Taryn Brumfitt is a body image activist, documentary director, writer, speaker, and the 2023 Australian Of The Year. Taryn created the documentary ‘Embrace’ to help us change the way we think about our bodies and ‘Embrace Kids’ to teach 9-14 year olds how to respect, move and nourish their bodies.

Kids learn their first messages about food, movement and body image from their parents but parents can’t control what messages their kids learn outside the home. This is where Body Blocks comes in: a free learning resource for childhood educators.

In this moving conversation, Taryn joins Steph to discuss how Taryn has reframed the parts of her body that changed through childbirth and feeding 4,000 meals to her children, the impact that parents’ and teachers’ language can have on kids for years afterwards, and the importance of sending positive messages to kids even if you don’t always feel them inside.

Learn more about Body Blocks https://theembracehub.com/body-blocks-by-embrace-kids/

Watch Embrace: Kids on Binge https://binge.com.au/shows/show-embrace-kids!23146

Watch Embrace on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80162341

Check out the book ‘Embrace Kids’ https://bodyimagemovement.com/shop/product/embrace-kids/

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