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Taryn Brumfitt
Born (1978-12-28) 28 December 1978 (age 45)
in Australia
Occupation(s)Writer and film director from Adelaide. Fat acceptance activist
Years active2015–present
SpouseMathew Brumfitt
Children3
Websitehttps://tarynbrumfitt.com

Taryn Brumfitt (born 28 December 1978) is an Australian writer and film director from Adelaide[1] best known for the 2016 film Embrace.[2] After the birth of her third child, she considered cosmetic surgery but took up body building instead.[3]

She founded the Body Image Movement in 2012.[4] This describes itself as "on a quest to end the global body-hating epidemic" and "working to put an end to body loathing and spread the message of body loving".[5] The movement aims to recruit a Body Image Movement Global Ambassador Program (BIMGAP), of people who will spread its message internationally through social media and local contacts.[6] As of August 2019 the movement is crowdfunding for a documentary Embrace Kids aimed at children aged 8-12, which they hope to make available to schools around the world.[7]

Brumfitt gave a talk at the TEDx event in Adelaide in 2016.[8] In September 2018 she was named one of The Australian Financial Review's 100 Women of Influence in the Global category.[9]

References

  1. ^ Berry, Sarah (20 May 2014). "Taryn Brumfitt's Body Image Movement". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. ^ Hughes, Sarah (1 January 2017). "Ex-bodybuilder Taryn Brumfitt campaigns to ditch diets and end myth of the ideal shape". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ^ Wilson, Georgia (23 March 2015). "Taryn Brumfitt's global campaign to stop another generation from hating their bodies". ABC Radio Sydney. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. ^ "About the movement". Body Image Movement. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Home page". Body Image Movement. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Ambassadors". Body Image Movement. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Embrace Kids Documentary: About the Project". Body Image Movement. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Speaker profile:Taryn Brumfitt". TEDx Adelaide. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  9. ^ Patten, Sally (17 October 2018). "Women of Influence 2018 winner fights for recognition of Indigenous Australians". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 18 October 2018.

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