Sorry this is delayed, but thought I'd still share my story finding Sarah.
With someone above, I also think I found Sarah through her 'why i'm no longer vegan' being a suggested video to me, as I am really into health, fitness, diets and cooking. I found her around 2016-17 and Sarah and Kurt had recently moved into their first apartment. I loved watching her holistic approach to life, her positivity and mantras, as it was a time that was difficult for me and loved having a source of positivity and bubbliness in my life and that aspect did help me. I was kinda in awe of someone in the greater Sydney area having such a platform and was relatable and a generally wholesome good role model?? But the more obsessed I got with her persona and her Youtube videos [didn't care for her insta at the time but I think she had 150k followers at the time on ig], the more I noticed all these unsponsored or product placement ads in her Youtube videos and I got really sick of it. I hated reading all the comments and seeing no one else pick up on this. Why was it only me seeing this? Ok, yes, I did fall suspect to buying things. Tropeaka, iHerb, SD clothing, but I also did love her health and produce suggestions so was happy to introduce chia seeds, maca, coconut oil etc. I also went to her event at that wholefoods cafe in Alexandria a few years back lollll.
I was lucky to always have a healthy relationship with food, and whilst body image has always been difficult for me, finding her around 21-22 helped me not be stupid to take everything she said as gospel. I loved her input but would never take her literal diet suggestions as replacements to my own [I am very educated in nutrition so wouldn't ever change a diet to something like hers, which now in hindsight has always been messed up! Which many of you pals have pointed out through your own health issues [so thank you!]]. But for me I was getting sick of all the product placement not being acknowledged, her being a walking billboard, and the change in persona over the years really dulled her content out. The laziness became a turn off and one day I saw someone comment about Tattle on her IG post and I am so thankful I found this forum. I definitely don't consider myself a hater but I am a huge critic of her bad behaviour [my sister thinks I am stupidly obsessed], but tbh I enjoy watching this car crash and how she has completely destroyed any long term business potential. I would love to see her one day wake up and change all her problematic behaviours, because I personally am against cancel culture, but sadly she doesn't seem to ever want to change and do better (eg the Sabi and Soul really shitted me off and her constant delete and sweep under the rug attitude). Logging in here everyday is a blessing as there are so many other people seeing through her lies, also seeing the issues with her, but also using this as a Keeping up with the Tilses [ seriously this is my reality TV]. I hate that what I thought was Raw and Real is so manufactured, so I enjoy this space as we can actually unpack the fake positivity I sadly fell for so it's a great reality check for me that nobody is perfect despite the life they portray online! Sorry it was long but thought I'd contribute
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