I got together with Camilia from All We Cannot Say and joined her podcast about my life as an escort. This podcast is the most open and raw I’ve been, so if you’d like to learn more about me I suggest you give it a listen here. The things discussed in this episode include:
Pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder
Growing up within a Turkish, Islamic household
The gender binary and harmful social conditioning
Why love doesn’t last
Teenage love
Communication and expression
Women’s health
Calling people on their shit
Having a strong sense of self and high self-esteem
The definition of intimacy
Self love and replenishment
The energy output and labour of sex work
The difference between good high energy and bad high energy
Functional alcoholism
Burnout
Mindfulness
Self awareness
The emotional labour of texting
Compartmentalising life as a sex worker
Social media marketing for the adult industry
The distinction between personal and private spheres
The interpersonal skills you need as a sex worker
Developing empathy
Putting up boundaries and demanding consent
Client fantasies
Review culture
Victoria sex workers laws and legalised frameworks
Working in a brothel vs working privately
Slut shamers and being whore-phobic
Sex Worker Rights Are Human Rights