FILMS

Breaking The Chains Foundation presents

“Beyond Existence: BODY” – a short film

Click poster to view the trailer

Click poster to view the trailer

Beyond Existence: Body – Performed & Created by Arielle Bodenhausen

What: 10-minute short film

Goal: To inspire people to courageously imprint who you truly are, let your insecurities fall aside and move!

Audience: Everyone!

Photos by Valerie Noell

Contact us to book a viewing

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A nonprofit working towards changing the face of Eating Disorders through art + community ✨
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We. You. Us. Are not alone💜
#nationalsuicidepreventionweek #nationalsuicidepreventionmonth

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Mark your calendars! Weight Stigma Awareness Week 2019 ( #WSAW2019 ) starts tomorrow! Join the conversation on September 23-27th & learn about #weightstigma within & outside of the #eatingdisorder community. #ComeAsYouAre www.myneda.org/wsaw .
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💜🙏 #Repost @nikdeloach In one year, my whole life changed. I was five months pregnant when we found out that Benny had life-threatening heart defects. Soon after, I found out my dad was diagnosed with frontal temporal dementia. Talk about a mountain. I had two choices. I could isolate, shut down, get angry, play the blame game. I could become consumed by the darkness. Or, I could choose the light. I could accept that my pain and situation was real and it was meant to be there. I could trust. I could pry myself open to all that this journey has to offer and allow it to shift me, change me forever. •
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We are all battling something, some monstrous mountain that we have to somehow get over. Trust me when I say that these mountains are filled with great purpose. They can also be paralyzingly terrifying. And that’s ok too. But if you can open yourself up, even if it’s inches at a time, and choose wildly fierce faith, just think of the person you’ll be on the other side of that mountain? It can feel risky, of course. But think of all the magic and miracles that your openness will give birth to. That is a risk I am so grateful I was willing to take, for my mountain - and I am most certainly still on it - has changed me forever. For the better. Because even in its darkest, most painful moments, I have felt the grace of God. And it is pure magic. ⭐️

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We are super excited and honored to present as the first eating disorder platform at the 4th Annual World Wide Women’s Girls Festival at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on November 9th! 💜 LINK IN THE BIO💜 @girls.festival has an amazing day of programming, resources & more!
#Howtoloveyourselfie #7Chairs #7ChairsExperience #DevelopingaHealthyGrowthMindset #artsandentertainmentcareermentoringpanel #btcf #board #team #ambassadors #breakingthechainsfoundation #art #healing #eatingdisorder #recovery #intervention #prevention #community #girls #teens #youth #families #workshop #dance #movement #performance #story #health #wellness #mentalhealth

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The 3rd #loveyourselfie tip from #BTCF Celebrity Spokesperson & Board Member @jillianrosereed : #Exploringyourselfie 💜! Get ready for SUNDAY, OCT. 20th #LIVESTREAM 12 PM PST w/Jillian & #BTCF Celebrity Ambassadors @thecourtneyhope @serenalaurel #chatting #howtoloveyourselfie 💜We look forward to hearing from you!
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#Repost @6ixteen89photography 🙏
Eating disorders can have a profoundly negative impact on an individuals quality of life. Self image, interpersonal relationships, financial status, and job performance are often negatively affected. Eating disorders are also associated with high rates of other coexisting psychiatric disorders, particularly mood disorders and anxiety disorders. Eating disorders are NOT choices, passing fads or phases. They are treatable, and the sooner someone gets the treatment he or she needs, the better chance they have of choosing recovery - one day at a time! • Creating around this topic was an honor and only possible thanks to the vision of @alex_little (creative director) and @julia._katharina (dancer). In Alex’s capacity as a board member for Breaking The Chains Foundation @breakingthechainsfdn the 7 Chairs Experience was born from her personal experience that communal gatherings often activate or assist in individual healing • Breaking the Chains Foundation’s goal is to continue to work with artists and art based communities to encourage them and bring forth awareness about eating disorders. They stand as an artistic motivator to ignite a fire in a whole new light • If you’ve read this far, thank you. If you, or someone you know has been affected by eating disorders please support @breakingthechainsfdn however you can. Through art, they are changing the conversation around this disease. This takes money! So open your wallet. Give what you can and be part of an artistic program that is changing the lives of people • #eatingdisorderrecovery #eatingdisorder #eatingdisorderawareness

