Southern California resident Stori Nagel was diagnosed with Stage III breast cancer a decade ago at age 38.  She is president and founder of her non-profit, Haus of Volta, which uses classic pin-up photography to promote a healthy body image and self-acceptance.  In this episode, Stori reads her piece “Molting” from Wildfire Magazine’s 2017 “Body” issue.  April and Stori will talk about Stori’s work with Haus of Volta, exploring alter egos as a way to cope, experimenting with clothing and makeup to find happiness, and body dysmorphia. They will also discuss handling loss while working within the cancer community.  This episode contains explicit language.

More about Stori: https://www.instagram.com/hausofvolta/ and https://www.hausofvolta.org/

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