Taryn Brumfitt: 'We were not born hating our bodies'
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Hi, I'm Francesca Rudkin and welcome to season six of our New Zealand Herald podcast, The Little Things.
And I'm Louise Eyrie. As you may well know, in this podcast, we talk to experts and find out a lot of the little things you need to know to improve different areas of your life. We cut through all the confusion and overload of information and we help simplify life and sort out the helpful from the BS.
We're going to talk about something today that I think we've actually mentioned on the podcast already this year, and that's how sort of taken aback we are about the size of women these days. I think we might have mentioned after the Oscars and awards ceremonies, Lou, women in public have always been required to look a certain way for their careers, but possibly in relation to the rise in weight loss drugs, it looks as if extreme thinness is back and that we're sort of sinking into this unhealthy territory again, which is really concerning.
I think it's to the prevalence of the people who always felt size inclusive who are also losing weight. Are we losing even those role models and that inclusivity? Who knows? I mean, it's interesting. I don't know about you. I couldn't help but see stuff about the Met Gala. Quite apart from all of the Amazon Jeff Bezos stuff, it was actually, as our guest described it, she described it as gluttony dressed as glamour. And again, the skinny thing. I mean, they are teeny tiny. Who described it as that? Oh, sorry. Taryn Brumfitt, the woman we're speaking to today. Oh, okay. And she doesn't mince words. And she wasn't actually necessarily referring to the size of the people there, but I guess... It was on her Instagram and it was a bit of an aha moment for me because she was walking through the bush and juxtaposing the bush walk with images from the Met Gala.
And I had a bit of an aha moment. I sort of thought, when I'm out in the hills with you, Francesca, all alone, I really appreciate what my body can do. I never think about how it looks. I could be Snow White with a smartwatch out there. But in everyday life, I can sometimes be offended by my own reflection. Do you ever feel that way?
Oh, yeah. I mean, when you least expect it. Yes, I can remember I used to do a run and I used to come back round through Greenwoods Corner and I'd run past the shops there and I'd run past the butcher and things and I'd think I was sprinting. I'd think... I am flying home. I'm going to be home in time. And then I'd go, who's that person plotting?
Kind of really slowly in the windows as I went past. I swear. I was like, who's that? And they'd go, oh, that's you, love. You're not sprinting. You're not looking incredibly athletic, but never mind.
Yeah, right.
How do societal beauty standards affect body image?
So then there's a remembrance of the fact that you're actually out there running the streets. And so I guess it is more about how we feel and how bodies move and what they can do for us. But we are not immune to this. No.
No, it doesn't matter how we age and what our concerns are about our body and how much we let go. We've got to admit we're still conscious of it, right, of our body image. Short of just living out there in the bush. It's hard to ignore. And look, at the same time, we're all trying to be very much live and let live about it. We don't judge. You know, you stay in your lane, you drink your water, you mind your own business. Take GLP-1 or don't. Do whatever keeps you upright and vaguely functional. You know, we've all got different circumstances and stories to tell and metabolisms and things like that. So we sort of stand back. But we are talking about it today because people do care about how they feel in their bodies.
And we are still... conscious at this particular age and stage of the redistribution of padding, should we say. And we also have daughters and sons who we adore and we want them to grow up with really good perspective on body image and
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–3:07
2
How do societal beauty standards affect body image?
3:07–18:08
3
How can we teach children about healthy body image?
18:08–22:23
4
What personal experiences led Taryn to advocate for body positivity?
22:23–30:42
5
What role does social media play in shaping body image perceptions?
30:42–37:57
6
How can we shift the focus from appearance to functionality?
37:57–46:48