A Model Rips Into Her Addiction & Comes Out With a Safe Space for Girls: Adwoa Aboah
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- čas přidán 24. 04. 2016
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A model minus the airs, Adwoa Aboah founded Gurls Talk so that young girls could have a safe space to get super real about the issues that Adwoa herself has confronted, including depression, drugs, and overcoming self-hate.
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Her voice is particularly captivating.
+SeiryuNanago she could do really interesting poetry voice overs
Doubtlessly
this is the first time hearing her speak and it truly is captivating
+SeiryuNanago ikr..i was just about to say that
+SeiryuNanago Her voice has the most beautiful deep purr to it. **growl**
She should really get into doing audiobooks . Her voice is so calming. She's truly a work of art . She seems wise beyond her years.
+Kyris Marie her voice is amazing
I WILL pay for that!
Every other old english woman sounds like her
IM SCREAMING
What Adwoa said about being born sad reminded me of a quote from Donnie Darko:
"Some people are just born with tragedy in their blood."
yes, but I think we are all born happy and whole; society, toxic people break some people and this is a tragedy; she said she was shy and there is nothing wrong with it but toxic people just try to bring soft people down; I hope she is alright now
It sounds like some people just wanna be sad
Naahh..its always about choices
Yeah, it must be really hard being born a very rich noble in London and having all access to the best things in life. Including all your family working in fashion , where she has a “career” now too.
But yeah, we live in 2021 and it is so cool now to be a victim, to complain about everything, to whine about everything, to think you’re the center of the universe and you have it so hard, when you clearly don’t. What a bunch of BS.
Go work in a hospital for children and see there fuckin sufferings. Poor little rich girl. She had it so hard. GTFOH.
Trauma gets passed through dna. #science
I feel like an interview like this was such a big deal for her. To sit and open up like this, it probably took so much courage. I feel weirdly proud of her.
I think people are born with that sadness and a hypersensitive awareness of all of the darkness of life, some people seem not to be concerned as much. If anyone reads this that is struggling it's because you are sensitive and caring that you feel sad. It will be a long journey to feel well again and I think it's really important to realise that it will never go away you just have to learn how to accept it and overcome it.
I think it is matter of choice. The choice on what you focus.
+caerulea0 its a gift not something you overcome, acceptance is a better word.
It's true, but how do you shift your focus. Sometimes it's too hard
It's the second video I watch from this series that a woman mentions that, and I can relate so deeply... I do believe I was born sad, melancholic, it's just part of who I am and it's hard to remember a time in my life where I was completely in mindblowing bliss (maybe during a Björk concert). It's weird, but something I will learn how to deal with it at some point.
this made me tear up... wtf?😌😔💕
"People say I'm intimidating... and I was born sad...Self-hatred is a daily battle"- Motto of my life.
I just want to hug her.
I'm really going to remember this video forever.
♡♡♤♢♧○《
same here
same here
Keep coming back to this video
Adwoa, Io Wright, Renee Gunter, and Cathy Cooper are the four stories that have seriously affected my life the most.
"blonde, white, blue eyed, sexy.." this video already got me & her voice is so beautiful, I'm captivated
if someone told her last year October that she'd be the founder and creator of her own charity off her own back, she wouldn't believe a word of it. I'm so proud of her honestly. So proud.
she has the most sensuous voice, I could listen to her for hours. that and she's extremely intelligent and empathetic.
I agree! She sounds like Nina Simone.
she is extremely feminin but at the same time she has this little masculine touch that I love
I think she is gorgeous, i love her look, she has beautiful freckles. It has gone down in history, that having blonde hair and blue eyes signified beauty. Beauty comes in all shades, shapes and forms. Very brave of her to come out.
NYCITY3 where are all these blonde blue eyed girls. Cause honestly it's not that common
@@user-mb9nm7bq5e thank you.... diverse looks has been a thing for like 7 years now and still ongoing... yet ppl still complain.. like its your fault you don't like yourself
@Mary Aghedo 20 years from now.. ppl will still blame soceity..