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💜😍 Thank you @brookelewisla for all your amazing support & passion! . .
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CCULU SPONSORS BREAKING THE CHAINS FOUNDATION CELEBRITY AMBASSADORS 2019 Huge #gratitude to our fearless leader Debra Hopkins @breakingthechainsfdn #btcf for partnering with @cciluusa @ccilu.japan #ccilu #shoes to #sponsor our #celebrity #ambassador team for our #events 2019 🙏 CCILU knows how much I #love my Sandals I wore to our BTCF events this year & sent me a beautiful pair in #pink to wear this fall, while working with our #charity #cause & promoting #films that are releasing or standing for hours on a #tv set 📽❤️ Now, you know I’m a slave to #fashion & always in heels, but when supporting our BREAKING THE CHAINS FOUNDATION #eatingdisorder #bodyimage charity, cause, Walk, or on my feet all day. I too need comfy shoes to change into❤️ And, when I learned about our gift from CCILU & saw these Gorgeous Stepping Stone Rovmia #reflexology #sandals with #swarovski #crystals for elegance @swarovski 💎this #glam Gal could not resist🙌🏻 And what a great pairing with Breaking The Chains Foundation as CCILU means “liberate in #japanese 🙏 I am honored to wear these during our BTCF events & if you want to grab a pair use CODE BTCFBROOKE for 25% OFF at checkout❤️

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Thank you #BTCF Clinical Board Member @dr.kellirugless 💜🙏
The first week of October has been Mental Illness Awareness Week since 1990. So all week I'll share some information about the importance of mental health and seeking treatment. This is the most recent data on who is struggling and who's getting treated...and the numbers are honestly staggering! 48 million struggling, with less than half actually getting help. Now I know there are a number of reasons why people don't get treatment (i.e. access, lack of awareness) but a big culprit, especially in communities of color, is stigma: feeling embarrassed by acknowledging or admitting that mental health is a thing...let alone seeking treatment. Now think about the people closest to you...are you going to encourage their silence or their restoration? This should be a focus everyday but for this week, let's see what we can do to change the culture in our friend groups, families, and work spaces. Tag, you’re it! 👋🏾❤️

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“So to all the girls that’s hurting let me be your mirror to help you see clearer the light that shines within. There’s a hope that’s waiting for you in the dark. You should know you’re beautiful just the way you are. And you don’t have to change a thing, the world could change its heart. No scars to your beautiful, we’re stars and we’re beautiful.” Alessia Cara .... Thank you Hally for sharing what makes you YOU💜! .
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#Staytuned for more💜 #selfawareness #selfesteem #selflove #unique #youth #personal #story #beyourself #whatmakesyouYOU #community #building #btcf #art #breakingthechains #onelinkatatime #thursdaymotivation #alessiacara

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“How to Love Yourselfie with Jillian Rose Rééd” #seminar #panel 💛How do you love yourselfie?! .
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#howtoloveyourselfie #jillianrosereed 💜#selflove #bodyconfidence #selfesteem #inspirational #livingyourbestlife #socialmedia #positivity
#btcf #breakingthechains #onelinkatatime

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The 4th #loveyourselfie tip from #BTCF Celebrity Spokesperson & Board Member @jillianrosereed : #BEyourselfie 💜! Get ready for SUNDAY, OCT. 20th #LIVESTREAM 12 PM PST w/Jillian & #BTCF Celebrity Ambassadors @thecourtneyhope @serenalaurel #chatting #howtoloveyourselfie 💜We look forward to hearing from you!
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“I know I haven’t seen you lately, but you’re always on my mind. I don’t know what you’re going through, but there’s so much life ahead of you. And it won’t slow down no matter what you do. So you just got to hold on. Yeah, we just have to hold on. Everything will be alright.” Shawn Mendes ..... Thank you Irelynn for sharing what makes you YOU💜! .
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#holdon #illuminaTe 💜 #selfawareness #selfesteem #selflove #unique #youth #trust #faith #personal #story #beyourself #whatmakesyouYOU #community #building #btcf #art #breakingthechains #onelinkatatime #fridaymotivation #shawnmendes

