The Part of Sex Work No One Talks About | with Jeremy Cross

What does it really look like to juggle addiction while working in the sex industry, and what happens when you finally decide you want out?In this episode, Paris sits down with Jeremy Cross, author and advocate, to talk about a world most people only ever speculate on. Both have lived through the overlap of escorting and addiction, and together they open up about the realities that rarely get spoken out loud.Jeremy shares what it was like to juggle clients while high, the layers of emotional armour built for survival, and the stigma that comes with sex work and substance use. With Paris alongside him, he reflects on those pivotal moments that make you want something different, even when you’ve got no idea what comes next.What you’ll hear in this episode:What life looked like for Jeremy in addiction and the sex industryThe crossover between survival, stigma, and substance useThe emotional and physical toll behind closed doorsWhat sparked the shift toward recovery and a better lifeWhere to find Jeremy’s book and connect with his workIf you’ve ever been curious about the side of sex work and addiction most never see, this conversation goes there.Want to connect with Jeremy or grab a copy of his book?https://jeremycross.ca/Thank you to our Production Freelancer:Video/Audio Editing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Dearden⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠— Australia Wide Directory of Services: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.myservices.org.au/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Western Australian AOD Services:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://wanada.org.au/greenbook/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aus AOD Phone Line:National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline: 1800 250 015 Aus Phone Lines for Anxiety, Depression, Suicide Ideation:Lifeline: 13 11 14Suicide Call Back Services: 1300 659 467Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636Mind Spot: 1800 61 44 34Head to Health: 1800 595 212Mens Line: 1300 78 99 78Aus Phone Lines for First Nations: 13YARN: 13 92 76Thirrili: 1800 805 801Aus Phone Lines for LGBTQIA+ Community:QLife: 1800 184 527Aus Phone Lines for Children/Youth:Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800Headspace: 1800 650 890—Follow The Podcast Here:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.shtsfcked.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shtsfckedthepodcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shtsfcked/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@UChakY4S8T_A1iXIDSzQ8D3g ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/paris-le-maistre-880761b5/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