“It is a psychological fact that an interest out of all proportion becomes attached to any part of the body that is perpetually concealed, and we react to this with prurient curiosity. Concealing the body invariably stimulates such curiosity and gives it life. Attitudes on nudity in America range from one extreme to the other and even within the same community conflicting standards exist. Modesty is subject to widely different interpretations. For example, consider the reaction of a lady surpris...
Jun 26, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 51
“The human body is not obscene, despite wha t the witch doctors would have you believe, and nothing written or pictured about the human body is obscene except as we elect to think it so.” —Lyle Stewart “When people teach that the human body is dirty or obscene, it creates fertile ground for pornography. This is why porn addiction is so strong in our society, even among Christians. Our culture is inundated with a sexualized view of the body. I’m sorry to say that the church has been a key player ...
Jun 23, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 50
“One of the observations I like to make is the fact that pornography and the church have the same view of the unclad human body... They both believe that the visible body's impact on the human libido is its most important and significant meaning. If the church and pornography agree, there is a problem.” —Matthew Neal “Indeed, we really do have a problem with the naked body, and we won’t admit it, because we don’t think we have it. Sadly, we can live with a false idea for so long and get used to ...
Jun 19, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 49
“It is as if your clothes take on the weight of your worries and concerns. They come to embody your defences against the world, and if you can feel confident enough and safe enough, then taking them off evokes a powerful sense of liberation, of joy and freedom.” —Philip Carr-Gomm “For those of you who will invariably lecture me on age and nudity, rest assured—it’s taken me 59 years to feel this confident and free of shame, and I wish the same for you.❤️” —Paulina Porizkova, https://www.preventio...
Jun 16, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 48
And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. (Genesis 2:25 ESVi) https://accordance.bible/link/read/ESVi#Gen._2:25
Jun 12, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 47
“It's hard not to have body dysmorphia. We establish norms on a baseline of many. In this day and age the only body proportion baseline we have easily available is porn. Porn is a terrible baseline of "normal". Most all men will fall short of that baseline even though they may be average or above average. Just my 2¢. May we all see ourselves with love & compassion.” —Name Withheld “Imagine if we lived in a world where bodies weren’t hidden under layers while models with "perfect bodies" ran ...
Jun 09, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 46
“Simple nudity was incarcerated by allowing a suspicion of skin to become an assumption of sin.” —David L. Hatton “By baring it all, it makes it easier to see not just a body, but the individual. -Sylva Sternkopf “ It was nudism that taught me to accept the normality of the human body in any form. Everyone is different, and that’s normal. People don’t exist to please other people’s eyes. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t feel something when you see another person. Whether it is appropriate to...
Jun 05, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 45
“When people see lots of naked bodies, they quickly appreciate the great diversity of the human form and judge themselves less harshly.” —Michael Castleman “Self Being: Being naked is being yourself. The way to switch off the fake outside world, with its assumptions of who you are, being judged on your clothes, hairdo, jewellery, and the fact you do or don't own the latest and most expensive / biggest / smallest smartphone (insert preferred make and brand of choice). All of us, fans of the nude ...
Jun 02, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 44
“I found being naked to be a humbling experience . . . There were no clothes that could make me feel like I was anything other than who I am: A being created by God, whose purpose is to find, and do, whatever He created me to do. . . Being naked isn’t a means of attaining inner peace. But: Being naked can direct a person towards the source of inner peace: God. . . What I will do, is allow the humility that being naked made me feel to direct my heart to the only one who can satisfy my deepest, mo...
May 29, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 43
This week we celebrated the one year anniversary of the Created Naked Podcast. This is our 121st transmission to the wide world. Our hope is to continue to educate a population that needs to hear that their bodies are not inherently sinful, ugly and or less than. You, sweet listener were created as a masterpiece of the Great Artist, our Father. Celebrate our uniqueness and our similarities! Your body tells the story of your life, every hair, stretch mark, scar, and wrinkle! Strip down, dance in ...
May 26, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 42
“The human body is the crown of God‘s creation, consummated by his declaration that it was good. That God’s people are unable to view the body without sinning is not an indictment of the body itself, but of the immaturity of the postmodern evangelical mind.” —Chad W. Thompson, That Famous Fig Leaf, https://a.co/d/9HNEh1g “Because the unclad human body is a natural and sacred part of God‘s creation, it is logical and spiritual perversion for religious leaders, and lawmakers to insult the artistry...
