Can social media be a force for good? For rugby prop and Red Roses star Sarah Bern, time online helped her to build confidence and learn self-acceptance.
‘TikTok videos helped me love my body’
Strong and able: "My body is built for this," Bern says on social media. "For my teammates, for power, for speed, for strength, for rugby, for purpose, for beauty." Glossary
Tight-head prop - One of the most-valued players in a rugby team. One of three players who form the front row of the scrum.
Periods - A part of the menstrual cycle in which a woman sheds her uterine lining and bleeds for several days. For most women, this happens roughly once every 28 days.
Social media - Social media is defined by websites, apps and social games that connect people to each other through the sharing of pictures, thoughts, ideas, articles, and other content.
Anxious - Worried.
Body types - Elite sport is selecting more extreme body types: forearms in tennis are growing, swimmers' torsos are getting longer and female gymnasts are getting smaller.
perpetuated - made to continue
Sexualisation - The act of viewing something in sexual terms, rather than for its other qualities.