This has been expressed many times before, but I just wanted to add to the discussion (long post ahead).
I think the key issue I have with Sarah is the complete lack of transparency on her Instagram, and the toxic judgment she passes on anyone that doesn't live the "perfect" lifestyle she literally curates. Her earlier New Years' podcast on the HeatlhCode berating and basically shaming anyone who didn't have their health/fitness/business owner/parent/couple goals in check, was toxic. Her "motivational" messages to just "do it" don't come from a place of genuine care and sensitivity for her followers to feel inspired to make changes in their lives but from an awful place of judgment that leaves viewers feeling as if their lives are pathetic in comparison. Her whole narrative is self-serving, it's all: "look at me, I manage so much and I still work out, feed Fox only organic, run 'multiple businesses', renovate my multi-million dollar house, have the perfect relationship etc. etc what's your excuse?", which for impressionable viewers can be so damaging. If this was all GENUINE then maybe you could raise the argument that she's just a very motivated, hardworking, and successful person and that it's reasonable for her to use her life as an example for others to live by and feel inspired by (if this message was delivered in the right way). But the key problem it is all completely doctored - it isn't real! For those of us that have finally seen the reality beyond her facade, we can see that her "overwhelmingly busy" lifestyle is embarrassingly regular. For mums feeling guilty that they aren't feeding their children "only organic" we're learning she uses formula. For those feeling ashamed that their bodies don't look like hers, we can see she uses a range of techniques to distort her images and trains far more than she lets on. For those self-conscious about their appearance, they are being lied to when they see her filtered stories because she doesn't acknowledge all the work she has had done. For those suffering from PCOS and other illnesses that she and Kurt claim to have, they're left feeling like it's their fault that Sarah's bullshit solutions aren't working for them too because she is lying! Her messaging is doubly damaging, firstly because what we see of her life is not real, and secondly because she uses this perfect facade as a benchmark by which to pass judgment on others who haven't reached this completely unreasonable standard in their life too.
This girl does not deserve the platform she has. I truly wish the young and impressionable girls that were falling into the trap of feeling as if their lives aren't good enough because they are measuring them against Sarah's would realize how valuable they are and how important it is to just stop following her. Her ED behaviors, her lying, her unsolicited medical/skincare/fitness advice needs to be monitored and she needs to follow ACC laws by declaring what products are being sponsored. In other words, Sarah needs to stop fucking lying to 1.1m people because she is actually one of the biggest problems in our society right now - and I haven't even touched on her disgusting contribution to violence against the Black community.
Thanks for reading my rant if you've gotten this far... I just hate that someone so toxic can cause so much damage without any accountability.