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British Naturism Podcasts

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British Naturism Podcasts aim to entertain and educate about all aspects of what it is like to live by a naturist life philosophy, in the words spoken by those that do so every day of their lives. 🎧 podcast.bn.org.uk

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British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 03/10/2026

Episode 35: Helen talks to Kim Lariviere-Baldelli about finding acceptance in a naturist community, living with illness and scars, rebuilding her relationship with her body after anorexia, and also what makes naturist parks the safest places for families. British Naturism Podcast

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Helen talks to Kim Lariviere-Baldelli

Runs the Bistro at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 30/09/2026

Kim Lariviere-Baldelli runs the bistro at @bareoaks.ca Family Naturist Park. As a gay woman, she feels that naturism lead her to her wife and indeed saved her. She implores women to step out of their comfort zone long enough to give it a chance Ep.35 is out Sat 3rd Oct. 🔊 podfollow.com/womeninfocus

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Helen Berriman @helen.berrimansbareall.uk · 29/09/2026

What a brilliant few days at the INF-FNI @worldnaturism.bsky.social Congress. 🌍 The best part was getting to know naturist leaders from around the world, sharing ideas, comparing experiences and making some lovely new connections. I’m heading home tired, inspired and with my head full of ideas. ❤️

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Helen Berriman @helen.berrimansbareall.uk · 14/09/2026

So @simon.berrimansbareall.uk and I are home now, back in the UK. It was wonderful to meet so many lovely women in naturism at @bareoaks.ca who are public and proud. @fcnaturists.bsky.social @britnaturism.bsky.social @podcast.bn.org.uk @sarahmexicochrist.bsky.social

Eleven middle-aged nude women stand around the Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park sign and hold up a Women In Focus flag. They are stood on the grass verge of a paved area with tree behind and low buildings in the middle distance on either side. It is a bright sunny day.

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 05/09/2026

Episode 34: Helen talks to Ronnie Belfitt, a lifelong naturist, about growing up with nudity as the norm, wristband consent systems, and why a woman speaking openly about naturism lands differently to a man doing the same. British Naturism Podcast

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Helen talks to Ronnie Belfitt

Growing up naked, ladies' holidays, & confidence

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 02/09/2026

Ronnie Belfitt, a lifelong naturist, feels it is important to correct public misconceptions about nudity whenever possible, and that a woman speaking openly about naturism carries far more weight than a man doing the same. Ep. 34 of Women in Focus is out Sat. 5th Sept. 🔊 podfollow.com/womeninfocus

Public nudity is NOT illegal in the UK

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British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 06/08/2026

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British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 01/08/2026

Episode 33: Helen talks to Dr Victoria Bateman, the Cambridge economist and author known for using her own naked body in art and protest, about breaking free of the "cult of female modesty," the Brexit protest that made headlines in 2016, and why women's economic freedom… British Naturism Podcast

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Helen talks to Dr Victoria Bateman

Naked feminism, Brexit protests, and freedom

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 29/07/2026

Dr Victoria Bateman, a Cambridge economist and author, is known for using her naked body for protest. In this episode she talks about the cult of female modesty and how unashamed nudity is a logical step for feminism. Ep. 33 is out Sat. 1st Aug: 🔊 podfollow.com/womeninfocus @vnbateman.bsky.social

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Helen Berriman @helen.berrimansbareall.uk · 14/07/2026

I've started reading the brilliant Economica by @vnbateman.bsky.social. I know it'll run right through the heart of naturist principles; as body freedom and economic freedom are tightly linked. I'm really look forward to interviewing her. @britnaturism.bsky.social #Economica #economics #feminism

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British Naturism @britnaturism.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

International Skinny Dip Day and the Great British Synchronised Skinny Dip bn.org.uk/news/news/pr...

International Skinny Dip Day and the Great British Synchronised Skinny Dip

Have you ever come to the end of a relaxing, rejuvenating swim, or spent a glorious day at the beach, only to find yourself wrestling with a tight, clingy, and rather unpleasant swimming costume? It r...

