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My Naked Secret Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2012 - 2013
Episode 1
David
22 mins
On this episode of My Naked Secret we meet 27 year old insurance salesman, Dave, who has severe Psoriasis on almost every part of his body. After years of trying to deal with his condition alone, Dave has shut himself off from everyone around him, including his partner Jess and daughter Olivia. Unable to live a normal family life, he's also sacrificed quality time-out with his daughter through fear of people seeing his skin. Dave's tried numerous medications to help improve his symptoms but so far he's not found the solution to help alleviate his discomfort. With the help of psychotherapist, Dr Linda Papadopoulos, Dave attempts to re-build his shattered self-esteem, and learns to take his life off hold. But will a new treatment finally hold the key to successfully combating his psoriasis?
Episode 2
Mel
22 mins
On this episode of My Naked Secret we meet 34 year old, Mel, who suffers from post pregnancy split stomach muscles; a condition which makes her constantly looks 7 months pregnant. After years of trying to deal with this alone, Mel has shut herself off from everyone around her, including her husband Nick and close knit group of girlfriends. Unable to live a normal and happy family life, she's also sacrificed quality time with her best friends including one of their weddings in Italy through fear of people seeing her stomach. Mel's tried physiotherapy and exercise to help improve her symptoms but so far she hasn't found the solution for her condition. With the help of psychotherapist, Dr Linda Papadopoulos, she attempts to re-build her shattered self-confidence, and learns how to get her life back on track. But will a new treatment finally hold the key to successfully combating her disfigured stomach?
Episode 3
Louis
22 mins
In this episode of My Naked Secret we meet 21 year old customer services assistant Louis. Since puberty he has struggled with excessive body hair. Devastated from years of bullying, being called "monkey" and "hairy like a bear", he goes to great lengths to keep himself completely covered up. Louis's inability to open up about how his condition is holding him back from finding love and being able to participate in a normal and healthy social life. With the help of psychotherapist, Dr Linda Papadopoulos, Louis learns that the body secret he works so hard to hide can actually bring him admirers and that he must see himself as more than just the sum of his condition. But with extensive treatment planned to get the body he's always wanted will it be able to bring him the confidence and happiness he's desperately searching for?
Episode 4
Gail
22 mins
When Gail lost 75 kilograms, she was left with a huge amount of excess skin and varicose veins. She is attempting to rebuild her self-esteem, but can two extensive surgeries help?
Episode 5
Chris
22 mins
On this episode of My Naked Secret we meet 45 year old Chris, who suffers from a massive hernia and huge folds of excess skin. Having been more than 600 pounds at his heaviest, Chris underwent weight loss surgery losing a staggering 378 lbs, but this has left him with a body he hates. After years of suffering in silence, Chris is too scared to open up to his friends about how this is affecting him and risks pushing them away for good. He's single and fears he may never be able to be intimate with a woman again, because of the way his body looks now. Chris sees surgery, to remove his excess skin and hernia, as the only way forward. But with the help of psychotherapist, Dr Linda Papadopoulos, Chris starts to face up to his body and begins to rebuild his self confidence. But will surgery provide the answer to his body loathing and get him back in the dating game?
Episode 6
Mariam
22 mins
On this episode of My Naked Secret we meet 26 year old, Mariam, who has severe excess facial and body hair. After years of trying to keep her condition secret, Mariam has developed an exhausting routine to prevent anyone around her discovering what she is hiding, including her fiancé Lucy and best friend, Vivienne. Having never discovered if there could be an underlying reason for her excess hair, Mariam has just retreated away from those she loves. Desperate to move forward with her life she searches to find a diagnosis that may explain her excessive hair growth. With the help of psychotherapist, Dr Linda Papadopoulos, Mariam attempts to re-build her shattered self-confidence, and learns how to get her life back on track. But will she discover more than she bargained for and how will she deal with the answers she finds?
Episode 7
Zoe
22 mins
On this episode of My Naked Secret we meet 40 year old housewife and mum, Zoe, who has a rare condition called Familial Partial Lipodystrophy which affects the distribution of fat over her body. She has almost no fat on her limbs and torso, instead holding it almost exclusively around her face and neck. Zoe has been bullied her whole life because of the way she looks, including cruel comments directed at her from strangers in public. This has caused her to retreat from the outside world, to the safety of her close friends and family and has had a devastating effect on her self esteem and body image. Zoe has searched her whole life to find someone who is able to effectively treat her condition, but so far she hasn't found a solution. With the help of Dr Linda Papadopoulos, Zoe attempts to re-build her battered self image and learns to face up to the world she's hiding from. But will a revolutionary treatment finally be the answer to years of physical and emotional suffering?
Episode 8
Cheryl
22 mins
On this episode of My Naked Secret we meet 48 year old mum of three Cheryl, who has lived for nearly 30 years with facial paralysis. At the age of just 20 Cheryl was struck down by a stroke which left her wheelchair bound and with one side of her face frozen. Following life-saving surgery she was unable to care for herself but, with the love and support of her husband and staggering determination, she fought to walk again. Cheryl went on to have 3 daughters and 20 years ago had corrective cosmetic surgery to return the symmetry to her face and repair facial nerves damaged by post stroke emergency surgery. Always putting her family before her own needs, Cheryl has struggled every single day to live her life facing hurtful comments from strangers. As she ages, the side of her face unaffected by the stroke is now drooping, creating a very asymmetrical face. She sees further surgery as the only way to rebuild her battered confidence. With the help of psychotherapist, Dr Linda Papadopoulos, Cheryl begins restoring the self-esteem robbed off her by her facial disfigurements and shares her pain with her family. Can the surgery change her life and give her the strength to face the world?
Episode 9
Laura
22 mins
On this episode of My Naked Secret we meet 29 year old, Laura, who has tubular breasts. After years of feeling different and an outsider but not understanding why, she finally received a diagnosis for her condition. Outwardly she's a loving mother, daughter and wife but inwardly she feels less of a woman, especially after discovering her condition meant she could not breast feed her babies. Hiding behind clothes and never allowing anyone to see her without layers of clothing, even intimacy with husband Darren has been a challenge. But now she is now desperate to move forward with her life. With the help of psychotherapist, Dr Linda Papadopoulos, Laura attempts to re-build her shattered self-confidence, and learns how to get her life back on track. But will surgery be everything she is hoping for?
Episode 10
Dee
22 mins
In this episode of My Naked Secret we meet 36 year old receptionist Dee, who has struggled for years with her heavy and uncomfortable 36KK sized breasts. Devastated from years of bullying and name calling, she goes to great lengths to keep her breasts hidden and masks how she really feels with humor. Dee's inability to open up about how she really feels is holding her back from new relationships and is even pushing family and friends away. With the help of psychotherapist, Dr Linda Papadopoulos, Dee learns there is more to her self-image than her breasts and begins to reconnects with herself as a whole woman again. But undergoing extensive surgery to get the body she's always wanted - will it give her the confidence she's looking for?
Episode 11
Erin
22 mins
Follow an individual suffering from a medical condition or physical abnormality which is causing them misery. Can they rebuild their lives and fall in love with their bodies again?
Episode 12
Where Are They Now?
22 mins
Catch up with Helena, Marina and Colette and find out how seeking physical and emotional help to resolve their body issues has changed their lives.