Stripped to the Soul: A Memoir of Finding Wholeness in a Performance-Obsessed World

Hiding protects you, but honesty transforms you.

When Jade Marrey stepped into a London club to audition as a stripper, she had no idea what she was about to embark on—the beauty and the ugliness, the pain and the joy, and the ultimate ripping away of self—protective layers she had spent years building. At times, the journey broke her, but sometimes the most beautiful things are made from those broken pieces.

Through the flashing neon lights of the club, the whispered transactions, and the ...