Hey friends!
This is a quickie post, as I’m in Florida for #BlogHer17. If you’re at the conference, find me to nab some #GirlBoner swag! I’ll be speaking on Saturday, on a panel on intimate writing—ways to balance your personal and professional personas, if they differ, staying safe and sane while exploring stigmatized topics in your writing and more. I’m super humbled to be speaking alongside such badasses. Learn more about the panel here.
My Chat with Transexual Porn Star and Activist Venus Lux
A few weeks ago, I was joined by an awesome guest I interviewed early on in Girl Boner land—transsexual adult film star and activist Venus Lux. We gabbed about her personal journey, from her traditional Chinese upbringing to working in adult entertainment, differences between sex in porn versus real life, how work in porn has influenced her sex life, inclusivity in the adult industry and more!
The episode also features an insightful Ask Dr. Megan segment in response to a listener whose teen daughter asked her about porn after seeing it for the first time at a slumber party. “Is that what sex is like?” she asked her mom.
Venus wants more than most anything to encourage others who live outside the proverbial box—who doesn’t fit society’s definitions of “normal”—to live more boldly and authentically, as she strives to do. When I asked her for her top advice for anyone seeking such an existence, she said self-care tops her list:
You have to be able to practice self-awareness to practice self-care. Be aware enough of your body, how you feel, how you think, and from there, be better able to take care of yourself… Treat your body like a temple.”
Stream the episode on iTunes, iHeartRadio, Stitcher Radio, Google Play or below!
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