In this episode, Sarah sits down with Annie Temple, a sex worker activist, writer, and podcaster from Vancouver, Canada. Annie shares her fascinating journey from growing up in a small town to becoming an exotic dancer in the big city at age 23.

• Annie describes how financial pressures led her to start in the adult entertainment industry. Though nervous at first, she found it incredibly empowering and found a community of acceptance and love.
• They discuss misconceptions around sex work. Annie explains most enter the industry for financial reasons, not because they are being exploited. The majority find it empowering and many return to it even after trying to leave.
• Annie talks about how sex work actually made her more confident about her body, refuting assumptions that it would be degrading.
• She opens up about health challenges that impacted her work, including major intestinal surgeries that left significant scars. Annie has found a new sense of empowerment and love for her body through her ongoing journey with her health.
• Living openly as a sex worker, Annie strives to decrease societal divisions and judgment by sharing her story. She wants people to challenge their beliefs and be more accepting of others.

This candid conversation provides a rare window into the life of a sex worker, humanizing an often misunderstood profession.

Where can you find Annie?
On her Instagram HERE
Via her Website HERE
On her own podcast HERE

Thanks for listening! To follow along, please find me on instagram HERE, my personal website HERE, or my TikTik HERE.

Music for "Welcome to my Tent" by Rick Sniegowski
Graphics for "Welcome to my Tent" by Sam Sniegowski