1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: Today's podcast is brought to you by Butterfly Foundation, Australia's 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: national charity for eating disorders and body image concerns. For 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: more information, including support resources for family, friends, and anyone 4 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: impacted by eating disorders and body image issues, head to 5 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: Butterfly dot org dot a U. As always, this podcast 6 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: has been produced independently with no editorial influence from Butterfly Foundation. 7 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 2: Before we get into today's podcast, we just wanted to 8 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 2: let you know that today's episode discusses themes that some 9 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 2: listeners may find distressing, including body image and eating disorders. 10 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:36,480 Speaker 2: Listener discretion is advised. 11 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: Good morning and welcome to the Daily OS. It's Sunday, 12 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: the eighth of June. 13 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 2: I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Billy Fitzimon's. 14 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: A large scale study has found that over half of 15 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: young Australians are dissatisfied with their bodies. Butterfly Foundation's latest 16 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: Bodykind Youth Survey paints and al arming picture, with over 17 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: seventy five percent of Aussie teens wishing they were thinner 18 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: and ninety percent reporting some level of concern about their 19 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: body image. We're here with a special Sunday bonus EEP 20 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: to explore the key findings from this report with you today, 21 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: including what it tells us about the lives of young 22 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: people and their relationship with body dissatisfaction and social media. 23 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 2: So you've already flagged some quite concerning stats there. But 24 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: before we get into these findings, I think it might 25 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 2: be helpful to just explain what we need to know 26 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 2: about this report, specifically, where has the data come from. 27 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: Yes, so we're talking about findings from this really comprehensive 28 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: body image survey led by national Body Image and Eating 29 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: Disorder charity Butterfly Foundation. So it launched this Bodykind Youth 30 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: survey back in twenty twenty two, and it was the 31 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: first large scale survey of its kind, and now that 32 00:01:57,400 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: it's in its third year, the latest Bodykind Survey includes 33 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: data that was collected between September and November twenty twenty 34 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 1: four from across this diverse group of over sixteen hundred 35 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: twelve to eighteen year olds. So the average age of 36 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: respondents was around fifteen and a half. But it's quite 37 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: unique in that picture that it paints directly about this 38 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: young cohort of Ossie's right. 39 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 2: So it's this huge survey that the Butterfly Foundation, who 40 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 2: is kind of the key voice of eating disorders in Australia. Yeah, 41 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 2: it's this research that they've done on teenagers basically and. 42 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,839 Speaker 1: Specifically on body image and what they think of themselves 43 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: and all these kinds of themes. 44 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 2: I mean, I remember being a teenager obviously, and it 45 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 2: feels like really formative years for kind of this relationship 46 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 2: that you form with your body exactly. 47 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: Your body is changing in a way at a pace 48 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: that it never has before. Plus, when you factor in 49 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: the kind of pressures on teens today, like social media, 50 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: there are just so many more concern areas and blind 51 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: spots for vulnerabilities, I guess. 52 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 2: And you mentioned this term body dissatisfaction in your intro. 53 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: I'm interested about that. Is that like a diagnosis or 54 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 2: is it just this general term that I'm sure a 55 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 2: lot of people can relate to. 56 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,399 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's actually this really helpful term. I think that 57 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: encompasses a lot of the body image conversation. So body 58 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: dissatisfaction describes the negative feelings and thoughts a person might 59 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: have about their physical appearance. So Butterfly Foundation WARN's body 60 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:34,080 Speaker 1: dissatisfaction is a key risk factor for the development of 61 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: many types of eating disorders, along with other conditions such 62 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: as anxiety, depression, and harmful behaviors such as substance use 63 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: and smoking. Experts say that it stems from this perceived 64 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: discrepancy between an individual's ideal state of appearance versus their 65 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: perceived physical appearance. So, in other words, when we're talking 66 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: about body dissatisfaction, we're talking about a difference in how 67 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: you might want to look versus how you think you look. Now, 68 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: this study specifically took a zoomed in look at the 69 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: prevalence of body dissatisfaction amongst Australian teens, and the survey 70 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: says of the total sample, more than seven in ten 71 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: wished they were thinner or leaner, two thirds wished they 72 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: were more muscular, and around half wished they were taller. 73 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: So across the board, all demographics are experiencing body dissatisfaction 74 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: when it comes to Australian teenagers, but boys reported the 75 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: lowest levels of body dissatisfaction, with thirteen point nine percent 76 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: reporting a high level of body dissatisfaction compared to forty 77 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: point five percent of females, So around fourteen percent of 78 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: boys versus around forty one percent of girls Throughout the report, 79 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: I think it's worth flagging that body dissatisfaction and concern 80 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: about body image really were overrepresented amongst girls and LGBTQ 81 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:58,440 Speaker 1: plus young people. 