For those of you who don’t know, I was severely bullied most of my childhood…from mean girls in school, to bullying via the internet: I’ve been through it all.

When I started blogging, I never intended to openly speak about my issues, or start a program like MINT. It wasn’t until I realized the effect that bullying and social media have on young adults that I began to do my research into how we can alter the way young adults view themselves due to the internet.

I’ve teamed up with Bridg-it, an anti-bullying platform, to bring awareness to bullying in schools. The best trait that Bridg-it has is that you can anonymously report bullying to your school. I know that if I had had the option to report what I was going through without having to call out names, I would’ve been much more prone to report it.

The campaign video is below, shot by KSL Collective in Boston. Hair and makeup done by Blo Blow Dry Bar in the South End, and outfit via Primark.

Enjoy the video! We can stop bullying in its tracks: you just have to be brave enough to stand up and fight it.