Learning to love yourself happens away from the mirror.
Taryn Brumfitt is an award-winning filmmaker, bestselling author and internationally sought-after Keynote Speaker. Recently named the 2023 Australian of the Year, she is a fiercely passionate advocate for social change and her message has reached more than 200 million people around the world.
Taryn is the founder of the Body Image Movement, director of the inspiring documentaries EMBRACE and EMBRACE KIDS, and author of four books. Her global crusade to help people embrace their bodies has seen her recognised by UN Women, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls and the Geena Davis Institute. Taryn has delivered more than 100 keynote addresses, and her talk at Google HQ in Silicon Valley was live-streamed to every Google office in the world.
In 2018, she was recognised in the Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence awards and received the SA Award for Excellence in Women's Leadership from Women and Leadership Australia. She was also crowned EY Entrepreneur of the Year, South Australia, and has been named among GE’s highest-rated speakers.
With a powerful, universal message and unwavering commitment to her cause, Taryn Brumfitt is a true force to be reckoned with.
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Empower
Hundreds of millions of people saw Taryn Brumfitt’s unexpectedly viral Facebook post 10 years ago, but she saw something else: the chance to change lives. Through masterful storytelling, the 2023 Australian of the Year shares how she seized the opportunity to turn this one candid moment into a global movement and a career in leading change.Empower
Through a decade of hard work, determination, creativity and plenty of polite persistence, Taryn has inspired millions of people around the world, changed countless lives, produced two award-winning documentaries, written four bestselling books and been recognised for her achievements by organisations as esteemed as UN Women.
With refreshing authenticity and a trademark sense of humour, Taryn shares her candid insights and actionable advice to demonstrate how you can adopt the mindset of empowerment to achieve your own goals – even if you have to break a few rules along the way.
Take outs:
• The empowered mindset in action: How self-belief, grit and persistence trump luck — every time
• Why you have to break the rules to achieve your goals
• When you back yourself, you can do ‘almost’ anything
Embrace Your Body, Embrace Your Life
In this thought-provoking presentation, Taryn takes her audience on her deeply personal journey from hating her body to embracing it, and how this powerful mindset shift has allowed her to inspire millions of others to do the same.Embrace Your Body, Embrace Your Life
Lauded globally for her leadership in the body image space, Taryn’s work has been recognised by organisations such as UN Women and has earned her a number of esteemed awards, most recently being named 2023 Australian of the Year. Here she invites you behind the scenes of the last decade to discover the highs and lows of leading a global movement that has reached more than 200 million people and changed countless lives around the world.
With a no-holds-barred approach and trademark sense of humour, Taryn asks her audience to ask some hard questions about what’s really important in life, before delivering her life-changing Embrace manifesto, complete with actionable advice, so you too can Embrace your body to Embrace your life.
Take outs:
• A ‘to do’ list of things you can do today to start your own Embrace journey
• How to adopt and apply the Embrace mindset to all areas of your life
Embrace Your Kids
As parents, we only want to do the right thing by our kids, but in this post-COVID, digital era the question is — how? Embrace Your Kids
In this powerful, thought-provoking presentation, Taryn shines a light on the global epidemic of body shaming and self-hate that the research shows is plaguing ourselves and our children today. Drawing on a decade of experience on the front lines of fighting this serious issue, and supported by the latest research from the world’s leading body image experts, she backs it up with the hope, inspiration and practical advice that all parents need to guide themselves and their own kids through this harrowing issue.
With her trademark optimism and determination, Taryn leaves parents educated, empowered and inspired to play their own part in making things better for the next generation, and generations to come.
Take outs:
• Why we need to urgently address the body image crisis for our young people
• What each of us can do to help the young people around us Embrace their bodies
• How to start our own Embrace journey so we can live by example
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How Taryn Brumfitt loved her body, broke the internet and started a revolution | Australian Story
Adelaide woman Taryn Brumfitt is the suburban mother-of-three behind a global movement inspiring women to make peace with their bodies. Tired of dieting and striving in the gym for an impossible ideal, she proudly posted a photograph of her 'real' self online. The response was extraordinary and, two years later, her drive to change the way women view their bodies has catapulted her onto the world stage.Stop hating your body; start living your life | Taryn Brumfitt | TEDxAdelaide
You are fat You are ugly You are disgusting. That's what millions of women around the world say to themselves in the mirror every day. That's what Taryn said to herself every day before she realised that her body is not an ornament; it's the vehicle to her dreams. This talk explores the global issue of body loathing and what we can do to change our own perspective and the unrealistic standards that surround us. Taryn Brumfitt is a best-selling author and internationally recognised body image activist and founder of the Body Image Movement. Taryn first rose to prominence when her unconventional before and after photo went viral in 2013, garnering 100 million views and sparking an international media frenzy. Her debut feature documentary 'Embrace' delves further into the issues of body image and is one of Australia's most successful documentaries to date.Taryn Brumfitt helps us redefine the ideals of beauty
Author and Founder of 'Body Image Movement' shares with us her story about dealing with body image issues and what she's doing to help others.From a Google perspective we just love what Taryn brings to the table. We go at it from a data perspective, thinking deeply about the things we can do to change the world and we love how Tar ... keep reading Google HQ
Taryn was a hoot to work with! She brought our audience to their feet with her no-holds-barred approach to loving their bodies more and bringing an awareness to the issue with an unparalleled level of passion and enthusiasm that only Taryn can!
On the day she delivered a memorable, punchy session with new content that had everyone laughing and leaving inspired - just what we were after! The session was really well-reviewed with delegates commenting on the passion that Taryn brought to her session. Thank you
Not surprisingly, Taryn has rated as our most valued external speaker. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, with many participants sharing their profound insights and empowerment to act differently for the betterment of themselves, their daughters, friends and family