When will it ever be their own insecurities... and this lady is a light skinned biracial.. not too far from the preferred standard of beauty..
@@user-mb9nm7bq5e ever been to Europe or any place with German or Scandinavian roots
@@user-mb9nm7bq5e there are blonde people everywhere
Omggg I watched this yesterday and today I got a H&M Cataloge while I was skipping thorugh the pages I saw her! She looks beautiful and idk why but seeing her made me so happy that I had to come back to the video and comment 😊
awe
Same I got so happy seeing her! Just had to come back :)
Polyxenaa I knew that i have seen her somewhere!
"I think I was born slightly sad". Me as well. A friend once told 'Rachael, you're so good at being sad.' I wasn't good at being sad then, I was teenaged, anorexic, alcoholic train wreck. I'm much better at sad now. But I think some people have, at their essential core, an innate sadness. I think it can be beautiful. She, this woman, is beautiful.
Thanks for saying this innate sadness can be beautiful.
Everyone's talents and flaws contribute to this world, except mine. It's that belief that hurts me. I need to accept my different perspective, even if it isn't valued by others. I need to value it.
I really love her...like her hair her voice her style. She's a gorgeous person
Unfortunately this is the reality of many rich kids, their parents don’t have a connection with their kids because money and work rules their life.
Her voice is so rich, husky and soothing. I'm so in love with her, I have so much love and respect for her.
She is so beautiful, but you can see so much sadness in her eyes.
Her wearing all of the clothes and then taking them off is a metaphor . that deeply symbolizes her journey and were she is now
ya dont say
Ohhh.. plss
I want to listen to her voice forever, WOW!
Me too, lol.
+Amanda Mandy Shabalala Me too ^_^
when she started to cry I started tearing up
The most beautiful person you've ever interviewed.
my heart ached for her the second I heard her talking. she has such a sadness about her and a sad aura, I don't mean that negatively, it's just a feeling that I get when watching this. what an angel. she is so beautiful. I'm so happy, beyond words that she has found happiness and joy and light.
5:22 Listen to this every boy and girl, no matter the age!! LISTEN TO THIS! For this is the ultimate truth about loving yourself. Only you can do it. ONLY YOU.
yes
she has such an attractive personality
This made me kinda sad because the life she's lived is the last thing I expected when I look at her pictures. She's been thought it.Adwoa is a beautiful woman though and her voice is gorgeous.
+mzChocoSensualHedbob exactly all my thoughts. How courageous is she!!
She comes from a very rich family that works in the fashion industry. What a coincidence. What hard life she had exactly?!🙄
Interesting that her first emotion was when she described the love of "mothers" at the rehab center. It is a Buddhist exercise for people who say they are numb to have them think about and choose a moment "when your mother really loved you". To feel that and then to turn it around and love the world like that. This was a moving piece. Thank you to Adwoa for being brave.
Honest & intimate. Thank you for the insight.
23 years old and a world of experience. This was beautiful!
It's amazing how you start these videos with a prejudice seeing this person for the first time, and then they open up and you realize that there's so much more behind somebody than just their appearance.. I love it
+Lisa Sims I meant that, like she said herself, that people might find her appearance agressive, and I must admit that i found her a little bit intimidating myself, but then you watch the video and you get this whole other image that isn't about agression and intimidation at all
How thought provoking and beautiful she is a work of art.
This woman speaks like an Artist!
Her voice is soothing... and romantic. Easily one of the sexiest voices I’ve heard...
So proud of her. So proud.
Its weird to hear her say she wanted to look like the white blonde girls at her school (even though i know this is a common thing, because of racism etc) because I always admired the beauty of women that looked like her. There was this girl at my school that looked a lot like her and she had such charisma and i admired her so much. Adwoa has that same effect on me. The fact that she doesn't realize how beautiful, intellegent, wise and WORTHY she is saddens me.
