Thriving in Sex Work: Heartfelt Advice for Staying Sane in the Sex Industry

A self-help book written for sex workers of all genders and job titles. Lola Davina, former stripper, dominatrix, porn actress, and escort, draws on her more than 25 years in and around the sex industry to provide concrete, heartfelt advice for facing the unique emotional challenges of the sex industry.

They say sex work is “easy money?" Hardly. The adult industry is riddled with pitfalls and dangers. Erotic labor is often emotionally demanding, draining, and complex. It can be hard to know who to turn to for advice on keeping yourself safe and sane. "Thriving in Sex Work: Heartfelt Advice for Staying Sane in the Sex Industry" provides the life skills you need to prosper, including:
•Cultivating friendships, community, and romance
•Mastering money
•Debunking sex industry myths such as you have to be flawless, or clients hate to hear “no”
•Avoiding trigger states, like loneliness, fatigue, boredom, anxiety and depression, that lead to bad decision-making and burnout
•Surviving bad calls, shifts, and shoots — and so much more…
Thriving in sex work means having a healthy body, mind, heart, and bank account. No matter your job title or gender, whether you’re independent or work for someone else, if you want to succeed in sex work, then this book is for you."

Lola Davina has earned an M.A. in Human Sexuality and an M.S. in Nonprofit Fundraising, and writes a self-care and wellness column for YNOTcam.com.

“I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH! Lola Davina brings the insight, advice and compassion that only a centered, wise, experienced sex work veteran can cultivate and gather: her insider knowledge makes this book a powerful ally to any sex worker who wants a better life. Fierce, smart, pragmatic and loving — I can’t recommend it highly enough.”
—Carol Queen, PhD, Author & Former Sex Worker