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The Dr. Sommer team, associated with the German youth magazine Bravo, has been a significant source of health and relationship education for teenagers since 1969. The "That's Me" series was part of this broader effort to address puberty and body image.

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The boy in the photo was named Stefan. He wasn't a muscle god. He was thin. Gangly. His knees looked a bit knobby. He looked terrified.

The "That’s Me" sub-series, which began in the early 2000s, featured real teenagers who volunteered to be photographed naked. Bravo-Archiv

Today, the series is remembered as a bold experiment in radical transparency, intended to replace shame with knowledge. or more about the history of Dr. Sommer Nackedei im Body Check der Bravo: Wo sind sie heute?

. It removed the "shame" from the conversation, replacing it with clinical facts and supportive advice from the Dr. Sommer team. The Takeaway