Real Me Monday Series Inspires Others On Instagram

Though her series has seen much success — catapulting her following to over 700,000 on Instagram alone — it’s not without criticism. Some in Bree’s comment section say her series does not have the same impact as it would if she were not thin, which Bree says she recognizes.

“I understand where people are coming from as I do experience ‘thin privilege,'” she said. “I’ve never gone into a store and struggled to find my size because the store doesn’t stock it, like a lot of plus-size people have experienced. But I have gone into a store, seen my body in the changing room mirrors, and cried because my body has lumps and bumps and roundness and softness — which I’ve come to learn is so normal, human, and beautiful. I really am just here to encourage inner-kindness, because it’s completely changed my life for the better.”