Going nude boosts our mood

These women say it’s the natural stress-buster that lets them shed their worries, along with their inhibitions

Are you a nudie or a prudie?

The Mail, august 7

Writing for the Mail earlier this month, tV presenter Ulrika Jonsson revealed that going naked gave her the ultimate feelgood factor.

Whether at home or on holiday, she described being without clothes as an expression of her ‘ Swedish soul’. However, Ulrika, 53, believes that British women are too uptight and prudish to be at one with their nakedness.

A growing number beg to differ, though. Many, like Ulrika, are finding that when it comes to de- stressing, nothing beats the strippedback approach, and say being as naked as the day they were born is not only relaxing — it can also be a healing experience.

Model Cara Delevingne admitted that she turns to nakedness whenever she is feeling upset or overwhelmed. Describing one episode in a forest, she said: ‘i took off all my clothes andd just sat there. i was so comfortable. i cried and cried. You feel so unjudged.’

research conducted in 2017 by psychologists at goldsmiths, University of London, found that those who spent time naked liked their bodies more, thought better of themselves and were more satisfied with their lives.

relationship and sexuality coach Emma Spiegler says: ‘For many women, just taking off their bra is enough. But for those who want to remove their clothes at home, in their garden or in nature, it is incredibly empowering. to be totally naked takes a lot of courage.’

Here, we speak to four intrepid women who believe that shedding clothes holds the key to happiness . . .