Dylan Alcott offers moving words of advice to Australian of the Year Taryn Brumfitt
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Dylan Alcott offers poignant words of advice to 2023 Australian of the Year Taryn Brumfitt
Dylan Alcott has offered body image positivity activist Taryn Brumfitt some advice after she was announced 2023 Australian of the Year.
The Paralympian, who was Aussie of the Year last year, shared moving words with the 44-year-old activist after she was crowned Best Aussie on Wednesday night.
Number one, be yourself. I still don’t know why I’m Australian of the year, but there’s a reason for it,” he said. the daily telegraph.
Dylan Alcott (pictured) has offered moving words of advice to 2023 Australian of the Year Taryn Brumfitt
Two, enjoy it. And three, it’s not just about you. It’s about amplifying the voices of what you’re passionate about and the people you care about in your community.’
Taryn was named Australian of the Year 2023 in a glittering ceremony in Canberra for her work with the Embrace Body Image Movement, which she founded in 2012.
The movement teaches people, particularly young women, to love and appreciate their bodies and has spread far beyond her hometown of Adelaide, sparking a global phenomenon that reaches more than 200 million people.
The Paralympian, who was Aussie of the Year last year, shared moving words with Taryn (pictured) after she was crowned Best Aussie on Wednesday night.
Ms Brumfitt is one of Australia’s most in-demand keynote speakers and her work challenging the pervasive image of perfection conveyed to women and girls through social media and advertising has earned her recognition from UN Women. .
In her acceptance speech Wednesday, Brumfitt said body image shame had become an epidemic.
“Australia, the purpose of our life is not to be at war with our body,” he said.
Taryn was named Australian of the Year 2023 in a glittering ceremony in Canberra for her work with the Embrace Body Image Movement, which she founded in 2012.
‘Collectively, we are faced with some of the most challenging environmental, humanitarian and social problems of our time.
‘What if instead of spending our days consumed by hating our bodies we could invest our time together to solve these challenges?
‘What if instead of wasting their valuable time and energy in a war with their bodies, our young people were free to become the leaders, great thinkers and revolutionaries the world needs most right now?
‘It’s not our bodies that need to change, it’s our perspective.’
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese presented him with the award at a ceremony on Wednesday night.