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Amazing day! ✅ ✅✅ all the boxes! Met so many wonderful people🙏 Thank you! #westernfoodexpo #healthyfoodexpowest #coffeefest

#BTCF #board #friends #debrahopkins #carolynhennesy #tracypowell

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#BTCF Board Member @12minuteathlete sharing her “WHY”💥! #Repost @12minuteathlete What’s your why?⁣
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Why do you sweat even when no one is watching?⁣
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Why do you put in the work, day after day?⁣
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I work hard because I like the way I feel afterwards. I like to feel strong and independent and like I can do anything I put my mind to.⁣
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I also love to learn. The more I learn, the more curious I become… and the more I want to keep learning. ⁣
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I didn’t always know my why. But these days, my reasons are nearly endless. And I’m beyond grateful.⁣
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If you haven’t found your why just yet - don’t worry. Keep experimenting. Keep trying new things. It’ll come with time.⁣
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Great day at USC SAGE's signature event, “Body Love Fair” w/ #BTCF Celebrity Ambassador @brookelewisla & President Debra Hopkins celebrating the beauty and worth of ALL bodies & fostering a healthy relationship within oneself💜Thank you @sageusc & leader Gwen Howard for inviting us! Thank you #BTCF Celebrity Spokesperson/Board Member @jillianrosereed for all your help, messaging & #howtoloveyourselfie tips!! We missed you, but you were there in love & spirit🙌🏻 #moretocome Thank you Celebrity Ambassador @brookelewisla for your amazing support & positivity💜Thank you photographer @edward_the_photographer for all the wonderful photos!
Loved meeting so many #changemakers & sharing our programming, resources and favorite seminar #HowToLoveYoirselfieWithJillianRoseReed 💜
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What is the “7 Chairs Experience”?!! Email us for more information💜 iambreakingthechains@gmail.com

Artistic Director / Choreographer / Teacher / #BTCF Board Member @alex_little
Mover @julia._katharina • Photographer @6ixteen89photography • #SevenChairs #7Chairs #AlexLittle #BreakingTheChainsFoundation #breakingthechains #onelinkatatime #staytuned #healing #hope #recovery #youarenotalone #art

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Each day this week, #BTCF Celebrity Spokesperson & Board Member @jillianrosereed is chatting her 5 #howtoloveyourselfie tips 💜 On SUNDAY, OCT 20th at 12pm PST we will have a HOW TO LOVE YOURSELFIE LIVE STREAM w/Jillian & #BTCF Celebrity Ambassadors @thecourtneyhope @serenalaurel chatting #howtoloveyouselfie 💜 We would love to hear from you!

How Do You Love Yourselfie?💜 .
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GET READY for @12minuteathlete #BTCF #boardmember #KRISTASTRYKER • #developingahealthygrowthmindset #workshop • 1:30 pm • #WorldwideWomen @girls.festival • Palace of Fine Arts • 11-9-19 • San Francisco ❤️ .
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Tickets: https://worldwidewomen-co.s3.amazonaws.com/media/festival/Complimentary_Tickets_2019_Participants.pdf

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It’s ok to ask for help💜 “There is healing in the service of both sharing and receiving.” Alex Little

The “7 Chairs Experience” #wearenotalone
Artistic Director / Choreographer / Teacher / #BTCF Board Member @alex_little • Mover @ms_dealba • Photographer @6ixteen89photography • #7ChairsExperience #getready #breakingthechains #onelinkatatime #healing #recovery #hope #community 💜 #breakingthechainsfoundation Contact us for more information!

