Taryn Brumfitt is the fiercely passionate thought leader behind the Body Image Movement.
Best-selling author and director of the inspiring social-change documentary Embrace, Taryn’s global crusade to end the body dissatisfaction epidemic has seen her recognised by the United Nations Women, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls and the Geena Davis Institute.
Taryn’s determination to shift the way the world thinks about themselves and their bodies has the support of high-profile personalities including Olivia Newton-John, Rosie O’Donnell, and Ashton Kutcher who famously praised her activism as being “good for the world.”
Named alongside Beyonce and Emma Watson in Germany’s Brigitte magazine’s ‘Woman of The Year’, Taryn’s positively infectious voice and powerful message has reached over 200 million people via the likes of the L.A Times, Washington Post, The Doctors, Good Morning America, The Project, Australian Story and The Today Show.
Taryn is also a proud Foundation Board member for The Hutt Street Centre. She lives in Adelaide with her three children.
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
• Finalist Australian of the Year Awards 2019
• Awarded the South Australian Award for Excellence in Women’s
Leadership by Women & Leadership Australia (WLA) 2018
• Finalist 100 Women of Influence by The Australian Financial Review 2018