Taryn Brumfitt
{{Short description|Australian body positivity advocate, filmmaker and founder of the Body Image Movement}}
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| occupation = Body acceptance activist, writer, filmmaker
| years_active = 2012–present
| partner = Matt Brumfitt (m. 2002/03, div. 2020)
Tim Pearson
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Taryn Brumfitt (born {{birth based on age as of date|36 |2014|05|20|noage=1}}) is an Australian body positivity advocate, writer, photographer, and filmmaker,{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/taryn-brumfitts-body-image-movement-20140520-zrj8t.html |title=Taryn Brumfitt's Body Image Movement|last=Berry|first=Sarah|date=20 May 2014|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|accessdate=2 July 2017}} 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 {{birth based on age as of date|36 |2014|05|20|noage=1}}.{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/taryn-brumfitts-body-image-movement-20140520-zrj8t.html |title=Taryn Brumfitt's Body Image Movement|last=Berry|first=Sarah|date=20 May 2014|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=Fairfax Media|accessdate=2 July 2017}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-23/taryn-brumfitt-challenging-our-ideals-about-the-perfect-body/6335174|title=Taryn Brumfitt's global campaign to stop another generation from hating their bodies|last=Wilson|first=Georgia|date=23 March 2015|work=ABC Radio Sydney|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=2 July 2017}}
Brumfitt founded the Body Image Movement in 2012.{{cite web |title=About the movement |url=https://bodyimagemovement.com/about/ |publisher=Body Image Movement |accessdate=22 August 2019}} 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".{{cite web|title=Home page|url=https://bodyimagemovement.com/|publisher=Body Image Movement|accessdate=5 July 2017}} 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.{{cite web| title=Ambassadors| url=https://bodyimagemovement.com/ambassadors/| publisher=Body Image Movement|accessdate=5 July 2017}}
In 2016 Brumfitt's film Embrace was released.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jan/01/taryn-brumfitt-embrace-women-body-image-ditch-diets|title=Ex-bodybuilder Taryn Brumfitt campaigns to ditch diets and end myth of the ideal shape|last=Hughes|first=Sarah|date=1 January 2017|work=The Guardian|accessdate=2 July 2017}} Brumfitt gave a talk at the TEDx event in Adelaide in 2016.{{cite web|title=Speaker profile:Taryn Brumfitt|url=http://tedxadelaide.com.au/speaker-profile-taryn-brumfitt/|publisher=TEDx Adelaide|accessdate=5 July 2017}}
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.{{cite web |title=Embrace Kids Documentary: About the Project |url=https://bodyimagemovement.com/embrace/embrace-kids/ |publisher=Body Image Movement |accessdate=22 August 2019}} 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.{{cite web | title=Embrace: Kids (2022) | website=IMDb | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15427876/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm | access-date=2 January 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Olivia |title=Embrace: Kids |url=https://kiddomag.com.au/news/embrace-kids-the-movie/ |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=KIDDO Mag |date=12 September 2022 |language=en-AU}}
Recognition
In September 2018 Brumfitt was named one of The Australian Financial Review's 100 Women of Influence in the Global category.{{Cite news|url=https://www.afr.com/brand/100women/women-of-influence-2018-winner-fights-for-recognition-of-indigenous-australians-20181015-h16npc|title=Women of Influence 2018 winner fights for recognition of Indigenous Australians|last=Patten|first=Sally|date=2018-10-17|work=Australian Financial Review|access-date=2018-10-18|language=en-US}}
She was named 2023 Australian of the Year in January 2023.{{cite news |last1=Sakkal |first1=Paul |title=Body positivity advocate Taryn Brumfitt named Australian of the Year |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/body-positivity-advocate-taryn-brumfitt-named-australian-of-the-year-20230125-p5cf96.html |access-date=25 January 2023 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=25 January 2023 |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2023-01-25 |title=Adelaide mother named 2023 Australian of the Year for helping women love their bodies |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-25/2023-australian-of-the-year-awards-winners/101892294 |access-date=2023-01-25}}
Personal life
Brumfitt experienced family tragedy when her brother Jason died of a heroin overdose aged 28.{{cite web | url=https://omny.fm/shows/the-five-of-my-life/taryn-brumfitt?in_playlist=podcast | title=Taryn Brumfitt - the Five of My Life }}
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.{{cite news |title=How Taryn Brumfitt beat the body shamers |url=https://www.nowtolove.co.nz/health/body/taryn-brumfitt-on-beating-the-body-shamers-32352 |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=Now To Love |date=12 May 2017 |language=en |quote=Mathew, her husband of 14 years}} They divorced in 2020.{{cite news |last1=Mollard |first1=Angela |title=Taryn Brumfitt: How a hedge trimmer helped me get through my divorce |url=https://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/health/taryn-brumfitt-how-a-hedge-trimmer-helped-me-get-through-my-divorce/news-story/bceabdcd2043338de305a6b4a221c9d6 |access-date=26 January 2023 |work=Body + Soul |date=25 October 2021}}
{{As of|2023}} her partner is Tim Pearson.{{cite news |last1=Tindale |first1=Lanie |title=Australian of the Year wants people to 'stop being at war with their bodies' |url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8061140/australian-of-the-year-wants-people-to-stop-being-at-war-with-their-bodies/ |access-date=26 January 2023 |work=The Canberra Times |date=25 January 2023 |language=en-AU}}
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.{{cite web | last=Butler | first=Josh | title=Australian of the Year winners sign open letter saying no vote in voice referendum would be a 'shameful dead end' | website=The Guardian | date=11 October 2023 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/11/indigenous-voice-to-parliament-referendum-australians-of-the-year-open-letter | access-date=11 October 2023}}{{cite web | last=Winter | first=Velvet | title=Voice referendum live updates: Australians of the Year Yes vote letter in full | website=ABC News (Australia) | date=10 October 2023 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-11/live-updates-voice-referendum-latest-news-october-11/102958838 | access-date=11 October 2023}}
Selected publications
- {{cite book |last1=Brumfitt |first1=Taryn |title=Embrace : my story from body loather to body lover |date=2015 |publisher=New Holland |location= |isbn=9781742576183}}
- {{cite book |last1=Brumfitt |first1=Taryn |title=Embrace yourself |date=2018 |publisher=Penguin Australia |location= |isbn=9780143787051}}
- {{cite book |last1=Brumfitt |first1=Taryn |title=Embrace Kids : How you can help your kids to love and celebrate their bodies |date=2022 |publisher=Penguin Australia |location= |isbn=9781761046575}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|7308112}}
- {{official website|http://www.tarynbrumfitt.com/}}
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Category:Australian women writers
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Category:Australian women film directors
Category:Fat acceptance activists