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🙏💜 #Repost #btcf Celebrity Ambassador @thecourtneyhope We must remember we are enough, even when we feel we aren’t. It is okay to not always be okay. It’s okay to not always know the answer. Our power, voice and light is stronger than we believe. We’re all worth it. We all have a place. Our health is worth more than anything else. Challenge is a part of life, how we chose to face it is what differentiates us all. Our perspective creates the world we live in, and sometimes it’s hard to find the light. Sometimes we can all feel helpless. We must remember: We deserve to be heard. We deserve rest. We deserve to be curious. We deserve to fight for our wellness. We deserve to love ourselves. We deserve to be honest. Brutally honest.. in the pursuit of happiness, wellness and love. Mental health is a priority: it IS HEALTH. ✨ I have dealt with anxiety, panic and depression since I was a kid. Ive been on both ends of the spectrum.. I’ve hit rock bottom with no relief in sight. I’ve been at an all time high where I believed nothing could knock me down. At 12, I had one of the closest people to me, my idol, decide being here wasn’t worth it anymore and spent my whole life trying to figure out why... If there is anything I’ve learned, is that is IS WORTH IT. We’re ALL worth it. There is strength to be found in every experience. There is always a light, there is always someone who cares, there is always another chapter in our story. It does get easier if we just keep breathing. Speak up; speak out. You’re not alone. You are loved. #NationalMentalHealthDay #MentalHealthAwareness

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5TH TIP of #loveyourselfie tip from #BTCF Celebrity Spokesperson & Board Member @jillianrosereed : #HELPyourselfie 💜! Get ready for SUNDAY, OCT. 20th #LIVESTREAM 12 PM PST w/Jillian & #BTCF Celebrity Ambassadors @thecourtneyhope @serenalaurel #chatting #howtoloveyourselfie 💜We look forward to hearing from you!
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Get ready October for “How To Love Yourselfie” w/ @jillianrosereed 💜 #staytuned #ontheground #changingroomselfie ~ “the truth about self-love - how to live your best life on and offline” #jillianrosereed #howtoloveyourselfiejillianrosereed #college #students #friends #selflove #selfacceptance #selfielove #ichooseme #btcf #breakingthechains #onelinkatatime #btcfcelebrityspokesperson #btcfboardmember . . Email us iambreakingthechains@gmail.com for more info 💜 .
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📸: @jillianrosereed 📸: @breakingthechainsfdn

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It’s here! New Workshop: “The 7 Chairs Experience” taught by Choreographer/Master Dance Teacher & Breaking The Chains Board Member @alex_little ❤️
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. “The 7 Chairs Experience” was born from Alex’s personal experience, wherein she found that communal gatherings often activate or assist in individual healing. In this workshop, Alex creates a safe yet brave space in which participants have the opportunity to connect with themselves and one another through art and movement. By exploring, sharing, and receiving stories of both struggle and victory, participants are reminded that… WE ARE NOT ALONE! The 7 Chairs Experience is grounded in the same values and principles as the 7 Chairs Performance. After engaging in this real-time interpersonal storytelling experience, participants will leave with more understanding, compassion, and creative strategies for healing.
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For more information, contact: iambreakingthechains@gmail.com
Photo by: @button_built @bellamoxidance .
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#alexlittle #7Chairs #7ChairsExperience #dance #art #movement #healing #expression #journey #realtime #personalstory #youarenotalone

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BREAKING THE CHAINS FOUNDATION FILM PREMIERE! – “Beyond Existence: BODY” a film by @kennethmader and created & performed @_arie_b
In collaboration with dancer @_arie_b we are super excited to present the premiere of our new short film, “Beyond Existence: BODY” @southbayedc Hungry Event on September 28th! This is the first screening of many more to come! #staytuned 💜We are honored to work with @_arie_b and all her passion she has revealed in this breathtaking and awe inspiring piece!
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“This film is proof that my deepest insecurity could be the exact instrument to reveal my deepest truth” Arielle Bodenhausen

