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

So you’ve gotten a genital piercing, you’ve been responsible for the first few weeks, you’ve cleaned things, you’ve worn the best underwear, and you’ve avoided anything too strenuous with it. It’s feeling good, the bleeding has stopped, and the swelling is down. You feel like maybe it's time to enjoy the fruits of your labor! But….wait. How do you do that safely? What do you watch out for? It’s a bit awkward to ring your piercer and ask, “How do I have sex again?” It’s a some

So we’ve looked at the classic helix piercing , and its popular counterpart, the forward helix . We’ve even discussed the recently popular vertical helixes . So of course, I have to round out the subject by talking about helix fold piercings! Sometimes called catflap or ear rim piercings, these are piercings done through the folded ridge of tissue at the tip or the ear. These are very anatomy-dependent piercings that require a very specific ear to support. But if you do have

The piercing industry has gone through a great many iterations over the years. From earlobe piercings done at home by grandmothers and aunts, to the flourish of queer BDSM and leather piercing in the 70s and 80s, and the exploration of extreme body modification in the 90’s and 00s all the way to the modern gold and diamond-covered ears. Many who have been in this industry through its changes lament a loss of some of the magic that made piercing unique back in the day. In the