Heart-to-Heart Stories

Opening up, listening, and sharing stories fosters support, upliftment, and understanding. We've partnered with Refinery29 to bring you a series of virtual heart-to-heart stories.

These heart-to-heart stories connect women to discuss beauty, positive body image, representation, and female activism. Each conversation celebrates powerful connections and lessons learned from sharing honest journeys and experiences.

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Meet the incredible women who shared their virtual heart-to-heart stories with Refinery29.


... Now explore their heart-to-hearts

From self-esteem and self-care to beauty and body acceptance, Dove and Refinery29 present heart-to-heart conversations with inspiring women. Sound on!

Heart physicality
Heart physicality

Monique and Shazia open up about positive body image and physicality, as well as representation and being role models for the next generation. Discover how they’re challenging stereotypes and breaking down barriers for women and female-identifying individuals in sport.

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Physicality
Shazia & Monique's Conversation
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Heart:Heart Beauty
Heart:Heart Beauty

Emma talks about race, beauty standards and society’s expectations, as well as her personal self-esteem journey. Find out how she’s working to create a more inclusive and positive beauty experience for Black women, girls and female-identifying individuals.

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Heart:Heart Activism
Heart:Heart Activism

Tanya and Amika chat about everything from self-esteem and self-care to female activism and speaking out on behalf of others. Be inspired and find out how you can use your voice to empower others to speak out, too.

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Tanya & Amika's Conversation

Key Takeaways

  • Sharing stories: Fosters support, upliftment, and understanding among women.
  • Dove & Refinery29 partnership: Brings candid conversations on beauty, body image, and activism.
  • Empowering women: Celebrates powerful connections and lessons from diverse journeys.
  • Promoting real beauty: Initiatives like 'Hair Power' and 'Project #ShowUs' champion inclusivity.
  • Authentic representation: Personal stories are vital for impact and defying one-dimensional narratives.
People do respect the fact you've put in the work and that you're carving out representation, and no one can deny that's having an impact. Nobody can tell you that your experience is wrong because you're the only person who can tell your own story.

Amika

Hair Power: Me and My Afro

Introducing ‘Hair Power: Me and My Afro’ – a Black History Month documentary about hair, beauty and the Black experience in Britain – by Channel 4 and Pulse Films, co-founded by Dove and Unilever Entertainment.

Project #ShowUs

We're partnering with Getty Images and Girlgaze – and you – to create a more inclusive, diverse and positive beauty experience for all women, girls and non-binary individuals.

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Dove's Heart-to-Heart Stories, in partnership with Refinery29, highlight the power of shared experiences. These candid conversations foster confidence and celebrate diverse beauty, inspiring women to embrace their unique journeys and challenge unrealistic beauty standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

Dove's Heart-to-Heart Stories are a series of virtual conversations, in partnership with Refinery29, connecting women to discuss various aspects of beauty, body image, and female activism.

Dove has partnered with Refinery29 to bring these virtual heart-to-heart stories to life, featuring candid conversations with incredible women.

The conversations cover a range of topics, including beauty, positive body image, representation, female activism, self-esteem, self-care, and body acceptance.

'Hair Power: Me and My Afro' is a Black History Month documentary by Channel 4 and Pulse Films, co-founded by Dove and Unilever Entertainment, exploring hair, beauty, and the Black experience in Britain.

'Project #ShowUs' is a partnership between Dove, Getty Images, and Girlgaze, aimed at creating a more inclusive, diverse, and positive beauty experience for all women, girls, and non-binary individuals.