Helen talks to Kim Lariviere-Baldelli

Helen talks to Kim Lariviere-Baldelli, who runs the bistro at Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park in Ontario, about what it means to belong. From a childhood where nudity was ordinary to a career that kept naturism at arm's length, Kim reflects on the pull of community, and on how a place that judges no one's appearance can completely transform the way a woman sees herself. The conversation moves through coping with illness, scarring and long struggles with body image, and the discovery that in a naturist space hardly anyone notices the things we spend years trying to hide. Together Kim and Helen consider what makes a park feel safe, why children and families thrive there, and what to say to the woman who is certain she could "never do it".

Links for Kim Lariviere-Baldelli:

Facebook: facebook.com/kim.larivierebaldelli

Instagram: instagram.com/kimlarivierebaldelli

Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park: bareoaks.ca

Women In Naturism website: womeninnaturism.uk

British Naturism Events: bn.org.uk/events-home

Join British Naturism: bn.org.uk/membershipinfo

Contact Women in Focus: womeninfocus@bn.org.uk