Helen talks to Dr Vian Aziz

Naturism is not something that is typically associated with women of Middle Eastern origin, on account of the social expectations from that part of the world making female body autonomy a challenge, let alone body acceptance. But for some the combination of academic education, cultural migration, and an innate sense of what is right creates a mind open to the possibility. Dr. Vian Aziz was born and raised in Iraq and through a series of moves she brought her young family to the UK in 2010, where she settled in Cardiff and works as a gynaecologist. Following her postgraduate study for a professional certificate in psychosexual counselling, she re-evaluated her own body perceptions leading her to not just try naturism, but to become an outspoken advocate for it. In this episode she tells her story to Helen.

You can read Vian's written Women in Focus interview here.

Links for Dr Vian Aziz:

• Vian on Instagram: instagram.com/vianaziz10
• Vian on Threads: threads.net/@vianaziz10
• Vian on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/vianaziz.bsky.social
• Vian on Twitter/X: x.com/vianazizfrcoguk
• You can find Vian's Naturist Trail Seekers hiking group on Facebook


• Email Siobhan at the Christian Naturist Fellowship: chair@cnfellowship.org
• Enquire about Ladies Holiday at BHH Fuertaventura: beverleyhillsvilla@yahoo.com

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