Nudity

Nudity impacts so many areas of our lives - sexual and nonsexual - so it seems only right that we start here. From the moment that we have an understanding of our bodies we’re told about all the things that are wrong with them, and that it’s our responsibility to fix them. Which is exhausting. What would it be like if we were able to start from a place of accepting our bodies as they are right now? In this episode Ruby digs into the ways she became comfortable with her own body - from life drawing to being in nude spaces, and the myriad reasons why nudity could be difficult for us. She also speaks to Dr Keon West about the positive impacts being nude could have on us all. CREDITS: Host: Ruby Rare Producer, Editor and Sound Design: Bea Duncan Executive Producer: Hana Walker-Brown Production Assistants: Rory Boyle and Mars West Social Assets: /Forward Slash This is a Broccoli Production  Full transcript available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DVvHY7uF5yo8lUetDRs-jAq04ZT4ua2H/view?usp=sharing RESOURCES: Beat UK’s leading eating disorder charity Phone: 0808 801 0677 (Weekdays 12-8pm, weekends bank holidays 4-8pm) Youthline (under 18) 0808 801 0711 (Weekdays 12-8pm, weekends bank holidays 4-8pm) Website: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk The National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge Free and confidential helpline. Phone: 0808 2000 247 (24 hours a day) Galop Hate crime, domestic abuse and sexual violence support service for LGBT+ people Helpline: 0800 999 5428 (Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm / Wednesday & Thursday, 10am-8pm) Website: http://www.galop.org.uk LINKS & FURTHER READING: Body Love Sketch Club: https://www.instagram.com/bodylovesketchclub/?hl=en The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love, by Sonya Renee Taylor: https://www.waterstones.com/book/body-is-not-an-apology/sonya-renee-taylor/9781626569768 It Isn't Rude To Be Nude, by Rosie Haine:  https://www.waterstones.com/book/it-isnt-rude-to-be-nude/rosie-haine/9781849767002 Happy Fat, by Sofie Hagen: https://www.waterstones.com/book/happy-fat/sofie-hagen/9780008293901 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices