An Adelaide (capital city of South Australia) mother whose nude post-pregnancy pictures gained international attention says her campaign to tackle negative body image has only just begun.
Taryn
Brumfitt, of Cumberland Park, will look to launch body - image workshops in the
coming months to help women feel more confident in themselves.
Earlier
this year, she posted untouched pictures of herself to show that women should
be proud of their bodies.
Within
a matter of hours, the pictures went viral, scoring thousands of likes and
shares on social media.
The
35-year-old said the international reaction to the pictures was surprising.
"I
put it on Facebook and I just watched the numbers just ticking over within just
seconds of putting it up," Mrs Brumfitt said.
"It
had 3.6 million views and then from there I was on the Today Show, Channel 9
news, and in New Zealand and American (news)."
Despite
having more than 16,000 followers on Facebook, founding The Body Image Movement
website in November and posting the photos in April, Mrs Brumfitt said she
still had a long way to go in changing people's perceptions of their bodies.
"We
only ever see the one type of body celebrated in the media and
advertising," she said.
"You
don't see any bodies that may have stretch marks and we don't see that
celebrated. "That's what most women
look like and we can be sexy, confident women in our evolving bodies. "I am one woman who is trying to change
the world and I need women to jump on the movement."
Mrs
Brumfitt was inspired to start her body image campaign while watching her
daughter Mikaela, 3, play.
"I
had my own body image issues and I almost had surgery to fix up my boobs and
tummy," she said. "I had an epiphany as I was watching her play.
"The
thought came into my head, 'how am I going to have surgery and teach her love
the parts of her body (and) to love her body unconditionally?'
"I
wanted to be a positive role model."
Source: Theaustralian
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