future episodes!
2:26 Why Lupin submitted herself to be part of the What’s Underneath at Home series.
5:27 How Lupin’s style has helped her to claim her “difference” rather than be victim to other people’s judgements about her.
6:27 The assumptions people make about Lupin before and after they find out she has Schizophrenia.
12:39 Lupin’s journey with Schizophrenia, beginning when she started hearing voices at age 12.
28:50 Lupin’s journey to healing and becoming whole in herself.
43:14 When Lupin feels the most vulnerable.
45:03 When Lupin feels the most beautiful.
46:05 Lupin’s biggest fear.
48:32 Why Lupin has learned to appreciate her own journey within the body she has been given.
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2. Please create a post on your instagram story and/or grid finishing the sentence “I want to participate in StyleLikeU’s What’s Underneath virtual livestream open-call because self-acceptance _____” and fill in the blank about what self-acceptance means to you. Make sure to tag at least one friend who you think would be interested in learning about the open-call, tag @stylelikeu and use the hashtag #iamwhatsunderneath. We will be re-posting these as they come to us!
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