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 04/07/2026

Episode 32: Helen talks to Michelle Perry, a British Naturism member from the Brighton area who spent most of her life covering up a body she felt sure would be judged, even wearing long shorts on the beach. Michelle shares how an ex-boyfriend's casual… British Naturism Podcast

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Helen talks to Michelle Perry

Menopause, joy, liberation and playfulness

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 04/07/2026

Michelle Perry always covered up from fear of body judgement, but there came an "enough is enough" point during the menopause, and through a sequence of events and the Everybody Festival, she could not now be happier. Episode 32 is out today, 4th July. 🔊 podfollow.com/womeninfocus

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Helen Berriman @helen.berrimansbareall.uk · 19/06/2026

Have you seen the 'Women in Focus' t-shirt, and the t-shirt dress on ironicclothing.org? T-shirt dresses are great if you want something a little more secure than a sarong to throw on or go out in, and they're long enough to sit on! Plus you advertise the podcast...

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Women in Focus T-Shirt Dress

Make a bold statement with the Women in Focus T-Shirt Dress. Designed for female Naturists, this longer shirt serves as a powerful call to action, allowing you to reclaim your identity and join the es...

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 06/06/2026

Episode 31: Amy Guerrier, known online as Bare Bum Boaty and Abso-Boatly-Fabulous, is a hula hoop artist, clown, improv performer, and mindset coach who lives aboard a 60-foot wide beam canal boat. Just 35 days before this recording she started an implied nude… British Naturism Podcast

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Helen talks to 'Captain' Amy Guerrier

Canal boater, mindset coach and new convert

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 05/06/2026

Hula hoop artist, mindset coach, and canal boater Amy has only just discovered naturism, but has immediately felt at home. Joyfulness and kindness are at the heart of everything she does. Women in Focus ep. 31 is out Sat 6nd June. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🔊 podfollow.com/womeninfocus

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 05/06/2026

Get you 'Women In Focus' podcast t-shirts here! 👇 ironicclothing.org/collections/...

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The Parity Line

Every body is valuable.Every body deserves respect.Every body deserves freedom. The Parity Line draws a line in the sand, affirming that all people deserve equal opportunity and inclusion. We stand fo...

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 13/05/2026

Unfortunately we just don't have the time and resources to do a full video podcast at this time. Maybe in the future... As to Director Without Portfolio it simply means she is a director of the company without any specific areas of responsibility (unlike, say, a 'finance director').

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British Naturism @britnaturism.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Whatlington Response: The Truth about Naturism bn.org.uk/news/news/pr...

Whatlington Response: The Truth about Naturism

In recent weeks, media headlines have focused on “Turn a Blind Eye”, an adult-only campsite near Whatlington in East Sussex. The site describes itself using the word “naturist”, yet the activities pro...

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 05/05/2026

Episode 30: Helen talks to Steph Durbin, newly appointed Director without Portfolio at British Naturism and board chair of Ashdene Naturist Club. She shares her journey that began with grief and arrived — three years later — at joy. Steph discovered naturism… British Naturism Podcast

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Helen talks to Steph Durbin

BN's new Director and three-year zero-to-hero

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British Naturism @britnaturism.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The All New Shop - Ironic Clothing Launches bn.org.uk/news/informa...

The All New Shop - Ironic Clothing Launches

We have big news. We are proud to announce the rebrand and relaunch of our shop as Ironic Clothing.Clothing for Naturists has always sounded like an oxymoron. You might even say… ironic. And that is e...

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 02/05/2026

After losing her mum, Steph Durbin searched for purpose — and found naturism. Within five minutes of her first club visit, she had an "F*** It" moment. Three years on, she's on BN's board. Women in Focus ep. 30 is out Sat 2nd May. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🔊 podfollow.com/womeninfocus

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 04/04/2026

Episode 29: Helen talks to Sarah Mexico Christenson, Florida nudist and social media creator, about leaving corporate life to normalise nudity online, overcoming the body shame inflicted by purity culture, and why a naked cruise beats any other kind. British Naturism Podcast

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Helen talks to Sarah Mexico Christenson

