Women in Focus British Naturism

Helen interviews Sam Hawcroft. Sam is the owner and publisher of H&E Naturist magazine. She talks about the long history of the magazine, and the various forms it has taken under the different editors over the last 100 plus years. It was through being a proof reader for H&E in the noughties which led Sam to discover naturism in the first place. She also discusses the online behaviour of men, and the issues surrounding body acceptance in mainstream women's magazines.
Read Sam's written Women in Focus interview here.


Links for Sam Hawcroft:


Sam on Twitter/X: twitter.com/HawkEditorial
Sam on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/samhawcroft/
H&E Naturist magazine: henaturist.net
Hawk Editorial: hawkeditorial.co.uk
Email Sam at Hawk: info@hawkeditorial.co.uk

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

Helen interviews Stephanie McManus, a nurse from New Zealand and naked healing practitioner. After a nude photoshoot, which Steph did in an effort to confront her own body image in the wake of an eating disorder, she discovered what it meant to her to be without clothes. It transformed her life and she describes nudity as her medicine, and she now wants to bring her revelations to as many people as she can. Careful with the language she uses, Steph says nudity can be a 'healing tool', and avoids referring to any label that she feels could alienate the very people that it will help the most.
Read Steph's written Women in Focus interview here.


Links for Steph McManus:


Steph on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/stephanie-mcmanus/
Steph on Instagram: instagram.com/stephaniemcmanuscoaching
Email Steph: nakedhealingnz@gmail.com

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

Helen interviews Sue May, a passionate naturism advocate and BN volunteer from Hampshire. Sue was a single naturist woman for some time, and met her current partner, Andrew, through mutual naturist friends. Indeed it wasn't until their first official date that they saw each other dressed for the first time. Sue is a keen swimmer and has represented the UK as part of the team at the international naked swimming gala, where the team came third in 2023.
Read Sue's written Women in Focus interview here.


Links for Sue May:


Sue on Twitter/X: twitter.com/Suemay42
Sue on Instagram: instagram.com/suemay42
British Naturism member holidays: bn.org.uk/holidays
Sue and Andrew's BN Email: andrewandsue@bn.org.uk

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

Helen interviews Martha Vickery, a 27 year old dreadmaker from Somerset, UK. Martha joined British Naturism when she was 19 on her way home from a naturist waterpark experience which truly turned her life around. Having fought with her weight and body dysmorphic attitudes throughout her teens, a joke about a naked waterpark visit turned into a reality that she faced head-on, and she has never looked back. She is now a public leading light for younger women in naturism, having taken a central role in the Channel 4 series Naked Education.
Read Martha's written Women in Focus interview here.


Links for Martha Vickery:


Martha on Instagram: instagram.com/marthatessvickery
Martha on Threads: threads.net/@marthatessvickery
Martha on Twitter/X: twitter.com/MarthaTessV
Knot Knormal Dreadlocks on Instagram: instagram.com/knotknormaldreadlocks

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

Helen interviews Siobhan Hazzan. Siobhan is relatively new to the naturist way of life, a concept which was utterly unimaginable for her just a few years ago. As an ordained pastor now living at the Naturist Foundation in the UK, she is joint chair of the Christian Naturist Fellowship, who will openly talk about naturism as she will not accept the judgement of anyone else.
Read Siobhan's written Women in Focus interview here.


Links for Siobhan Hazzan:


Christian Naturist Fellowship: cnfellowship.org
Email for the Chair of the CNF: Chair@CNFellowship.org
Siobhan on Instagram: instagram.com/siobhany_1
Siobhan on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/siobhan-hazzan-00883b1b2

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

Helen's interview with Angela de la Cruz. Angela is a nudism promoter and adventurer living in Guadalajara, Mexico. She also runs online clothing optional Spanish language and yoga classes. She is a fairly recent convert to naturism for whom it has helped her overcome the traumas of her past, reclaim her sense of self and it's fair to say has completely changed her life.
Read Angela's written Women in Focus interview here.


Links for Angela de la Cruz:


Angela on YouTube: youtube.com/@Angy1De
Angela on Twitter/X: twitter.com/Angy1De
Angela on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/angy1de.bsky.social
Angela on Mastodon: body.social/@Angy1De

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