Canadian influencer Kenzie Brenna pens 'powerful' message about 'just not yet' bodies
The Vancouver-based content creator is encouraging her fans to fight through their insecurities and live life.
Kenzie Brenna isn't letting insecurities get in the way of creating new memories.
On Tuesday, the Canadian influencer took to Instagram to share a set of makeup-free photos of herself posing on a sofa wearing a pale purple bodysuit, paired with a detailed, body-positive reminder for her more than 372,000 followers.
In the post's caption, Brenna explained that sometimes people "develop 'not yet' bodies," when they aren't happy with their appearance.
"We say, 'I'll go skinny dipping one day! Just not yet, I'll discover a really cool rock 'n' roll love, just not yet, I'll wear a body con dress, just not yet, I'll go to the beach one day, just not yet,'" she penned.
Brenna pointed out that "not yet bodies" can hold people back from opportunities and experiences.
"The 'not yet' part of us does not create new memories, it does not book the ticket, it does not jump into the lake, it does not lay romantically in the grass with our friends as the sun touches our skin, it doesn't take the kiss, it doesn't make the move, it does not seize the day, it doesn't go to slam poetry, it doesn't try for the new job," she detailed.
"Maybe if we can tolerate it, we can begin to look at ourselves and bodies as 'right now,' and own the f— out of them," the body positivity advocate wrote.
"Regardless of the pocket of fat or ripple or scar you hate on yourself — maybe, just maybe, you long for something more than self-hate."
The Vancouver-based content creator's empowering reminder was met with praise and supportive messages from fans.
"Points made!!" penned influencer Megan Jayne Crabbe.
"Thank you for this," an Instagram user commented, while another person added, "I so needed to hear this message today."
"Desperately needed this right now. Thank you so much," a fan wrote.
"So well said," one commenter chimed in.
Another person shared: "This! Goodness, does this speak to my soul."
In February, Brenna shared another powerful video and note, about what one should and shouldn't say if a friend tells you they "feel fat."
"If your friend ever looks in the mirror and says, 'I feel so fat,' please don't rush to respond with, 'no you aren't! You are beautiful,'" she wrote in the on-screen text. "Try: 'What other feeling words could you use right now? If you were fat, how would that make you feel? Is something else going on?'"
She urged her fans to ask their friends "what's going on right now in their life," and try to "relate to them. Share low body image stories — bond. Connect."
"Ask them who they look up to and why? Maybe introduce them to other people to broaden their mind a bit. This, too, is medicine," Brenna recommended.
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