When Body Image Activist Taryn Brumfitt posted an unconventional before-and-after photo in 2013 it was seen by more than 100 million people worldwide and sparked an international media frenzy. EMBRACE follows Taryn’s crusade as she explores the global issue of body loathing, inspiring us to change the way we feel about ourselves and think about our bodies.

Gnarly is an experience. The experience of letting go. Letting go so you can hold on tighter. The experience of leaving town, so you can find your way home. The experience of giving up, so you find a way to give it everything. The experience of burning out, so you can rise from rubble. And so it is with those who seek us out. They will not find a brand, they will find an experience. A set of meanings that reflect their desires to become more than they were previous.

Purnaa’s mission is to empower individuals and communities to become whole and complete, free from the enslaving cycle of poverty. They do this by creating job opportunities for those whose marginalized status in society prevents them from getting work elsewhere. As a social enterprise, they make this mission their top priority, re-investing our profits to further Purnaa's social impact.  Each day, in everything they do, they work towards their goal of creating ethical, dignified, and meaningful jobs for those in need. I absolutely cannot imagine what these women have been through, and it warms my heart to know places like Purnaa are out there helping them out—and I am very, very honored to be a part of that.

This is what we asked Laura Palmer, mental performance coach and inventor of Bridgenosis, which is a unique, cutting edge method of reprogramming subconscious patterns so that your heart (aka internal GPS compass) and your mind move in the same direction. She's an expert in helping mindful leaders, entrepreneurs and athletes spot and transform deep-seated beliefs that play on autopilot, out of our awareness and seemingly out of our control. The good news is that...

I said no. It happened anyways.

Shocked more than anything, I kept my mouth shut. It was my first semester at college. How do you put rape into words? 

It is clear to me now. I should have fought him. Used pepper spray. Walked the six miles back to the dorms.

But I was young and fragile. I just stayed quiet.

Not anymore.

My story is everyone’s story. We are all survivors.