Not COMMON at all! She's a confused mixed raced with a white mom. That's her specific shyt!
@@Abenigfilms what? Idk where you live but Admiration of Eurocentric beauty standards is a common as common is. It’s called white supremacy and colorism. Ur comment about her being mixed race sounds hateful and is also ignorant as there are plenty of non biracial black folks who suffer with the same things
@@MaclynLucille nobody told her not to like herself and want to be like somebody else..
@@bibaolaitan5189 what? How do you know that?
@@bibaolaitan5189 except society
shes so captivating
emma s f
I find it so crazy that I've seen her on so many posters and in magazines and I would've never thought she had such a story. She's so beautiful. I wish her the best.
She is genuinely one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. Lovely voice, gorgeous appearance, amazing personal tale, I would love to know her. Thank you for this video
this was so so powerful, it had me in tears.
+Luna Rayne Same.
I could listen to her talk forever. Her voice is mesmerising. I'm so happy she made it through everything to the other side, hope her organisation does well and she continues towards her happiness. xx
I could listen to her talk all day. She's so wise & intelligent & I don't think she realises it.
this made me speechless and fighting back tear. she's real and gorgeous inside and out.
"I believe in quite a lot of things these days...which is lovely." Wow. I want to get that tattooed on every inch of my body.
What hahaha. Every inch?
@@jaxo5679 its just a saying :))
You know it's really funny, because it shows that so many of us are in such deep pain and have no room to judge others. there are so many people in this world, especially women of colour, who feel extremely badly about themselves. I'm not trying to desperate women of colour from other women, but I just said that because it's very funny, literally, how Adwoas standard of what was beautiful was white, straight hair, light eyes, everything different than what she was. To many women of colour, especially black girls, I think many of us would love to look like her. I think that confession was so strong and necessary on her part because people often assume that being pretty or racially ambiguous, exotic, a model, a socialite, an actress, educated, makes someone better than the next person. But in reality, some of us feel so very deeply in pain.
I am so touched by your story that I have been sobbing all of my lunch break. I am touched by all of these videos and really love this series. I hope that more girls get the opportunities to do things like this, in fact, I wish every single woman on this earth could be as vulnerable and truthful on video even if for personal use. It shows how human all of you are, especially you. I don't know if she will ever read this but I truly feel like I need to change my life around and really get the help I need to combat depression. Often, I too have panic attacks that make it unbearably hard for me to use tactics learned in therapy to help me, but I'm so glad I have seen this. And I just hope that for people who bully or make fun of people suffering from mental health issues, or the way others look: let this be a direct image/video of there being no bias to personal problems. She is not crazy or weak, she deserves to be happy, and she is overcoming the same battle many of us face in different ways but feel so lost.
You're my inspiration and from this day forward, I hope to make other girls feel as loved and I judged, to be safe. This really makes me want to be a lot nicer to women, even ones that I don't know.
if we are going to change the stupid disgusting things about society that make us as people feel ugly, we have to talk about how fucked up we become because of it. I'm sick of fat shaming, I'm sick of slut shaming, I'm sick of racism, I'm sick of preconceived notions of what beauty is fuck off if u have nothing nice to say or do to another person. i hate that people do it, i hate that i do it. its the only thing about this world that sucks ass.
I also hate, how so many people are extremely narrow minded when it comes to beauty. A lot of people aren't open to the fact, than being unique and different can be very beautiful! I'm honestly a bit tired of "perfect" people, and I find "flawless" looks pretty boring.
Lean Meat definitely not the only things...wake up
Out of all these videos, I relate to her the most. Everything she went through felt like a reflection on my own life. Incredible girl.
"I believe people are born sad". Wow. This was amazing. She's so unflinching in the pace of her mood.
