ABOUT
The Self-Worth Movement
Educating, inspiring and empowering women and girls across the globe to know their worth.
The Self-Worth Movement
Where self-worth becomes a way of living — and a force for change ✨
The Self-Worth Movement is a global social enterprise dedicated to one powerful truth: when women and girls know their worth, everything changes.
Founded by Farah Mak, The Self-Worth Movement exists to inspire, educate, and empower women and girls around the world to remember who they are, what they stand for, and what they want to say — with clarity, courage, and confidence.
At its heart, this is not about self-improvement. It’s about self-remembering.
Why Self-Worth Matters
In times of crisis, challenge, and transition, it is our inner resources — resilience, hope, identity, and self-belief — that carry us forward. When those resources are depleted, the impact is profound.
The COVID-19 pandemic shone a global light on this truth. As external structures fell away, many women found themselves stretched thin, disconnected from their sense of self, and questioning their worth.
The Self-Worth Movement was created to meet that moment — and every moment like it — with compassion, tools, and truth.
Because when self-worth is eroded, silence grows.
And when self-worth is reclaimed, voice, agency, and possibility return.
From a Poem to a Global Movement
The Self-Worth Movement began as a poem.
She Shines was written by Farah Mak as both a love letter and a call to arms — a poetic reminder of the light women carry, even when life tries to dim it. What began as words on a page became a vision Farah carried for years: to create something that could ripple far beyond one voice.
That vision has since evolved into:
She Shines (currently in development)
The Self-Worth Movement as a living, breathing platform
A growing ecosystem of storytelling, advocacy, education, and soul-affirming tools
Together, these elements are designed to educate, inspire, and empower — creating lasting impact for women, girls, families, and communities.
What We Stand For
The Self-Worth Movement believes that self-worth is not something to earn —
it is something to reclaim, protect, and live by.
Through community, content, campaigns, events, and purpose-led products, the Movement supports women to reconnect with their inner strength, positive life force, and sense of belonging — to shine not by striving, but by being.
✨ Courage without hardening
✨ Confidence without comparison
✨ Healing without shame
✨ Leadership led by humanity
A Movement with Sparkle — and Substance
Today, The Self-Worth Movement is a growing global community, led with warmth, wisdom, and just the right amount of sparkle. It bridges the personal and the collective, the poetic and the practical, the heart and the system.
It reminds women and girls that they are not broken.
They are not too much.
They are not behind.
They are worthy — exactly as they are.
And when they remember that, they don’t just change their own lives…
they help change the world.
A Letter from Our Founder
Hello, gorgeous glitterbomb!
The Self-Worth Movement began because I know — deeply — what it feels like to forget who you are.
I’ve lived the quiet erosion of self-worth. I’ve felt the moment when your voice softens, your needs shrink, and your light feels harder to reach. And I’ve also lived the remembering — the moment when something inside you says, there is more, and you choose to come home to yourself.
This movement exists for that moment.
It exists to remind you that your worth was never lost.
It was never conditional.
It never needed to be earned.
Whether you arrive here feeling strong, searching, hopeful, or unsure — you belong. You are welcome. And you are already enough.
My hope is that through the stories, tools, conversations, and community of The Self-Worth Movement, you feel supported to reconnect with who you truly are — and to shine in a way that feels honest, embodied, and real.
Thank you for being here.
Thank you for choosing yourself.
And thank you for helping this ripple reach further than any one of us ever could.
With love, belief, and a whole lot of sparkle,
Farah 🦋✨
Founder, The Self-Worth Movement
Meet Farah
What is self-worth? Are we born with it? How do we lose it? How do we rediscover it? These very questions are the inspiration behind The Self-Worth Movement. But first…
I am Farah Mak. I’m an actor, speaker, activist, presenter and writer. I live in beautiful Melbourne with my husband, four children and three fur-babies.
Some would say I am a sparkly, glittery, eternal-optimist and positive change-maker, that I’m someone who sees the world through rose-coloured glasses. I’m told I am a joy to be around, that I lead with strength, grace, and integrity, and that I live a life aligned to my unique talents and gifts, secure in the knowledge of my own innate worth. That’s all true, but it wasn’t always that way.
Self-worth can be eroded by many things; trauma, abandonment, bullying, sickness, grief, financial pressure, stress, anxiety, and so much more. Life can throw obstacles, challenges and adversity at us from every direction- and it does! When self-worth is damaged, we experience imposter syndrome, self-doubt, fear, shame and bitterness. Above all this? It prevents us from becoming who we are, our authentic selves. That’s where I found myself many years ago as a domestic violence survivor.
Self-worth is intrinsic, but can become buried when we don’t take care of it and when our self-belief feels in tatters. My road to self-validation and to rediscover my sense of worth was not easy, I simply can’t deny that, but it was so worth it- as am I! Regaining my self-worth was transformational. It helped me achieve my hopes and dreams, push past my doubts and fears and become my most sparkly self.
Today, I choose faith over fear and live with courage and conviction. I’m on a mission to inspire, empower and educate women and girls worldwide to know who they are, what they stand for and what they want to say.
Bottom line: I want you to be BeYOUtiful and to believe in yourself. You have everything you need within to achieve whatever you put your mind to.
The Self-Worth Movement embodies this philosophy. Our range of premium, deluxe products and tools will help you unleash your incredible power within and enable you to shine your bright light into the world as a positive change-maker. Together, we can create a ripple effect through the universe with love, purpose and passion.
It is a beautiful honour to have you here as a special part of The Self-Worth Movement sparkle squad. Sparkle and shine!
“These cards are powerful. They are the images of women, with unique characteristics, women who are strong or brave or fierce. Women that feel like you and me.
What a gift to myself and what a gift to anyone who also gets their hands on them. Just beautiful. Farah, I can see you through all of the cards, your soul shining through each card. Thank you for creating such a beautiful product with a meaning that will stay with people long after they put the card back in the deck.”
“I had the pleasure of meeting the lovely Farah Mak from The Self-Worth Movement at our Marriott International Women’s Day event at The Ritz Carlton Perth. What an empowering, energising experience! It was so lovely to hear from a strong business leader on the importance of self-care and self-worth. I highly recommend the course and keynote speech by Farah for all women, and young girls too. ”
She Shines
By Farah Mak
Her beauty in abundance with a radiant glow
From deep in her soul to the outside it shows
Soft flowing hair and porcelain skin
The depth of her beauty comes from within.
Her spirit it shines as she walks in the room
Her breathtaking beauty like a sweet perfume
Her heart full of love from heaven above.
But she’s been broken down...inside sorrow, her heart frowns.
She knows not of her beauty that everyone sees
When she looks in the mirror she doesn’t believe
How worthy she is of the beautiful love
She deserves to receive, but feels unworthy of.
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder
If only she saw now, not wait till she’s older
For her beauty is true, everlasting and fine
Just one look through God’s eyes, and she’ll see how she shines.
“Receiving my affirmation cards was such a beautiful experience! From the way you addressed the package, to the beautiful handwritten note, to the stunning wrapping! Just wonderful and so appreciated.
Last week these cards gave me such a boost of confidence and self-belief while I went through the final stage of interviews for a promotion, it was wonderful! Got the job too, so it must have shown”
“Farah, your empowering speech will stay with me for a very long time. In a time where women’s voices need to be heard more than ever, your story will be something I will forever remember. As a new mother, hearing how you ‘keep your cup full,’ and everything else, was just inspirational! Thank you so much for visiting, and we hope our paths cross again”
