The first time Marie, a 34-year-old accountant from Lyon, took off her swimsuit at a nude beach, she did it with her back to the ocean, facing a rock wall. She kept her sunglasses on, not against the sun, but as a shield. “I spent 20 minutes calculating the distance between my towel and the nearest person,” she admits. “I was convinced everyone was comparing my stretch marks to a mental checklist of imperfections.”
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Spend time naked in your own home to get used to your own reflection without judgment. The first time Marie, a 34-year-old accountant from