The Naked Truth: How Naturism Fosters Radical Body Positivity

Reduced Body Anxiety: Exposure therapy works. The more you exist naturally among others without negative consequences, the less power "body shame" holds over you.

However, by adolescence, the majority of Western youth report dissatisfaction with their bodies. This is the result of a multi-billion dollar beauty industry that profits from insecurity, combined with media narratives that equate thinness, muscularity, and youth with moral virtue.

She walked back to the cabin as the sun rose. When she reached the porch, Mara was sitting in the same spot as yesterday, coffee mug in hand. She looked up and saw Emma—really saw her, without the robe, without the armor.