When journalist Amanda Goff publicly came forward as high-end escort Samantha X in 2014, she made headlines.
She built a public identity around sex work, wrote books about it, and became known for being bold, shameless, and confident. But behind the headlines was addiction, crippling shame and an undiagnosed bipolar disorder.
Now sober and out of the industry, Amanda joins us to talk about the reality behind the reputation. We get into the cost of going public, the life she sometimes wonders she could have had, and what happens when your most private experiences become part of your public identity forever.
*Content warning: This episode discusses extreme mental health crisis scenarios.
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