As some of you may know, I recently got top surgery! This has been a process 3 years in the making, and something I’ve been dreaming about for far longer than that. I opted for one of the most popular forms of top surgery- double incision without nipple grafts. This is one of the largest and most invasive surgeries I’ve had done, if not the most invasive. It was also the first time I needed to wear retainers for surgery, and I wanted to share my experience. Specifically, I wa

“I don’t know how to sell you earrings at the end of the world” I posted this a few days ago on my professional page, part of a longer piece about how difficult it feels to market myself right now as a piercer with everything happening, as well as a reconnection with some of the more connective, ritual, deeper elements of piercing. Of creating and then holding space for ritual pain, pain that people have used to process the horrors for hundreds of years. But what I didn’t put

We are approaching the one-year mark of my offering my sliding scale program in it’s most robust form, and I wanted to discuss what that has looked like for us at Nexus! I was first inspired to do a sliding scale after seeing many tattoo artists and hair stylists offer something similar, as a way to help those with lower incomes or different living situations still access safe services. This resonated with me heavily in a world where many of these service industries are becom

As 2025 comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on a year that has been both profoundly beautiful and deeply challenging. This year was nothing short of transformative. A dream long held finally came to life with the opening of Nexus Body Arts and the birth of the Nexus Body Suspension team. For years, I envisioned a space that would embody care, connection, intention, and liberation—and in 2025, that vision stepped into reality. I began teaching and hosting classes for Se