82 00:04:58,520 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 3: Wow. 83 00:04:58,800 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 2: Do we know why that is? 84 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: There's no simple answer, to be honest, but I did 85 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 1: find the report's findings on comparison really interesting and I 86 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,799 Speaker 1: think it might speak to this gap. Respondents were asked 87 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 1: questions about who they compare their bodies to, and almost 88 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: half of young people very frequently compared their body and 89 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: appearance to celebrities, social media influences, and their younger selves. 90 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 2: I was going to say, I can imagine that exactly 91 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 2: would be influencers and people online. 92 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, and given the nature kind of celebrity and influencer culture, 93 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: I do wonder if young boys are slightly less exposed 94 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:41,239 Speaker 1: to some of that world. Obviously, speaking generally, I think 95 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: maybe influencer culture is more prevalent for more girls. That 96 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 1: being said, though, there are still some really concerning trends 97 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: that no doubt impact body perceptions amongst male adolescents. So, 98 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: for example, more than a third of respondents frequently compared 99 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 1: their body and appearance to professional app and sports people, 100 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: as well as models, in advertising. 101 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 2: I mean, it makes sense we kind of now all 102 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 2: grow up on social media. Again, those are such formative years. 103 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 2: Did it say anything else about that relationship between social 104 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 2: media and body dissatisfaction? 105 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I don't think anyone will be too 106 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: surprised to hear that social media was identified as a 107 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: significant influence and a risk factor for poor body image. Specifically, 108 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: fifty seven point two percent of young people said social 109 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: media increased dissatisfaction with their bodies, and again this figure 110 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 1: was higher for girls and gender diverse youth than four boys. 111 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: Around two thirds of respondents admitted they rarely or never 112 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 1: take breaks from social media for mental health, and nearly 113 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: half said they rarely or never post unfiltered images. And 114 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: I found that really fascinating because, of course there's the 115 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 1: obvious kind of social media pressures that we think about, 116 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 1: but even the idea of filtering images and image manipulation, 117 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: it's such a modern problem that young people face. 118 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 2: That's such an interesting finding, I think, especially given the 119 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 2: community concern we hear so often around the relationship between 120 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 2: social media and mental health and body image. 121 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, and just staying with these social media findings from 122 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: this report, also, I wanted to tell you. One in 123 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: three young people said they rarely see bodies like theirs 124 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: represented online. But this is a cohort that does want change. 125 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: So older teens support age restrictions on social media. Seventy 126 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: percent of all respondents believe social platforms should do more 127 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:45,160 Speaker 1: to promote body positivity. 128 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 2: Interesting that teenagers actually do want those age restrictions on 129 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 2: social media, and interesting that the government has introduced that bill. 130 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: In this study, though, I should mention younger cohorts of 131 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 1: teens were less enthusiastic about aid restrictions. So it's almost 132 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 1: this trend that we've seen with older teenagers who've actually 133 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: been through it, knowing the impact it might have had 134 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: on their early teen years, they're the ones who more 135 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: of them believe that age restrictions should be enforced. 136 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 2: I want to talk about the emotional impacts of body dissatisfaction. 137 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 2: So there are some people I imagine who would experience 138 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 2: body dissatisfaction, but it wouldn't be much more than not 139 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 2: liking how my body looks today, and then they're able 140 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 2: to get on with their day. But then I imagine 141 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 2: for some people it would have a really negative impact 142 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 2: on their emotions. Did the survey go into that. 143 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:37,680 Speaker 1: Yes, so we know that, as you mentioned, there is 144 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:43,080 Speaker 1: that spectrum, but negative body image or poor body dissatisfaction 145 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 1: can really impact a young person's well being. So we've 146 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 1: talked through these findings, Billy about what young people wish 147 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:51,959 Speaker 1: they could change, you know, we hear they want to 148 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,959 Speaker 1: be thinner, leaner, taller, etc. But there is some really 149 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: interesting data on body appreciation and well being which I 150 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: think is worth touching on. So two in five respondents 151 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: said they rarely or never feel good in their bodies, 152 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: and nearly half never or rarely feel comfortable with their body. 153 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 1: And I found this next stat particularly alarming as well. 154 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: One in five young ossies said they rarely respect their body. 155 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:23,839 Speaker 1: And interestingly, it's older teens, so seventeen to eighteen year 156 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:27,520 Speaker 1: olds that reported the highest levels of dissatisfaction and concern 157 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: about their body. 158 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 2: Well, I guess that goes to what you were saying 159 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 2: before about they've kind of gone through the whole social 160 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 2: media thing, so it makes sense that they would be 161 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 2: most impacted by it the longer they've been on social 162 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 2: media exactly. 163 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: And the broader consequences of this, according to the survey, 164 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 1: are that body dissatisfaction ends up limiting how young people 165 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 1: participate in the world around them in sport and social activities. 