"I believe in a lot of things nowadays, which is quite lovely.." So beautiful
this makes my heart so sad and full, I care about this woman so much
The way her outfit set up says so much about her. It’s like the more cloths she took off the brighter the closes became. So pure 🤍
this almost made me cry. I can identify with her pain. what a lovely person:)
This series is honestly so beautifully genuine. I love it. Keep up the great work ❤❤❤
I was born sad too
+dea roma me too
+dea roma There is a beauty in it and DIFFERENCE. And there is nothing fucking more beautiful in this world of endless copies than being DIFFERENT. Promote that. Do not ever loose that.
+Satesh There's nothing 'beautiful' about being born sad. It's actually a really serious issue and I feel like you shouldn't romanticize and glamorize depression. There's nothing 'beautiful' about my illness.
+sweet0pie that's so true.
Honey there's a difference between being sad and being depressed you of all people should know. Melancholy is beautiful and it is not something that needs to be cured
This was SO beautiful & really resonated with me. I've been dealing with depression & addiction for so long. Even though I'm doing better now, everyday is a struggle. I just hearing someone who's gone through so much & came out the otherside a beautiful, healthy woman. Bravo 👏
As soon as it ended, I choked up. It made me emotional because I can definitely relate to the statement she made " I don't always love myself but I'm pretty okay." Yes you are! To you and to anyone who needs to realize this:
You are more than okay; you are special. You deserve all goodness. Believe that God's love is in you and that it unites us.
This brought me to tears. She is such an amazing and beautiful soul.
wow..I'm speechless. This was absolutely beautiful.
thank you so much for continuing with this series
this is so beautiful hearing her story because it's so relatable. stay strong one day at a time. I had the same thing with three older women who followed me around and told me I was beautiful and that I was worth it well I was crying my eyes out everyday and to me they were my mom. thanks to all of the people in rehab the counselor that I had and the people in my fellowship has me standing 6 year strong.
This hits hard. I'd very much like to be in this woman's presence someday. Thank you for being strong and sharing!!
her soul is beautiful
I remember watching this when it first came out and found it very moving. In the years since it was released, Adwoa’s success has been phenomenal. Every once in a while, I rewatch her interview here to remind me that life can lift you up from the lowest lows, and that many successful and seemingly happy people have battled tragedy.
I don't know if it's because I'm on my period but I've watched many videos on this channel and this is the first one that made me cry and I'm such an emotional wreck. She's so beautiful and I was truly inspired by her story and she made me realize I can get through anything, I love this woman. Thankyou for this video
beautiful. I have been loving these series so much
such a beautiful person inside and out, so inspiring. Her voice is also incredibly settling, favourite one so far
I just want to clarify that I'm not invalidating anyone's struggles by highlighting that of black girls, at all. I simply am just touched because it's something I've always had resentment towards, women who are often considered "exotic" like her, who I and many black girls may feel invisible next to or would be our ideas of perfection. I've always wanted to deny them, and make them feel a pain that I've been forced to feel for so long for what I can't help but to be, therefore revoking them as black and saying that they suffer less and to enjoy that because life is hard for the rest of us. But it is just as hard for every other girl, and I am so sorry to all of the girls in my life that I've discredited because God knows what demons they were fighting. I am just so touched by this sill and can't wait to open a new chapter of my life, and seek help. You've come a long way and regardless of what you become or becomes of your foundation: you are fulfilling a purpose that helps the greater good, that's a gift. I don't think I believe in God but it seems like something spiritually really touched your life and whatever that was, bless it. We all love and root for you!!
Melan S I agree. I don’t think that I have come to a place of being over the fact that “they” may have it a bit easier but I’m working on it!
Thank you for speaking so openly and being so candid about things you felt and still sometimes feel. I feel very vulnerable when I cry, I don't like how it makes me feel. It makes me feel like an open wound, beyond vulnerable but I don't yet know what words could do that awful feeling justice.
I love how raw she is, that's so pure
I found that quite hard to watch just because of the intense vulnerability that was exposed. but it was so beautiful, so admirable to share everything and to own it with joy. I hope she can read all these messages to know that she is changing people's lives. What you guys do is so incredibly amazing, the ability to create a platform for people to bare their soul and be true, raw and real. I always feel centered and grounded when I watch these! Thank you so much!