May 22, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 41
“It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own” -Marcus Aurelius “Naked you are unencumbered with human decorations and coverings that cover God’s human masterpiece. Naked with others, you will be more aware of being as God sees you, someone He has created in His own image who is not unlike everyone else. You will have to be humble before Him and others.” —Paul M. Bowman, Nakedness & the Bible. “Naturism paves the wa...
May 19, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 40
“Nakedness can ... provoke or intensify the falling away of more than physical barriers, evoking an holistic vulnerability, a tangible soul honesty, not only in terms of how we relate to those around us ... but also with ourselves.” —Emma Restall Orr “There are six positive spiritual aspects of nudity. Vulnerability, Openness, Intimacy, Genuineness, Wholeness, and Equality. Much of the spiritual qualities that nudity possesses are incomplete without others to experience them with you. We dress i...
May 15, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 39
“I didn’t grow up with a mother telling me what was under my clothes was bad or evil.” – Charlize Theron “It is good for children to see each other and their parents naked whenever it so happens naturally. There will be a short period, probably at about three years old, when the child is interested in the differences between his father and his mother, and compares them with the differences between himself and his sister, but this period is soon over, and after this he takes no more interest in n...
May 12, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 38
“… but in order for that healthier attitude towards oneself, there has to first be some healing. Self-loathing has to be shut down, and an appreciation for out bodies must occur.” —RB Mears, https://x.com/rbmears1/status/1787545035208282431?s=46&t=fpiEy5CqbBOXR1N66BxSTw “Our bodies, apart from their brilliant role as drawing exercises, are the temples of our being. Like the bodies of all fauna, they deserve both our study and our appreciation.” —Robert Genn “There is nothing in all the world...
May 08, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 37
“No costume that has ever been invented is equal in comfort to perfect nakedness.” —C. Crawford “He fervently desired equilibrium, if for no other reason, than to control his emotions, to moderate between the sunny elation he felt while nude, and the opaque depression that clouded around him when he had to get dressed, forced to enclose himself in textile Swalls buried alive, like an entourage in someone else’s idea of heaven.” —Will Forest, Coed Naked philosophy, page 110, https://www.amazon.co...
May 05, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 36
“It’s well known that criticising and judging your body has significant detrimental impacts on mental health and wellbeing.” —Sofie Louise, The benefits of embracing a 'clothing optional' house, https://i.stuff.co.nz/life-style/gender-and-society/300942333/the-benefits-of-embracing-a-clothing-optional-house “For girls especially, there is so much pressure in our society to be a perfect size. As a result, there is a whole generation of people killing themselves to meet a standard that is impossib...
May 01, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 35
“Nudists really exist! Those crazy bastards are really for real. You see what it meant? It was the other world discovered. It was like coming home. It was the bright permanent antidote to the grey world-view of Smalltown Appalachia. It was freedom. My spirit soared, because I knew, in a flash of confirmation, that my earlier intuitions had been sound, I had found my people. And I have never left them since, nor ever will. From Bare in Mind, June 1974 “There’s something joyous about [naturism] an...
Apr 28, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 34
“Body shame, like prejudice, is not natural. It is learned from others and benefits no one.” —Author Unknown “By challenging societal norms, embracing authenticity, and fostering a culture of body positivity, individuals can unlock the transformative benefits of naturism, transcending the confines of shame and judgment to revel in the innate beauty of the human form.” —Marc, https://www.nudeandhappy.com/2024/04/21/the-power-of-desexualizing-nudity/ “Neither I nor anyone else can convince another...
Apr 24, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 33
“But treating the body as “decent” only when dressed, and “obscene “ when naked , slanders the moral purity of the Maker’s handiwork.”— David L. Hatton, Who Said You were Naked? Reflections ofon Body Acceptance “ “Sure, some people might believe they are offended by nude bathers, but, if you never encounter anything that offends you in your community, you are not living in a free society.” – Corky Stanton – Founder ClothesFree International. The best thing to do would be to designate everywhere ...
Apr 21, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 32
“Naturism is clearly very different from the nudity portrayed in magazines, newspapers, video and television. It is not for titillation. Mass nudity is far from erotic. Uncovered genitalia do not lead to an inability to control sexual urges. Nor does clothing prevent rape or assault, or hinder amorous advances.”—Karen Gorham & Dave Leal “Social nudism/naturism is a transformational and healthy way to live. It involves accepting one’s own and others’ bodies, embracing nature without the influ...