Director/Filmmaker: @kennethmader @perfectreel @maderfilm
Executive Producer/Presenter/Service Provider: @breakingthechainsfdn
Executive Producer/Dancer/Creator: @_arie_b
Executive Producer/Mentor/Co-creator: @jwoleff
Set photographer: @theeternalchild
2nd Camera: @johnnyboytrent
Music @boscio
Location: @shockboxx.project
Hungry Event Coordinator: @rachel_daggett
EVENT TICKETS: @southbayedc BIO
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Super excited to announce our NEW BTCF T-SHIRT 💜 Designed by #BTCF Board Member/Celebrity Ambassador @carolynhennesy & Art by Advisory Board Member @ellenspencer1 . . Available for purchase www.breakingthechainsfoundation.org . “Eating disorders are, to be blunt, like fingerprints: each one is unique because each individual who suffers is a one-of-a-kind. There are millions afflicted and no two alike. This category of disease spans the globe, hence the need to show the entire planet encircled by the chains of this monster. But women (yes, men suffer as well, but let's be honest...societal pressures on women are far more effective in creating and aiding these disorders) are taking more and more control everyday and pulling the links of that chain apart. Dancing (as they're doing here) singing, writing...art in all of its forms plays an enormous role in the healing process but perhaps nothing will be more effective at destroying these disorders than the simple act of talking with one another and to the world at large. If we truly desire to remove the shame and stigma we have to start the conversation and keep it going. It's the duty of everyone who suffers and the duty of those who care about them. So basically... everyone. Grab a link and break it. “ Carolyn Hennesy .
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#healing #recovery #hope #eatingdisorder #intervention #prevention #mentalhealth #wellness #community #journey #conversation #art

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Thank you BTCF Celebrity Ambassador @brookelewisla for sharing your truth, insight, passion & support. We love you💜
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JEJUNE MAGAZINE: BROOKE LEWIS IS THE SCREAM QUEEN AND SO MUCH MORE!
It was #halloween #horror fabulous to wake up to this #glamorous honoring & thorough #magazine article & #interview @jejunemag Jejune 💚 I am #grateful for all of your acknowledgements & sharing my life & career as an #actress #producer #philanthropist #humanitarian #dating #expert & #screamqueens from #newyork to #hollywood in #tv & #film 🎥 #shoutout #msvampy @halfnewyearmovie “iMurders” & “Kinky Killers” @showtime & my passion for #charity as a #celebrity ambassador @breakingthechainsfdn my supporting several #breastcancerawareness charities & the #homeless problem in #losangeles & how important it is to support @thelamission 🙏 Thank you @katzpublicrelations & my #editorial #photos @birds_eye_photo #mua @allisonnoellemakeup 💚 And, I’m rockin’ my @philadelphiaeagles shirt in support of #philadelphia #eagles 🏈 I’m one grateful woman 🙏💚

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2nd #loveyourselfie tip from #BTCF Celebrity Spokesperson & Board Member @jillianrosereed : #Cherishyourselfie 💜! Get ready for SUNDAY, OCT. 20th #LIVESTREAM 12 PM PST w/Jillian & #BTCF Celebrity Ambassadors @thecourtneyhope @serenalaurel #chatting #howtoloveyourselfie 💜We look forward to hearing from you!
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So adorable 🥰! Love you💕 Very grateful to you, Brooke!! We all need reminders to take a physical and mental break from time to time🙏😊 #repost @brookelewisla BREAKING THE CHAINS FOUNDATION BTCF CELEBRITY AMBASSADOR CCILU WEDDING GIFT
We have yet to take a break since getting married, but wanted to give a #shoutout of #gratitude & thanks to @breakingthechainsfdn & @cciluusa @ccilu.japan as I grab a quick #workout to deal with #newlyweds #stress ❤️ So #grateful to be a #celebrity #ambassador for #btcf a #cause #mission #charity I believe in that heals #eatingdisorders #bodyshaming #bodyimage issues & #selfesteem through #art 💜 & to receive these amazing #white #bridal #runningshoes from our #sponsor #ccilu 🙏👰 Thank you to Debra Hopkins & the CCILU team for this #sponsorship & making this new #brides feet look & feel #pretty 👟👟 Deb, thanks for reminding me to take a physical & mental break today, even for a bit 💜 #actress #love #footwear in #hollywood

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Thank you #BTCF Celebrity Ambassador @thecourtneyhope for sharing this with us💜 #repost Your greatest advice ever received or lived by on ‘LOVE’, ‘LOVING SOMEONE’, ‘LOVING YOURSELF’! ❤️ — this is always one of my go to questions because the possibilities are endless but the desired result is always the same: How to have a healthy loving relationship. Let me and others know what that means to you and how you got there!