Adowa, I've always thought you look so beautiful and serene. I can relate to a lot of what you said regarding growing up and fitting/not fitting in. As if adolescence isn't hard enough anyway, I had to deal with ignorant comments about my hair and features and sadly so has my daughter. So good luck with your charity and I hope you're well x
That was so brave and helpful, thanks Adwoa for your story, for the generosity you have shown
her message is so important! beautiful words and thankful she shared.
so good
Yess!!!💕
what do you like in this video that it is so good??
I dont think "good" is the right word....
thank you for this video. I have struggled with addiction for the past 5 years and have finally come to terms with thats not the way I want to live my life anymore. This needs to be spoken about more to our younger generation, if nobody knows how it effects people and what it does to your life then how can we stop this epidemic? I'm starting my own blog and would love to get a group of people like myself that have struggled with depression and addiction so we can tell our stories and spread knowledge to our youth.
This interview was so refreshing. She's so open and honest x
something to note - she mentions how much her parents tried to help her even in the worst of times. it says so much about how our parents give us everything even when were wrong, no matter how old we get/
I've watched this probably 10 times, I'm in absolute awe of her
I am in love with your videos, well done! very inspirational. Love the editing style as well.
tHANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Such a beautiful and honest human being!
I've just come across this project and its just so empowering and very relatable. Definitely keeping up with this channel
This was my favourite one out of all of these.
This is a perfect example of everything happens for a reason and we all have a purpose...this is not invalidate her struggles but through her experiences she's been able to set up a charity that encourages young girls to talk about their issues so and save them from their self-destructive silence. Had she not gone through what she had gone through, she probably wouldn't consider such a thing...truly admirable
Thank you for opening up & sharing your personal journey!
I've seen Adwoa before, on Tumblr quite a lot, for modeling- and I am so glad to have found this video. I think she is very beautiful and captivating, and her voice! so relaxing and sensual. I naively assume that when I see beautiful models, they themselves must feel beautiful as well. I too struggle with self-hate and sadness. I wish all the best for you Adwoa. And a big thanks to this What's Underneath Project.
These videos are always so incredible
Adwoa Aboah's voice brings me into this dark alley with neon lights. her voice makes me feel alive. I can't explain it
my gosh, this is amazing !! She is an incredible human being. love her voice, her talking, her demeanor... she is so real. Thank you for this.
Thank you for your honesty. It must be hard to be so open. I too feel that I have been generally sad since I was a child. Life is a struggle. You're words help me to understand the balance between acceptance and anxiety.
So we never see the women behind the cameras but they must me so kind and beautiful
She is sooooooo beautiful! Like seriously one of the prettiest girls I have ever seen !!
I've watched several of these videos over the last couple of months, and they are all great in their own way, but this one was particularly moving. She is so earnest, open, and raw. When she talked about her connection with those women in Cottonwood, her mothers; and at the end when she said "I believe I am definitely loved."..
To hear that from someone who once thought they had nothing left to live for, my heart broke in the most exquisitely happy way. Thank you for sharing your story, it gives me hope. xo
This was incredibly beautiful.
She's honestly so beautiful. Inside and out.
This is one of the most moving things I've EVER seen in all my life... #BrokenBeauty. So glad to see she's finding her strength.
Gives me chills every single time I watch this interview. It is such a pure source of inspiration.
What an absolutely lovely person. Thank you!
Loving the London series!
How gorgeous is she? Wow. In every possible way.
Thank you so much Adwoa Aboah! As a woman of 32 I found your story, your journey and your initiative for young women inspiring, relateable and motivational. Well done! And thank you xx
Everytime I watch these videos... it's like surprising that others can feel the same as you. But no one ever talks about it. So thank you for filming, sharing your emotions and just everything. Thank you.
She's such a beautiful person I just want to hug her