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🤩WOW! What an incredible day at our 2025 How To Love Yourselfie Youth Arts and Wellness Camp @mihranknoho 🤩

Thank you to our outstanding #BTCF TEAM - so much love to you all!Thank you to all our amazing sponsors & volunteers! TY to our rockstar youth guests - we loved sharing the day with you all!Thank you parents & caregivers for bringing your kids to our camp! A special thanks to @mihranknoho for hosting us! AND big thanks to @jordyncuret_ for creating our very own #BTCF song for the camp, “Dance Again”!🎸🎶

We can wait until 2026! #HOWTOLOVEYOURSELFIE #YOUTH #ARTS #WELLNESS #CAMP

😎Fun Fact ~ Inspiration for this camp comes from our online social media literacy videos/workbook program - How To Love Yourselfie with @jillianrosereed 🩷#creator

“DANCE AGAIN”
Written/Vocals: Jordyn Curet
Guitars/Bass/Melody: Michael Paik Music Drums/Percussion: Beau Skonieczny @beau_drumz
Mixing/Mastering Engineer: Gear-Age Media
Copyrights: Breaking The Chains Foundation

Video cred~ @jillianrosereed

Our #BTCF Team shares some thoughts about our super fun “How To Love Yourselfie Youth Arts & Wellness Camp” on September 21st @mihranknoho 💜

Thank you youth ambassador @kaydentokarski for capturing these moments & creating this video for us! 💖

Lots more to share🤩

#htlys #youth #arts #wellness #camp #btcf

#BTCF Health and Wellness Conversation ~ Kindra Gipple shares her personal journey in creating a teen mental wellness and support program that ignited her non-profit, @hopesocialaz .

Facilitated by Krista Stryker @12minuteathlete , NSCA-CPT, Author, BTCF Board with guest, Kindra Gipple, Founder & CEO of @hopesocialaz 💜

These conversations highlight the stories of BTCF team members, partners, and friends and how these stories can help to inspire others and enrich our lives.

#hopesocial #teen #mentalhealth #mentalwellbeing

🌟We are honored to partner with @modestflyart for their MFA Wellness Expo!

Join our #BTCF Community Outreach Youth Ambassador @audenwyle who will be facilitating herinteractive mental health and self-love activities she created! 💕🦋✨

Check out her video to learn more!

📍MFA Wellnes Expo, Pasadena Convention Center
🗓️Saturday, May 9th
⏱️11 am – 5 pm pst

Hope to see you there!🌟

#mentalhealth #wellness

🌟We are honored to partner with @modestflyart for their MFA Wellness Expo!

Join our #BTCF Youth Ambassador @ariaparryofficial who will be facilitating herinteractive activity she created, “The Vibe Lab!”🪇🎵🪇

“We’re going to be making tunes to bring the positive healthy vibes together - to have fun and feeling good! Together, we are going to explore music-making and how to use it to help improve or support our mental health.” ~ Aria💜

📍MFA Wellnes Expo, Pasadena Convention Center
🗓️Saturday, May 9th
⏱️11 am – 5 pm pst

Hope to see you there!🌟

#mentalhealth #wellness

#BTCF Health and Wellness Conversation ~ @nadine.speaks shares how her journey from hiding to healing has impacted life-changing services, community, compassion, and connection both personally and professionally.

Facilitated by Krista Stryker @12minuteathlete , NSCA-CPT, Author, BTCF Board with guest, Nadine Machkovech, Executive Director of @risetogether_official , author, and speaker💜

These conversations highlight the stories of BTCF team members, partners, and friends and how these stories can help to inspire others and enrich our lives.

#risetogether #healing #recovery

📣JOIN US! We are excited to GO LIVE ON ZOOM with Sonja Xie, President of Brain Waves for Change, and Kayden Tokarski, Youth Ambassador Communications Chair of Breaking The Chains Foundation for an inspiring conversation designed for teens!
🔗IN BIO

🧠🎨Brain Health and Creative Expression
🗓️April 28th - 4 pm PST / 7 pm EST
🤩Thematic to High Schoolers: ages 13 - 18
45 minutes including a Q and A!!
📍ZOOM LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82523701380?pwd=3zPB6Dcrg22dg84qpTnB0GJGl5a9HE.1

Meeting ID: 825 2370 1380
Passcode: 535840

#brain #health #creative #expression

@brainwavesforchange @kaydentokarski @sonja__xie

📣 LINK IN BIO Comparison, pressure, and unrealistic standards are everywhere—and it’s not always easy to know how to help.

