August represents a wide range of things. The end of the cold winter and beginning of summer. While across the world some are shedding their summer wear for boots and a scarf.

Here at the safe zone we are embracing all that we are and shedding away all the negativity, in the name of true beauty.

http://www.nobodyshame.com features Whitney's Way Thore's story. Who is the star of my big fat fabulous life. Her book is a story on her path of living a shameless life.

prettycomesnaturally is a campaign created to show that true beauty comes from within. There's no need to starve or stuff yourself to add or remove parts of you that don't exist.

' Beauty tips are everywhere. Celebrities are getting facial features changed, butt and breasts implants and everywhere we go we have a model for perfection.

For some girls looking like the Kardashians is a life goal, stuffing their clothes and exposing more skin to seem beautiful. For others simply being skinny is fine. They cut themselves smaller portions of cake, and go by the phrase 'skip dinner get thinner'.

This is not okay, not at all. For girls all around the world are squeezing themselves into smaller clothing to seem beautiful and feel wanted. Without realising that they are in fact already beautiful.'

ProjectBeYOUtiful is a campaign started by skylarforthewin
to promote self-esteem and acceptance. Everyone has unique experiences and personalities. Our differences are what make each and every one of us beautiful in our own way.

"Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are."
~ Markus Zusak

BodyPositivity is a Wattpad project that aims to include body positivity in literature. Much of literature fails to realize that all body types, no matter size/shape, are beautiful.

stopwiththelabels is a campaign started to help fight society on their ideal perfection by making our own. Perfection is simply realizing that perfection does not exist.

' Everyday we are labeled, falsely judged, and commented upon our appearance. Our skin color defines our ability to compromise, to live. Where we come from defines us. When will our inner beauty outstand the outer?'

FreeYourBody is a campaign by Ellie (est. Oct 19 2015) to help promote the acceptance of body and skin types, conditions, disorders and illnesses that are not usually depicted in books.

ImperfectlyByoutiful was started to celebrate the 'imperfections'. Those the society has labelled unfit. Which over the years has plagued us. Fat hands, squint eyes, freckled face, too curvy, flat chested, frizzy hair, spectacles, braces, skin disorders, sicknesses, skin color, disabilities. Most of these issues are shied away from being mentioned in books. We rarely see characters who have any of the above. And if they do, often mocked or ridiculed for it. We have been so focused on what the society has deemed as perfection, that we forget, pretend and hide who we really are.

These imperfections are nothing more than differences. Differences that make us, US. The imperfections that make you beautiful. That make you, YOU.

Project-ItsMe is an association that helps people accept themselves as they are even if they miss their arm, or if they are Gay, lesbians, transexuals or they don't think they are "beautiful" them are able to just accept themselves and others will also able to accept them as they are.

ProjectLoveYourself is a project started by an artist to show what true beauty is

"Project Love Yourself is for my friends. My friends that have fought depression, self-harm, and low self-esteem because they are unique and beautiful in a way the media doesn't show. I instructed two of my friends to take pictures of their face, side profile, body (of course their clothed body), and a dramatic model pose (hands on face, staring into distance, etc.). Then I asked them to laugh.

I will take these pictures (not all of them, of course) and draw my friends. I want them to be able to see themselves in my eyes, where their flaws are their strengths, and their beauty is obvious. I want them to think, "I truly love myself."

I would be honored if you participated. Not everyone is an artist but that's okay. Personalize Project Love Yourself to your strengths. Write about someone instead of draw. If photography is your thing, take photos of someone dear to you. Do it however you'd like."

StopBodyShaming is a campaign that takes a stand against the adverse effects that words can have on our self esteem and the way in which we perceive ourselves.

And iamhere- is a campaign to embrace all that we are inside and outside and learn to shine through it all.