The unique sport helped Caroline in her darkest hour
Caroline Hanson, 40, Melbourne, Vic
Bursting with excitement, I held the pole as I listened to the instructor.
It was 2010, and I’d organised a pole dancing lesson for my best friend Catherine’s bachelorette party.
A black belt in taekwondo, I’d been competing in the sport for a decade, so I had plenty of lower body strength.
But as I attempted to clamber up the pole, it surprised me how much core
