Champions of Wellness: Body Postivity

Amy Purdy is the only double-leg amputee competing in snowboarding at the world-class level. But it is her boundless energy, resilience, and positive outlook that make her remarkable. She has broken down barriers in the film, music, and entertainment industry and inspires others at speaking engagements and in her book On My Own Two Feet. Follow Amy on Instagram @amypurdygirl.

Kady Lafferty’s Big Booty Yoga brings a celebration of movement to people of all shapes and sizes. Lafferty, a former social worker, teaches yoga classes, workshops, retreats, and activism events to encourage each person to love themselves unconditionally and to use a positive mindset to conquer the world. Follow Kady on Instagram @big_booty_yoga.

As a Pilates instructor, celebrated fitness guru, top-ranked YouTuber, and healthy living influencer, Cassey Ho inspires her audience to love their bodies for what they can do today. She has created unique workouts, including POP Pilates—a unique music-inspired movement method—to help her followers get motivated and fit. Her best-selling book, Hot Body Year Round, is a guide to transform your body and your mindset to become your healthiest, happiest self. Follow Cassey on Instagram @blogilates.

Anuschka Rees is an accomplished self-help author. Her most recent book, Beyond Beautiful, exposes today's looks-obsessed world and helps women navigate the construct of body image through a practical, feminist, research-backed, and no-BS lens. As a self-described recovering serial-dieter and beauty-fanatic, she addresses concepts like cultural pressure, confidence, aging phobia, and more and how they play on the insecurities of women to keep them from living their best lives. Follow Anuschka on Instagram @beyondbeautifulbook.

Jessamyn Stanley is a body-positivity boss with a mission to break down barriers about beauty and image. In her invigorating vinyasa classes, she challenges her students to focus on how they feel rather than how they look. She sets an example for others to live bold, brave, self-affirming lives on Instagram @mynameisjessamyn, through her blog, and in her teaching practice. 

In her FittyBritttty blog and on Instagram @fittybritttty, Britney shares the story of her weight loss journey along with fitness tips, cooking hacks, and lifestyle advice to help her followers find their own path to wellness. She unabashedly shares struggles and celebrates her successes to help others feel playful, empowered, and inspired to get healthy.

Jameela Jamil has launched a radical inclusivity revolution to banish shame so that no one feels alone. This actress, radio host, model, writer, founder of @i_weigh on Instagram, and self-described feminist-in-progress promotes body neutrality and an anti-diet mindset. Jamil was also included in British Vogue’s Forces for Change 2019 cover story and was awarded "Advocate of the Year" by the Ehlers-Danlos Society for her work promoting mental health awareness and patient support.

Bree Argetsinger, also known as “The Betty Rocker,” brings a rebellious spirit and solid credentials to the world of fitness and health. As a cookbook author and the founder of Rock Your Life, an online fitness studio, she provides workouts, fitness advice, and nutritious recipes, to a community of empowered followers. She encourages us to face challenges and make healthy choices to build inner strength. Follow Bree on Instagram @thebettyrocker.

Megan Jayne Crabbe is the author of Body Positive Power, a book that celebrates living a full, abundant life, free from perfectionist ideals. On her website and through social media, @bodiposipanda on Instagram, she promotes intuitive eating, bikini body confidence, and recovery from eating disorders while doing her best to banish fat-phobia, size prejudice, and blatant diet-industry BS.

Saggy Sara, also known as Sara Puhto, dares to show her followers the difference between Instagram fantasy and fact-based reality. Her bold side-by-side photos reveal the truth behind the posed, filtered photos we see online. By promoting her own cheeky confidence, she helps others feel good about their often curvy, sometimes saggy, imperfect, beautiful bodies. Follow Sara on Instagram @saggysara.