Taryn Brumfitt Explained

Taryn Brumfitt
Birth Place:Australia
Occupation:Body acceptance activist, writer, filmmaker
Years Active:2012–present
Partner:Matt Brumfitt (m. 2002/03, div. 2020)
Tim Pearson
Children:3

Taryn Brumfitt (born) is an Australian body positivity advocate, writer, photographer, and filmmaker,[1] known for founding the Body Image Movement and for her 2016 documentary film Embrace. The crowdfunded film Embrace Kids, intended for use in schools, was released in 2022.

Early life and education

Brumfitt was born in .[2]

She attended Unley High School in the Adelaide suburb of Netherby.

Career

Brumfitt was first a photographer. After the birth of her third child, she considered cosmetic surgery, as she was unhappy with the appearance of her body, but took up body building instead.[3]

Brumfitt founded the Body Image Movement in 2012.[4] The Body Image Movement 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] It 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]

In 2016 Brumfitt's film Embrace was released.[7] Brumfitt gave a talk at the TEDx event in Adelaide in 2016.[8]

From around 2019 the movement crowdfunded for a documentary film, Embrace Kids, aimed at children aged 8-12, to make available to schools around the world.[9] Featuring many well-known entertainers and artists, such as Celeste Barber, the duo Electric Fields, Jameela Jamil, and Chloé Hayden, the film was released in 2022, listed on IMDb as Embrace: Kids.[10] [11]

Recognition

In September 2018 Brumfitt was named one of The Australian Financial Reviews 100 Women of Influence in the Global category.[12]

She was named 2023 Australian of the Year in January 2023.[13] [14]

Personal life

Brumfitt experienced family tragedy when her brother Jason died of a heroin overdose aged 28.[15]

She married Matt Brumfitt in 2002 or 2003. He had previously worked in logistics but gave up that career to become the managing director of the Body Image Movement. They have three children.[16] They divorced in 2020.[17]

her partner is Tim Pearson.[18]

On 10 October 2023, Brumfitt was one of 25 Australians of the Year who signed an open letter supporting the Yes vote in the Indigenous Voice referendum, initiated by psychiatrist Patrick McGorry.[19] [20]

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. News: Taryn Brumfitt's Body Image Movement. Berry. Sarah. 20 May 2014. The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 2 July 2017.
  2. News: Taryn Brumfitt's Body Image Movement. Berry. Sarah. 20 May 2014. The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. 2 July 2017.
  3. News: Taryn Brumfitt's global campaign to stop another generation from hating their bodies. Wilson. Georgia. 23 March 2015. ABC Radio Sydney. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 July 2017.
  4. Web site: About the movement . Body Image Movement . 22 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Home page. Body Image Movement. 5 July 2017.
  6. Web site: Ambassadors. Body Image Movement. 5 July 2017.
  7. News: Ex-bodybuilder Taryn Brumfitt campaigns to ditch diets and end myth of the ideal shape. Hughes. Sarah. 1 January 2017. The Guardian. 2 July 2017.
  8. Web site: Speaker profile:Taryn Brumfitt. TEDx Adelaide. 5 July 2017.
  9. Web site: Embrace Kids Documentary: About the Project . Body Image Movement . 22 August 2019.
  10. Web site: Embrace: Kids (2022) . IMDb . 2 January 2024.
  11. News: Williams . Olivia . Embrace: Kids . 2 January 2024 . KIDDO Mag . 12 September 2022 . en-AU.
  12. News: Women of Influence 2018 winner fights for recognition of Indigenous Australians. Patten. Sally. 2018-10-17. Australian Financial Review. 2018-10-18. en-US.
  13. News: Sakkal . Paul . Body positivity advocate Taryn Brumfitt named Australian of the Year . 25 January 2023 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 25 January 2023 . en.
  14. News: 2023-01-25 . Adelaide mother named 2023 Australian of the Year for helping women love their bodies . en-AU . ABC News . 2023-01-25.
  15. Web site: Taryn Brumfitt - the Five of My Life .
  16. News: How Taryn Brumfitt beat the body shamers . 26 April 2021 . Now To Love . 12 May 2017 . en . Mathew, her husband of 14 years.
  17. News: Mollard . Angela . Taryn Brumfitt: How a hedge trimmer helped me get through my divorce . 26 January 2023 . Body + Soul . 25 October 2021.
  18. News: Tindale . Lanie . Australian of the Year wants people to 'stop being at war with their bodies' . 26 January 2023 . The Canberra Times . 25 January 2023 . en-AU.
  19. Web site: Butler . Josh . Australian of the Year winners sign open letter saying no vote in voice referendum would be a 'shameful dead end' . . 11 October 2023 . 11 October 2023.
  20. Web site: Winter . Velvet . Voice referendum live updates: Australians of the Year Yes vote letter in full . . 10 October 2023 . 11 October 2023.

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