Apr 17, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 31
“Hollywood blockbusters suggest nudity can only exist to invoke a sense of sexuality or for shock value, and given how affected we are by the media we consume, these sensationalizing portrayals could be affecting your personal relationship with nudity. —Kavya Racheeti, https://utdmercury.com/films-should-respect-naked-bodies-not-stigmatize-them/ “Mental aversion to nude bodies effectively blinds us from envisioning our original corporate nudity as God’s way of carving out a living “image” of His...
Apr 14, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 30
“To be naked is to be oneself..” John Berger, ‘Ways of Seeing’. “Nature was not meant to be experienced clothed. Once you feel the breeze on your naked skin and the cool earth beneath your bare feet, you’ll realize that all earlier experiences were like looking at the world through a darkened window.” —Author Unknown “We’ve become so desensitized to everything, but the one thing that makes us human. We’ve come to accept almost every negative aspect of human nature, yet refuse to condone the most...
Apr 10, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 29
“Nudism is such a worthy cause. We must bring the message to the people. We must teach them to unmask their poor suffocating bodies and let them breathe again. Clothes are the enemy.” —Billy Wilder & George Axelrod “Removal of clothing helps to unmask the protective roles we tend to project socially.’”—Barbara Roberts “I danced. I felt then that my shoes and clothes hindered me ... So I took everything off. And without any eyes watching me, all alone, I danced quite naked by the sea, and it ...
Apr 07, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 28
“Our genitals are neither vulgar or shameful, but the way we have been taught has made us subconsciously feel uneasy about the entire matter.” —Dennis Craig Smith, Naked Fear “As a naturist myself I find it astonishing that a religion can worship a particular deity yet regard its most miraculous creation - the human body - as obscene and wicked and so shameful that it should be hidden from view. —Liz Egger “We believe that everyone is born a nudist. They are taught to be textiles using methods l...
Apr 03, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 27
“Seeing other naked bodies, though, did not make me feel disrespectful. It was wondrous. The shared ease made being human more palatable. And I soon realized there is nothing exhibitionist about being naked.” —Jeannette Cooperman https://commonreader.wustl.edu/c/naked-beneath-our-clothes/ “I realized that skinny dipping normalized naked bodies as something natural and universal. Bodies are much less threatening when they have been liberated. Liberation from our clothes lets us see one another as...
Mar 31, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 26
“Scripture, tradition, reason, experience: all point to the value of body acceptance, not to the virtue of body shame. Some argue that church tradition doesn’t corroborate the experience of body acceptance. No, the modern church’s tradition certainly doesn’t. But the early church’s rejection of a Gnostic devaluation of the human body says otherwise. Its outdoor nude baptisms say so even louder! To return to the experiential, rational, Biblical, body-friendly viewpoint of early church would indee...
Mar 27, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 25
“We believe that everyone is born a nudist. They are taught to be textiles using methods like shame and sexualization…” —@KimandJim1 on x.com “Group nudity can be personally beneficial. Nudist camps are places where people can emerge from hiding behind their clothes and become more self-accepting, revealing and honest.” ~Abraham Maslow “Neither I nor anyone else can convince another person just by recounting the multiple benefits of naturism with words and stories. Having your own experience is ...
Mar 24, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 24
“Of course, there is nothing to stop you thinking immoral thoughts in a naturist environment. But most people think they look much better with their clothes on. That may be the main reason why so many people worry so much about the 'need' to keep wearing clothes - it is not modesty, but pride.” — Bob and Sue Hazelden, http://www.hazelden.org.uk/l3_sauna_belief.htm “…The role of being nude, especially outside in sunshine, adds a physiological dimension to the act of healing. Learning to be comfor...
Mar 20, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 23
“If anything is sacred the human body is sacred.” —Walt Whitman “If you equate nudity with sex, then you will understand anything promoting nudity as encouraging promiscuity. But once you realise the two are quite distinct in the Bible - as they have been through most of history - then nudity becomes a practical, not a moral issue. In other words, not an issue at all.” —Bob and Sue Hazelden, http://www.hazelden.org.uk/l3_sauna_belief.htm “People have got to become aware that it’s none of their b...
Mar 17, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 22
