Christelle shares her journey of survival and healing in her book Dosed & Exposed

From a challenging childhood marked by trauma and the instability of the orphanage system, to navigating the complex worlds of the tourism industry and the challenging survival skills learned as an exotic dancer, Christelle has known how quickly life can break a person.

For years, she battled chronic depression and a powerful addiction to alcohol, often feeling trapped in cycles of escape, blame, and despair. Her existence was a high-stakes struggle for survival, where she found herself constantly seeking instant gratification and numbing the deep, persistent pain that defined her reality.