XBIZ Amsterdam was busy, brilliant, exhausting, and incredibly special. We started both mornings with our Breakfast of Champions, sponsored by the generous and wonderful PaySite. Just as they were in Miami, the breakfasts were a huge success. There’s something so special about starting a busy show surrounded by a beautiful group of people, sharing breakfast, […]
Pineapple Support, the adult industry’s leading mental health nonprofit, today announced leadership changes to support the organization’s growing needs and expand its global impact across the industry. Founder and CEO Leya Tanit established Pineapple Support to address the lack of stigma-free mental health services for the adult industry. These board-approved changes reflect the organization’s continued […]
In many organisations, “diversity” is the visible metric. We count gender, race, age, orientation, disability status. We celebrate quotas, “firsts”, diversity hiring initiatives. And yet, the harder conversation often goes unspoken: What does it feel like to be included? When I founded Pineapple Support more than a decade ago, one of my core convictions was […]
In a year marked by financial strain across the industry and rising mental health needs, Pineapple Support continued to expand our reach and deliver vital care to thousands of creators worldwide. Since our inception in 2018, we have supported nearly 20,000 individuals across the online adult industry. However, demand for our services continues to rise, […]
I can tell you right now – I’m f*cked.Too tired to talk to friends.Too tired to check in on family.Too tired to even play with my dogs. Today has been a blur of spreadsheets, last-minute donation emails, and conversations with team members. A day spent listening, supporting, fixing, holding. All of it done with as […]
There’s a phrase most of us carry quietly, tucked somewhere between our ambition and our exhaustion: “I feel like a fraud.” Imposter syndrome, or Imposter Phenomenon, is defined as: A persistent doubt concerning one’s abilities or accomplishments, accompanied by the fear of being exposed as a fraud, despite evidence of ongoing success. Sound familiar? That […]
For most of my career, I carried an unspoken rule:Leaders have to have it all together. No cracks.No doubts.No messy human moments. Just competence, confidence, and a perfectly polished exterior. There are quite a number of leaders I know who project exactly that, the kind of poised, untouchable professionalism that looks effortless. One day, when […]
If you’d told me ten years ago that I’d be running an international mental-health nonprofit, attending board meetings, and using phrases like “strategic partnerships” without irony… I would have laughed, finished my drink, and probably asked you to pass me the glitter. Back then, I was what you might generously call a free spirit. Others […]
Creating a world where asking for help feels brave, not broken | Building safer spaces and turning stigma into support Someone once asked me, “Why do you care so much?”. It wasn’t meant unkindly , it was a sincere question, and it stopped me, because the answer isn’t simple. My journey in the adult industry […]
Lately, I’ve been tired. Not burnt out, though if we’re being honest, maybe just a little, but purposefully tired. Soul-tired in the way you get when you’re pouring yourself into work that matters. Between maintaining our existing resources and preparing to launch multiple new projects over the next six months, our team is building something […]
