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A former exotic dancer finds her voice and tells her story
The New Story Is with Dave Ursillo
English - June 13, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture Arts Books the new story company the new story co the new story is new story is dave ursillo dave ursillo jr david ursillo jr the new story is... personal growth self-help Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Christine Macdonald lived a drug- and booze-fueled fast life as an exotic dancer in Waikiki, Hawaii in the 1980s and 90s.
Before you think that you can't relate to her life, think again: Christine's story is one of survival, struggling with feeling "less-than," craving acceptance and fighting to fit in.
She says you have a lot to learn from a story like hers.
Christine Macdonald is the author of Face Value: From Working the Pole to Bearing My Soul (2022), a memoir that, with characteristic humor and biting truths, chronicles her life working as an exotic dancer—and the childhood and teenage traumas she was running from. Christine was diagnosed with a rare, severe skin disease called acne congloblata at age 13, which left over 80% of her face scarred. The trauma she endured in her young life led her to the underground world of adult entertainment where Christine spent nearly a decade trying to find her self-worth.
Her work has appeared in Salon, The Good Men Project, and Anaheim Examiner, among other publications.
In this interview, Dave and Christine explore:
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