Back on the beach, Jenna is now a regular. She’s even led a “body positivity walk” for first-timers.

In the clothed world, we are taught that our bodies are a performance. We dress to signal status, to hide flaws, to attract or deflect attention. Every outfit is a negotiation with the male gaze, the corporate dress code, or the latest Instagram trend. This constant curation creates a low-grade war with our own flesh. We critique our thighs, our stretch marks, our asymmetrical breasts. We treat our bodies as a "before" picture, always waiting for the "after."

A major obstacle to body positivity, particularly for women and femme-presenting people, is the constant experience of being "looked at." The male gaze (and the internalized female gaze) turns bodies into objects to be judged.

The naturism lifestyle actively destroys this link.