The Sex Industry, Risks, Trauma, Violence & Staying Safe

Roisin Taylor is a personal violence counsellor who supports university students facing family violence, domestic violence and sexual abuse. Roisin is also engaged in a lot of prevention work in order to help students mitigate the risks involved when working in the sex industry as well as in domestic violence. 

In this podcast, Roisin drew attention to the importance of understanding and learning about relationships, drawing boundaries, spotting red flags, understanding personality types, reflecting on early life attachment styles and how they play out in adult relationships, and the impacts of trauma. 

 

With regards to people working in the sex industry, Roisin discussed:

- risk factors for violence and sexual abuse

- what establishing boundaries might look like

- expectations

- assertive communication 

- trauma history

- non-consensual sharing of images such as revenge porn and,

- how to manage and prevent such incidents.

 

We discussed the societal stigma, as well as the shift in societal acceptance.

We also explored:

- the psychological and mental demands of working in the industry. 

- coping mechanisms and various types of dissociation

- the different mindsets people have when entering the industry

 

Finally, we discussed domestic violence by emphasising the role of power and control, the types of abuse, the cycle of violence, various forms of abuse including multiple pregnancies and religious abuse and such. 

 

Roisin also sheds some light upon ways to support loved ones who are experiencing violence. 

 

If you or someone you care about are experiencing violence, or might be at risk, visit the links below to empower yourselves towards comprehensive care, education, safety plans, reporting and 24/7 crisis hotlines.

 

E-safety:

https://www.esafety.gov.au/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAgK2qBhCHARIsAGACuzk2sDxlKEy8OPDiyeKaUSU2IHbjCFU0DrrtPvslTDvTIGw1ngEuLQ8aAm4oEALw_wcB

 

1800RESPECT:

https://www.1800respect.org.au/

1800 737 732

 

DVConnect:

https://www.dvconnect.org/

1800 811 811

 

Men's Referral Service (Yes, men face domestic violence too. Less physical violence, more emotional and psychological violence):

https://ntv.org.au/get-help/