Welcome Ladies,

After only a year as a nudist, my perspective on what a woman might want to know prior to attending her first nudist function is that it is completely normal to be scared witless. If it's her spouse urging her to try nudism, anger is the normal reaction. Thinking that he is pursuing nudism just to see a lot of naked women unfortunately does not help her to embrace the idea.

Nudism is not about gawking; it is a lifestyle choice that gives us the freedom to be clothes-free and experience body acceptance. Women are inherently ashamed of their bodies because of the society we live in; everywhere we turn are beautiful, bone-thin models and actresses, and the world appears to be full of men who desire this kind of woman.

Most women are not models; quite the contrary. We come in all shapes and sizes and are beautiful just as we are. One trip to a nudist event and a woman will be unburdened and free forever of her self-limiting ideas. Along with shedding her clothes, she will shed the body-shame society has dumped on her. She will finally be able to challenge the deeply-held belief that she is unacceptable as she is.

How do I know how other women feel about their bodies? Because I have lived it. Until I became a nudist, I was convinced of my lack of worthiness because my body never fit the stereotype. Even when I only weighed 107 pounds, I thought I was fat. Off-the-rack clothing never fit my shape. When I look at pictures of me then, I see a darling young woman who just could not be accepting of herself because of a societal burden I didn't even realize I was carrying. I was powerless and unhappy.