Episode 34: Helen talks to Ronnie Belfitt

Women in Focus - Helen talks to Ronnie Belfitt

Helen talks to Ronnie Belfitt, a lifelong naturist, about growing up with nudity as the norm, wristband consent systems, and why a woman speaking openly about naturism lands differently to a man doing the same.

Helen talks to Ronnie Belfitt, who has been a naturist for as long as she can remember. Starting with a childhood where nudity in the home was completely normal, it was a teenage canoeing trip down France's Ardèche river that gave her her first proper look at naturism out there in the world. She and her husband joined British Naturism in 2008, drawn in by BN's now-retired weekend takeovers of Alton Towers waterpark. She and Helen compare notes on the Women in Naturism holidays; the first all-women trip in 2024, and the 2026 trip to a mixed resort where several unaccompanied women turned a few heads before winning people over. Ronnie makes the case for why ladies-only spaces are important as a stepping stone to discovering all of naturism, why she thinks the message lands differently coming from a woman, and how naturism pushes back against social media's unrealistic body standards. Plus the Naked Heart Walks, International Naturist Federation events, and the story of a retired judge and a plumber who became friends in Mexico - because, with no clothes to signal status, all they had left in common was each other's company.

Links for Ronnie Belfitt:

British Naturism profile: bn.org.uk/profile/3573-ronnie
Facebook: facebook.com/ronnie.belfitt
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