166 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:53,559 Speaker 1: It impacts their confidence, their willingness to speak up or 167 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 1: stand up for themselves, for example, and over twenty five 168 00:09:56,679 --> 00:10:00,839 Speaker 1: percent say it very frequently affects focus in school. Twenty 169 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 1: percent say it even impacts attendance, which as we have 170 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: more and more conversations about things like school refusal, that's 171 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 1: an interesting finding as well. 172 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 2: I think that point about how it impacts how you 173 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 2: show up at school is really interesting as well. 174 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: I think a lot of educators, or parents or schools 175 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 1: might be surprised to know that nearly eighty percent of 176 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:26,439 Speaker 1: young Australians say they have experienced appearance related teasing, mostly 177 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 1: at school. But I do think it's also important to 178 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 1: recognize there are some more positive signs that have come 179 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: out of the latest Bodykind Youth Survey. And while clearly 180 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:38,679 Speaker 1: you know there is plenty of work to do about 181 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: how young people feel about their own appearance, there was 182 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: a series of questions included in the survey about how 183 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: they think about the appearance of others, and those findings 184 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: were much more hopeful. So three and four respondents value 185 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: people for their personality over appearance. A similar rate of 186 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 1: respondents also said they surround themselves with people who like 187 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: them for who they are, not how they look, and 188 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: nearly half reported frequently moving their bodies in a way 189 00:11:07,360 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: that makes them feel good. Eight in ten young people 190 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: also said they often always avoid saying unkind things about 191 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 1: other people's bodies or appearance. So there's kind of this disconnect, 192 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: I suppose, in how young people see each other versus 193 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: how they see themselves. 194 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 2: That's so interesting though, that you have eight in ten 195 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 2: young people saying that they actively avoid saying unkind things 196 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 2: about people's appearance. But then you also have eight in 197 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 2: ten young Australians saying that they have experienced appearance related teasing. 198 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that could speak to potentially a disconnect 199 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:45,760 Speaker 1: in what young people perceive to be respectful conversations about 200 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: body image versus comments that they might not even understand 201 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: or realize could be hurtful. 202 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 2: And there's so much to think about and unpack in 203 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 2: each of these findings. But what are the next steps 204 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 2: now and what are the goals of a survey like this, 205 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 2: like how can it actually action change when it comes 206 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 2: to young people. 207 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: It's a really good question, and you know, Butterfly has 208 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: acknowledged that these findings do suggest there are significant numbers 209 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 1: of young people affected by body dissatisfaction today and that 210 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: it continues to impact the way they're engaging in everyday life. 211 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: But Butterfly also noted young people want more to be 212 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: done to help them develop a positive body image through 213 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: programs at primary and secondary schools, and they want schools 214 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: to do more with these findings to stop bullying and 215 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: teasing from happening. And ultimately believe these reports are an 216 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: opportunity for us to kind of reflect on the diverse 217 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 1: experiences of young people living in Australia. As I mentioned, 218 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: there are so many new and complex pressures on young 219 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: people in twenty twenty five, and organizations like Butterfly use 220 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 1: this data to inform how they develop digital resources and 221 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:02,199 Speaker 1: support for young people and parents. So that includes prevention 222 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:07,080 Speaker 1: programs and education and mental health resources. So this data 223 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: will kind of help inform all of those different strategies 224 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 1: and approaches to ultimately provide better support systems for young people. 225 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 2: Such an important topic and one that hopefully, if things 226 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 2: do change, will really impact the lives of hundreds of 227 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:25,559 Speaker 2: thousands of young people, if not millions. Thank you so 228 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 2: much for taking us through this report. And if you're 229 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 2: listening and want to take a closer look at the 230 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 2: findings that you've heard about today, we will put a 231 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 2: link to the Butterfly Bodykind Youth Survey in today's episode description. Also, 232 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 2: I do want to say that if this episode has 233 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 2: raised any concerns, you will also find some links to 234 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 2: support resources there. You can call the Butterfly National Helpline 235 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 2: on one eight hundred eedy hope. That's one eight hundred 236 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 2: three three four six seven three, seven days a week, 237 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 2: eight am to midnight aest. We'll be back tomorrow morning 238 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 2: with another deep dive. Then enjoy the rest of your weekend. 239 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:08,320 Speaker 3: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 240 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:13,359 Speaker 3: Bungelung Calcotin woman from Gadigl Country. 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If 246 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: you or someone you know is struggling with body image. 247 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: Some of the ways to support yourself and those around 248 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: you include comparing less, moving your body for well being, 249 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: nourishing yourself for nutrition, fuel, and pleasure, using language that 250 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: is kind, focusing on how your body functions instead of 251 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: how it looks, and reaching out for help if you're struggling. 252 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 1: This August, Butterfly Foundation is encouraging young people to beat 253 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: body kinds to their own body and to others, both 254 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 1: in online and face to face environments. Bodykind August is 255 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 1: Butterfly's annual awareness initiative, providing free, evidence backed resources for schools, families, 256 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: and sporting clubs to help young people develop a positive 257 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: body image and support mental health. To find out more, 258 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: head to Butterfly dot org dot au, forward slash Bodykind 259 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: August