Some interesting thoughts and a good read I found on the net:

**“Nakedness proves that I’m more than a job or parent”: 8 women on how naturism has changed their lives for the better**
By Ashleigh Spiliopoulou, 04 June 2026
In 2026, it seems archaic to still be talking about the ‘bikini body’. Yet, new data shows the stress of ‘swimsuit season’ will prevent one in five women from going to the beach this summer. But could exposure to a sea of nude bodies be exactly what our self-critical minds need? Here, eight female naturists explain what embracing communal nakedness has done for their body confidence.
As I write this, we’re in the middle of a heatwave. I’m on the sofa in my pants, an electric fan blowing in my face. This, I think to myself, is the picture of British summer.
And it strikes me, as I look down at the rolls peeping over my briefs, what a dystopian moment this is for women’s bodies. As a baby of the late 90s, I was fortunate to miss the size-zero toxicity that coloured the 00s. My teens were shaped, yes, by influencers and chronic online comparison, but also by the idea – at least from a subsection of creators – that curves were not only acceptable, but something to be celebrated.
In 2026, that feels like a distant memory. Women’s bodies are, once again, seemingly on the table for discussion, with speculation over celebrity GLP-1 use regularly making headlines. At this year’s Oscars, for example, conversation centred less on the fashion and more on the bodies beneath the clothes, many of which were deemed to be a worrying return to ultra-thin ideals. Unsurprisingly, all this is having psychological repercussions...

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http://archive.today/2026.06.06-162425/https://www.stylist.co.uk/fitness-health/wellbeing/women-naturists-body-image-nude/1086820

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Update on my post
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