Women in Focus
Join our host Helen Berriman for "Women in Focus" from British Naturism, a podcast dedicated to celebrating and empowering women in the naturist community. Our podcast is created by women for women, and in each episode, we delve into insightful conversations, exploring various aspects of naturism through the lens of womens' experiences.
Episodes
July 5, 2025 • 44 mins
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.
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June 7, 2025 • 46 mins
Karen Golec is a North Canadian naturist from a small community. She is a single woman who is at her happiest when travelling the world and exploring everything that naturism has to offer.
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May 3, 2025 • 49 mins
Andee Rodgers, the Women In Nude Recreation chair for AANR, is a proactive advocate for social naturism. Andee shares how naturism has empowered her in the wake of her childhood trauma and allowed her to become friends with your body again.
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April 5, 2025 • 59 mins
Sarah Woodson, a young mother from Arkansas, has seen her confidence grow and feels that discovering naturism has finally given her back autonomy over her own body after years of physical and sexual abuse.
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March 1, 2025 • 47 mins
Sarah Tayler is a transgender women and proud member of British Naturism, who has been a naturist throughout her transition. In part 2 she shares more of her journey, her philosophy on life, and how naturism offered her a supportive environment.
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February 1, 2025 • 50 mins
Sarah Tayler is a transgender women and proud member of British Naturism, and has been a naturist throughout her transition. This LGBT+ History Month, hear her journey of self-discovery from her childhood to completing her transition within a year.
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January 4, 2025 • 49 mins
A special episode on Christianity and naturism. Sheila Maycock is a 63-year-old counsellor living in Devon, and an is active member of the Christian Naturist Fellowship.
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December 7, 2024 • 52 mins
Dr Vian Aziz is now a gynaecologist living in Cardiff but she grew up as a Muslim in Iraq. Through a combination of education, migration, and a sense of what is right, she re-evaluated her own body image and became an outspoken advocate for naturism.
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November 2, 2024 • 41 mins
Helen interviews Lins who, along with her partner Nick, formed Naked Wanderings eight years a go and have since found themselves as the naked voice of a generation. They explore what naturism really is around the globe, and show it to the online world through their blogs and videos.
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October 5, 2024 • 35 mins
Helen interviews Karie Jane, the proprietor of the Beverley Hills Hotel and Resort in Costa Calma, Fuerteventura. BHH Fuerteventura is a clothing optional hotel offering a unique holiday destination including ladies only naturist holidays
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September 7, 2024 • 46 mins
Helen talks to Anne Nisbet, British Naturism's International Director as well as having a short chat with Lins of Naked Wanderings.
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August 3, 2024 • 42 mins
Helen talks to Samantha Graham, a 34 year old naturist from Canada who has worked for several years at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park near Toronto.
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July 6, 2024 • 38 mins
Helen talks to Sam Hawcroft, the owner and publisher of H&E Naturist magazine.
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June 1, 2024 • 37 mins
Helen talks to Steph McManus from New Zealand who describes nudity as medicine that healed her body image in the wake of an eating disorder.
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May 4, 2024 • 33 mins
Helen talks to Sue May from Hampshire, a passionate naturism advocate, about swimming, hiking, and having to get dressed to go on a date.
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April 6, 2024 • 38 mins
Helen talks to Martha Vickery, a 27 year old dreadmaker from Somerset about her life changing experience of naturism when she was just 19.
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March 2, 2024 • 36 mins
Helen talks to Siobhan Hazzan, an ordained pastor with the Christian Naturist Fellowship.
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February 3, 2024 • 30 mins
Helen talks to Angela de la Cruz, a nudism promoter and adventurer living in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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January 6, 2024 • 29 mins
Helen talks to Fiona Discombe, a long term naturist, hotelier and nude health campaigner.
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December 2, 2023 • 39 mins
Helen talks to Linda Weber, a US ambassador for naturism. She is a Director with AANR, a Governor with the B.E.A.C.H.E.S Foundation and has many other roles.
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