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 04/04/2026

Growing up in "purity culture" @sarahmexicochrist.bsky.social was taught that her body was sinful and her problem. It was nudism that helped her deconstruct all of that. Women in Focus ep. 29 is out on Sat 4th April. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts. 🔊 podfollow.com/womeninfocus

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Helen Berriman @helen.berrimansbareall.uk · 08/03/2026

The best thing I ever gave myself was permission to stop hiding. What will you give yourself today? #IWD2026 #GiveToGain

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British Naturism @britnaturism.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

International Women’s Day 2026 Celebrating the Women Behind the Scenes of British Naturism bn.org.uk/news/news/in...

International Women’s Day 2026 Celebrating the Women Behind the Scenes of British Naturism

Every year on 8 March, the world marks International Women’s Day – a global celebration of women’s social, cultural, economic, and political achievements, as well as a call to action for greater gende...

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 07/03/2026

Episode 28: Maja Penko is a tour guide from Ljubljana, Slovenia, and is a former long-serving president of the Slovenian Naturist Federation. Maja was raised in a naturist family and shares the charming moment she first realised, at age ten, that not everyone… British Naturism Podcast

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Helen talks to Maja Penko

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 04/03/2026

Maja Penko is a tour guide from Ljubljana and a former president of the Slovenian Naturist Federation. She explores growing up without body shame and fighting for nipple equality. Women in Focus ep. 28 is out on Sat 7th March. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts. 🔊 podfollow.com/womeninfocus

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Helen Berriman @helen.berrimansbareall.uk · 19/02/2026

Just a few of the women in naturism here on the Bare Necessities 'Big Nude Boat' 2026. #BNB26 And if you don't listen already, you can find the Women In Focus podcast from @podcast.bn.org.uk here: 🔊 podfollow.com/womeninfocus/ With @britnaturism.bsky.social

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 07/02/2026

Sorry of the inconvenience folks. Normal service has resumed. 😊

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 07/02/2026

Episode 27: In part two, Helen continues her conversation with Professor Annebella Pollen from the University of Brighton, author of Nudism in a Cold Climate. Pollen explores why women have always been central to naturism despite being present in smaller… British Naturism Podcast

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Helen talks to Prof. Annebella Pollen - part 2

Women, Feminism & Naturism's Hidden History

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 07/02/2026

Due to server issues, the latest Women In Focus is delayed. It'll be available as soon as possible.

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 06/02/2026

In ep. 27 of Women In Focus, Helen concludes her conversation with Prof. Pollen talking about the pivotal role women have played since the start of modern nudism and how it was seen as the perfect continuation of the womens' rights and feminism movements. Out this Sat. podfollow.com/womeninfocus

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 05/01/2026

Our podcast website has had a bit of a glow up! Or 'glow down' maybe, as its gone dark mode... Let us know what you think.

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 03/01/2026

Episode 26: In the first of a two-part conversation, Helen speaks with Professor Annebella Pollen from the University of Brighton, author of Nudism in a Cold Climate. Pollen discusses her decade-long research into the visual history of naturism in Britain,… British Naturism Podcast

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Helen talks to Prof. Annebella Pollen

The Visual History of British Naturism - part one

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 03/01/2026

Episode 26: Part one of a two parter with Professor Annebella Pollen. She has spent more than a decade researching the early years of organised gymnosophy, nudism and naturism in Britain. Out Saturday 3rd January. 🎧 podfollow.com/womeninfocus @britnaturism.bsky.social #podcast #womeninnaturism

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Helen Berriman @helen.berrimansbareall.uk · 08/12/2025

I spoke to Alex Light and Em Clarkson for the 'Should I Delete That?' #podcast at their studio a couple of weeks ago. They were genuinely interested in what naturism is. The more we chat about this kind of stuff, the more myths are busted. 🔊 podfollow.com/should-i-del... @britnaturism.bsky.social

Alex Light, Helen Berriman and Emily Clarkson sat on a sofa and smiling to the camera on the set of the Should I Delete That? podcast. Alex is wearing a rugby top, Em has a grey jumper on, and Helen is wearing a "Nothing's Better" hoodie from British Naturism.

