Published 1 year ago

Body image teacher Australian of the Year

Summary by Ground News

Australian writer and film director Taryn Brumfitt has been on a mission to get more people to love the skin they're in. Her 2016 documentary, Embrace, has been seen in almost 200 countries and watched by millions of people on Netflix. She has since released a companion documentary,Embrace Kids, that targets children aged between nine and 14-years-old.

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The Guardian

Taryn Brumfitt: body image activist named 2023 Australian of the Year

Adelaide writer and speaker directed Netflix documentary about women’s body loathing and her path to accepting her own skin

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sydney Morning Herald

Australia Day 2023 LIVE updates: Taryn Brumfitt named Australian of the Year; honours list revealed

Documentary maker Taryn Brumfitt has been named the 2023 Australian of the Year. Almost half of this year’s awards in the general division of the Order of Australia are women.

1 year ago·Sydney, Australia

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ABC Australia

How the new Australian of the Year is fighting a body image 'emergency'

Taryn Brumfitt launched her body image movement after her reverse "before and after" photo went viral. Now she is taking those messages into schools.

1 year ago·Australia

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Australian of the Year Awards begin

Body image activist Taryn Brumfitt has been named Australian of the year.

1 year ago

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The West Australian

Body image influencer named 2023 Australian of the Year

The 45-year-old South Australian leads Body Image Movement, an organisation which teaches people to love and appreciate their bodies.

1 year ago

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Gold Coast Bulletin

Taryn Brumfitt an ‘amazing choice’ for Australian of the Year

Adoni Media’s Leisa Goddard says Taryn Brumfitt was an “amazing choice” for this year’s Australian of the Year and she hopes the body-image activist can make a “real difference”. “Body dysmorphia is absolutely rife out there and she is there saying ‘you’ve got better things to put your energy in than to worry about your waistline,” she told Sky News host Jenna Clarke.

1 year ago·Southport, Australia

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