#BTCF is hosting “How To Love Yourselfie”, an interactive workshop designed to help teens and young adults build confidence, think critically about what they see online, and feel more secure in who they are—without relying on filters or validation from social media, and so much more💗

This partner experience is part of the #tomtomfestival @tomtomfoundation and is designed for ages 14–25. It combines guided discussion, real-world tools, and a supportive environment where participants can connect and grow.

The program was created by #BTCF celebrity spokesperson and board member @jillianrosereed, alongside a prestigious clinical team, featuring mindful movement videos by BTCF advisory board member @krysiastcyr and facilitated by Debra Hopkins, BTCF president.

📍 Location:
Brooks Family YMCA
151 McIntire Park Drive

📅 Date & Time:
Saturday April 25th
2:30 - 5:30 (Registration starts at 2:15)
30.00or for Free admission- request scholarship on sign-up!

✨ What to Expect:
This experience is designed to help you reconnect with yourself, build confidence, and see your beauty in a whole new light. Come as you are—no pressure, no expectations.

👕🧥What to Wear:
Wear something that makes you feel comfortable (we will be doing some gentle movement). If you’re unsure, we’re happy to help!

Parents - If you’ve been looking for a way to support your child in navigating today’s social pressures, this is a meaningful place to start. 💗

#BTCF Health and Wellness Conversations ~ @kimkarr_icanhelp chats best practices for creating a safer digital world and the significance of its impact on everyone.

Facilitated by Krista Stryker @12minuteathlete, NSCA-CPT, Author, BTCF Board with guest, Kim Karr, Executive Director of @icanhelpofficial 💜 #digital4good

These conversations highlight the stories of BTCF team members, partners, and friends and how these stories can help to inspire others and enrich our lives.

#digital #world #socialmedia

Thank you, #BTCF board member and @themasters awesome @chef_gason for another wonderful recipe showcasing your “Strawberry Jam”.🍓You can find the recipe below!

In this video, Chef highlights the significance of forgiveness and the powerful grace it can provide to oneself.💛

Strawberry Jam🍓

• 2 lbs fresh strawberries (hulled & chopped)
• 1 ½ – 2 cups sugar (depends how sweet you like it)
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

How it’s made: Alright, this one right here is #tooeasy but listen, we doing this the right way.

Start with a cold pan. Don’t rush it. Add your strawberries and sugar straight into that cold pot and let it sit for about 10–15 minutes. That’s how you naturally pull those juices out and build flavor from the jump.

Now turn your heat to medium and let it slowly come up. As it warms, start mashing those berries down with a spoon or potato masher. Keep a little texture you want it rustic, not overworked.

Once it starts bubbling, go ahead and add that lemon juice. That’s your balance right there, cuts the sweetness and tightens everything up.

Let it cook for about 20–30 minutes, stirring so nothing sticks. You’ll see it thicken and get that deep, rich color. When you drag that spoon across the bottom and it slowly fills back in—you there.

Kill the heat and let it cool. It’s gonna tighten up even more as it sits.

Yield: About 2–3 cups of that homemade strawberry jam… smooth, rich, and straight from the heart. #tooeasy 🍓

#chefgason #neworleans

📣Calling all cancer survivors and caregivers! We are super excited to hold our first Los Angeles “Big C New Me Power Crew Event’’💛

#BTCF Vice President @thecourtneyhope & team member @daniellenievesrealestate are co-chairing this special day of renewal, confidence, and community! Please join them💛

✅ Big C New Me Application Sign up: LINK IN BIO or SCAN QR CODE

🗓️May 3rd • 10 am – 2 pm
📍The Colour Bar,Simi Valley, CA
💛Free! Must have tickets to attend

ABOUT:
Created by 2x cancer survivor and #BTCF Board Member, Amy Hart. “Big C New Me” is a program serving cancer survivors and caregivers. We help women, men, and teens deal with the challenges of living with -and overcoming the side effects of- cancer and treatment by providing confidence-building, educational, and support resources.

“The Power Crew” is our most popular event: one day with the crew focusing on empowerment and confidence. We include hair/wig cut and style, professional makeup application, facial, and professional portraits to keep. Other benefits include lunch, swag bags, education, connections, support, and resources.💛

#cancer #support #community

📣💗Love this message from our “How To Love Yourselfie” creator @jillianrosereed to Tom Tom Festival 2026!

🔗 IN BIO to register and more info ℹ️
📍 @brooksfamilyymca
🗓️ 4/25/26
⏱️ 2:30 - 5:30 pm
🫶 @tomtomfoundation

😍 In the beautiful city of #Charlottesville #virginia

@charlottesvilleva @charlottesvilleguide @charlottesvillechamber @cville_kids @cvilleballet @fun.cville @charlottesvillefamily @cvilleschools @tsgcharlottesville @cvilleparksandrec @cvilleartsfestival @dovetail_design_va

#btcf #htlys #socialmedia