Gabby and Dan recap their very first TNV Live show — the guests, the performances, and the energy in the room — then dig into the Investigation Discovery docuseries Big Girls Wanted: Escaping Pearadise. Through an ethical-naturism lens, they explore what happens when the language of body positivity gets used as bait: the allegations surrounding Stefan Wilhelmy's "Pearadise," the dynamics of coercive control, and what genuine, non-transactional body acceptance should actually look like.

Content note: this episode discusses allegations of sexual assault, coercion, weight-gain fetishism and disordered eating, reproductive coercion, mental health, and a death. Everything regarding Pearadise is discussed as allegation — Stefan Wilhelmy has denied wrongdoing, and these are civil matters and documentary accounts, not criminal convictions. Please take care of yourself.

Mentioned in this episode

  • Naked Newbies (Daisy & Ojo): https://www.nakednewbies.com/about
  • Mums the Word (Ginny & Brian Corry): https://www.instagram.com/mumsthewordmusic/
  • Marc Del Giudice (upcoming TNV Live musical guest): https://www.instagram.com/marcdelgiudice/
  • Bally Girls (Ginny's dance troupe): https://www.instagram.com/bally.girls/
  • RK Underground: https://www.naturistbusinessnetwork.com/listings/rk-underground
  • The Naturist Vibe — TNV Live tickets, Patreon, Discord & all our links: https://www.naturistbusinessnetwork.com/listings/the-naturist-vibe
  • Naturist Business Network: https://naturistbusinessnetwork.com

Watch the documentary

  • Big Girls Wanted: Escaping Pearadise — Investigation Discovery (stream on HBO Max / discovery+): https://www.discoveryplus.com/shows/big-girls-wanted-escaping-pearadise/8d95d8dd-f4df-4e53-82fb-b0e2570ad86b

Sources & further reading

  • USA Today exclusive (via AOL): https://www.aol.com/articles/exclusive-pearadise-scandal-explored-big-130128893.html
  • LA Magazine — "The House of Pearadise": https://lamag.com/arts-and-entertainment/the-house-of-pearadise-sisterhood-social-media-and-allegations-of-exploitation/
  • Court filings — Wilhelmy / "Pearadise" v. Haueter et al. (women's anti-SLAPP win), Randazza Legal Group: https://randazza.com/lawsuits/haueter-et-al/

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