# Playing to Lose

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- Book: [Playing to Lose](https://www.bookquiver.com/ariel-anderssen/playing-to-lose) ([Playing to Lose.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ariel-anderssen/playing-to-lose.md))
- Authors: [Ariel Anderssen](https://www.bookquiver.com/ariel-anderssen)
- Publisher: Unbound
- ISBN: 978-18-0018-260-8
- Pages: 400
- Published: 2023-08-24
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

In this bold and intimate memoir Ariel Anderssen charts her journey from a strict religious upbringing as a Jehovah’s Witness to her current position as one of the most widely recognised BDSM performers in the world. Her route between the two includes a period as a wretchedly miserable, teenage political activist, a phase touring with a Christian theatre group, and accidentally discovering a talent for posing for art nude photography. This surprising and unconventional career path led her to a life-altering introduction to BDSM-themed erotic artwork and a whole world she never imagined existing. This is a book about BDSM, and about sexuality, but most of all it is about one woman’s struggle for self-acceptance and the rewards that come from confronting who you are with honesty and compassion. TRIGGER WARNING: this book contains descriptions of sexual violence that some readers may find upsetting