#99: Lori Kay - A Weekend at a Nudist Lodge | Alternative Communities

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Dec 18

Written By Samuel Donner

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Episode Description

In this episode, we sit down with Lori Kay, a sculptor, business woman, mother, naturist, and owner of Lupin Lodge. As a kid, Lori learned to adapt and have an open mind as her family moved around due to her father’s military service. When Lori was a young adult she studied abroad in Switzerland, where she experienced first hand a different approach to nudity. When weekly trips to a sauna meant wearing nothing but a towel in a coed room, Lori was not judgmental but rather embraced the cultural difference. When she returned to the U.S. Lori was introduced to Lupin’s community (a nudist retreat) and quickly became a regular member. This led to her falling in love with the owner and eventually becoming an owner herself. Find out how her determination would build a community of body positivity and self discovery.

Show Notes

Acceptance and Discrimination: With her own freedom as an adult woman now, looking back at the racial discrimination her parents faced just for loving each other.
Childhood: School is hard enough, especially when you’re continually moving every couple of months
Values and Expectations: Breaking out of traditional values can be challenging, but it does help when you have very little expectations to met
When in Switzerland: When you’re an exchange student, sometimes you just have to go with the flow
College and Nudists: You can learn a lot of things about yourself in college. From changing majors to changing out of your clothes, you never know what’s going to happen when you get there.
Someone Special: You never know who you're going to meet in a nudist community; Maybe a fellow nudist, the owner, or maybe your future spouse.
An Awakening: When you’re going into anaphylactic shock, you may just have an epiphany about your life choices.
Job Hunting: Making it as a professional sculptor has its own challenges. Now trying being a female sculptor in a man’s world.
Inequality at Work: Even in her home country, Lori still faced misogyny at her day job.
Keeping the Business: Some opportunities are so special that you have no choice but to step up to the plate
A Year of Fours: How much heartbreak and trauma can happen in one year?
Twins: What’s more exciting than having one baby?
Trouble in Paradise: With a con artist running the business into the ground and her husband’s health declining, will Lori be able to save her family and the business?
Regaining Control: After taking Ed to court, Lori was finally able to evict him and regain control of Lupin.
Tragedy in the Homeland: Just when things are starting to look up, it takes a turn for the worst.
Moving Forward: After overcoming her trials, Lori is able to expand her community and grow her business.