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 06/12/2025

Episode 25: Helen marks Women in Focus’s two-year anniversary with returning guests, real stories, and laughter. Celebrate the voices, wisdom, and warmth that have shaped the #podcast - a milestone of confidence, allyship, and community. 🔊 podcast.bn.org.uk/womeninfocus/ @britnaturism.bsky.social

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 01/11/2025

Episode 24: Erin Gilgur, Digital Marketing Director at Lake Como Family Nudist Resort in Florida, discusses overcoming her own body image struggles, landing her dream nudist job, and how Lake Como empowers women to embrace body confidence. British Naturism Podcast

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Helen talks to Lake Como's Erin Gilgur

Her struggles, working nude and marketing naturism

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 31/10/2025

Never be ashamed to let your scars be seen, they are part of your story. Episode 24 of Women in Focus with Erin Gilgur, Digital Marketing Director at Lake Como Family Nudist Resort in Florida. Out 1st November. 🎧 podfollow.com/womeninfocus @britnaturism.bsky.social #podcast #womeninnaturism

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 04/10/2025

Episode 23: Linda Weber, President of AANR, discusses the rising tide of women in naturist leadership, her journey and the new perspectives women bring, the challenges of modernisation, and the importance of young and diverse voices in shaping modern naturism. @britnaturism.bsky.social #podcast

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Women in Focus Podcast

Join our host Helen Berriman for Women in Focus, a podcast by British Naturism dedicated to celebrating and empowering all women. Regardless of whether or not you are a naturist or nudist, this podcas...

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 04/10/2025

Linda Weber became the President of the AANR in 2024. And with 70% of the membership behind her, meaningful change is starting to happen. Episode 23 of 'Women in Focus' is out 4th October. 🎧 podfollow.com/womeninfocus @aanr-social.bsky.social @britnaturism.bsky.social #podcast #womeninnaturism

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Planet Nude @planetnude.co · 06/09/2025

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Women in Focus with Lizzie Berriman

Episode 22: Growing up in a naturist world with Helen's step-daughter Lizzie

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 06/09/2025

Episode 22: Helen and her adult stepdaughter Lizzie talk about family naturism, growing up with body confidence, and breaking social norms - with laughs, media stories, and a fresh, unfiltered take on being yourself, clothes or no clothes. British Naturism Podcast

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Helen talks to Lizzie Berriman

Growing up with body confidence & family naturism

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 03/09/2025

Lizzie Berriman is Helen's step-daughter. Growing up around body positivity has shaped her attitudes and she knows what it means to be your true authentic self. Episode 22 of 'Women in Focus' is out 6th September. 🎧 podfollow.com/womeninfocus @britnaturism.bsky.social #podcast #womeninnaturism

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 05/08/2025

We're glad you've found it. Every episode has important take-away points in one form or another. We hope your confidence builds as every body is worth it.

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 02/08/2025

Episode 21: Louise Butcher, the 'Topless Runner,' discusses her book 'Going Topless' on overcoming trauma and breast cancer, body acceptance, topless running, and societal norms, while planning future marathons and charity events. But what about that Naked 5K? British Naturism Podcast

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Helen talks to Louise Butcher - part 2

The Topless Runner on her new book and campaigning

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 05/07/2025

Voting is now open at the British Podcast Awards for the Listeners' Choice 2025. You can vote for Women in Focus here (just type 'Women in Focus' in the box). Don't forget to respond to the email confirmation they send you to make the vote count! ➡️ www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting

British Naturism Podcasts @podcast.bn.org.uk · 05/07/2025

Episode 20: Louise Butcher, the "Topless Runner", shares her journey of overcoming breast cancer and advocating for a double mastectomy without reconstruction. She discusses battling health anxiety and challenging societal norms around body image. British Naturism Podcast

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Helen talks to Louise Butcher

The Topless Runner on cancer, choices and freedom

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Topfree Living @topfreeliving.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Out Now - Going Topless By Louise Butcher pegasuspublishers.com/books/outnow...