43 min
Surviving & Thriving After The Sex Industry - Part 2 w/ Genevieve Gilbert Reasons To Live
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- Mental Health
When Genevieve Gilbert came to Australia to study, she pictured a life of education, and exciting opportunities... Instead, she found herself buried in student debt, and barely able to afford food, let alone her mounting bills.
With the rising pressure of finding a job, Genevieve entered the sex industry in a bid to survive. Her plan was to stay a few weeks, pay her bills, and then leave. 8 years later, she was still there, and barely clinging on to her mental health and will to live.
In part two of this insightful chat, Genevieve shares about how she finally exited prostitution, after many attempts during her 7 years in the industry, as well as how she went on to become the CEO of Pink Cross Australia (a NFP organisation which assists Australians within the sex industry, to find alternative employment).
Note: Whilst not every person within the sex industry will face abuse or mental health issues, research over the past several decades has shown clearly that the majority of those within prostitution want immediate assistance with exiting. I believe Genevieve's voice deserves to be heard.
(Please accept my apologies for the lower audio quality in this episode - it was filmed away from my usual location in 2018.).
You can find out more about Pink Cross Australia at www.pinkcross.org.au
When Genevieve Gilbert came to Australia to study, she pictured a life of education, and exciting opportunities... Instead, she found herself buried in student debt, and barely able to afford food, let alone her mounting bills.
With the rising pressure of finding a job, Genevieve entered the sex industry in a bid to survive. Her plan was to stay a few weeks, pay her bills, and then leave. 8 years later, she was still there, and barely clinging on to her mental health and will to live.
In part two of this insightful chat, Genevieve shares about how she finally exited prostitution, after many attempts during her 7 years in the industry, as well as how she went on to become the CEO of Pink Cross Australia (a NFP organisation which assists Australians within the sex industry, to find alternative employment).
Note: Whilst not every person within the sex industry will face abuse or mental health issues, research over the past several decades has shown clearly that the majority of those within prostitution want immediate assistance with exiting. I believe Genevieve's voice deserves to be heard.
(Please accept my apologies for the lower audio quality in this episode - it was filmed away from my usual location in 2018.).
You can find out more about Pink Cross Australia at www.pinkcross.org.au
43 min