Authentically Kinky (formerly known as What Women and Other Wonderful Humans Want)

Rachel Leedom is a sadomasochism integration mentor, Founder of The Conscious Masochist, an online community for lovers of pain who desire to live in greater harmony with their dark side, and become more mindful of the ways they unconsciously choose pain over pleasure. Rachel encourages people to embrace the entirety of the human experience, reminding them that while pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. She approaches sadomasochism from a philosophical and spiritual perspective, weaving timeless wisdom into S&M. 

Rachel is the author of the eBook, Conscious Masochism: Releasing our Addiction to Suffering and Embracing Our Darkness for Healing, and offers astrological birth chart readings to interpreting your sadomasochistic blueprint through the clues within your chart. She has recently released The Art of Conscious Masochism, an online course to help you master your inner masochist. You can follow her on Instagram @TheConsciousMasochist or visit www.rachelleedom.com to learn more.

Miss Pearl is a writer; blogger; YouTuber; and community organizer and moderator; but on top of that, she's a lifestyle femdom. As one of the most under-represented identities in kink, she's used her many talents to create an oasis of content, with steamy fiction, thoughtful essays, and a unique and often vulnerable as it is passionate window into her life as a domme. This month, her longstanding blog celebrates ten years of success with What Women Want.

Siri Dahl, the award winning porn star formerly known as simply “Siri,” returned to her adult film career in 2020 after a five year hiatus. Siri is also a powerlifter/fitness enthusiast, gamer/streamer, and the creator of After Adult podcast, an entertaining mashup of civilian and porn industry commentary.

Hudsy is an Adult Education Curator, Musical Theatre Actress, Media Personality, Writer and Kinky Life Coach whose employment resume has ranged from Disneyland Singer to Hollywood Dominatrix. Hudsy's journey #FromVanillaToKink began way back in 2005. Today, Hudsy Brooke's journey is steering her to blend all of her experiences into one true mission: 

Sing. Spank. Scrub.

Sing your heart out. Spank yourself into action. Scrub your Soul.

Hudsy has written features for Mens Health Magazine, appeared in Buzzfeed’s very popular The Try Guys TRY BDSM,” HBO’s Mrs.Fletcher, Straight Talk with Ross Mathews, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Playboy.com, the E! Special “The Real 50 Shades of Grey,” A&E’s "Storage Wars”, SIRIUS XM's The Jason Ellis Show and more. 

Currently finishing her memoir, when Hudsy isn't coaching clients you can find her performing her vulnerable and very funny One Woman Show at select venues.

Shannon has been In the fitness industry for as long as she can remember she has a background in running and way before the muscle was packed on she was an all state distance runner.  Through her childhood though Shannon suffered from severe clinical depression and bulimia nervosa. After health took a toll on Shannon, she knew her health had to change in order to survive . She began training like a bodybuilder in early 2011 and by 2014 had competed and won her first show and was addicted. For the past decade Shannon has grown her career in bodybuilding significantly as well as transitioning from her career in finance to a career in personal training and nutrition.  She now loves to envelop her passion for fitness to others through personal training as well as online clientele as well. 
  
  
Besides being an influencer Shannon also is a sponsored athlete for Titan Nutrition and Transcend HRT. Shannon is unique as an influencer as she shows behind the scenes and what it takes to get to where she is. She is open with her PED usage as well as her stack of supplements she takes from Titan so that people aren't weary of her results. 
  
"I take what I do very seriously - being an influencer, you literally are telling people about your life. I hate when influencers and athletes short change their actual results and hide all the bullshit they don't want the public to know about. I am an open book. I am proud of who I am, what I do and my main goal is to give people the tools to create their own confidence and love who they are. I am a bodybuilder in the most simple terms. To be a bodybuilder you have to do things that normal people would not want to do. You have to practice what you preach, train fucking hard, eat the bland ass diet and do what needs to be done". 
  
Life off social media is much quieter. Shannon and her husband reside in the middle of the woods in Michigan.  "I like the quiet . When I come home from the day I want a place where I have limited cell and internet service. I can decompress my thoughts,  spend time off my computer and phone and just enjoy all that God has given me. My 2 favorite people in the world are my husband and daughter and being able to just spend time with them after a long exhausting day is the epitome of perfection for me. - People don't actually realize that I am a homebody, I love being at home. I don't enjoy being around people and I just like my own space and time".

Rain DeGrey is an international educator, writer, presenter, podcaster and performer that has been writing articles and teaching classes focusing on kink, relationships, and sex education since 2009.

After getting her start as a fetish model, Pro Domme, and competitive wrestler, she was motivated to branch out into education, something she is extremely passionate about.

Demystifying sexuality and presenting in a clear humorous way are trademarks of her teaching style. She believes strongly in making sex education fun and engaging. She has taught on a wide variety of topics at numerous venues including Harvard University, Northwestern University, Kink.com, Dark Odyssey and more. For more info, go to www.raindegrey.com.

An enthusiastic sexual performer whose look and attitude evoke the heyday of ‘90s porn glamour, Casca Akashova exploded into the World of X in 2019, with a clear-eyed focus, impeccable styling, and one of the greatest front-end alignments in living memory. 

Born to Russian and Swedish parents and raised in the U.S., Akashova attended private schools and considered a career as a petroleum engineer before dipping an expertly-pedicured toe into the world of adult modeling. Fortes fortuna iuvat (Latin for ‘fortune favors the brave’) reads the tattoo on Akashova’s left hip, and the savvy seductress lives up to the inscription.

Possessing an exceptional ease in front of the camera, and a natural way with dialogue, the elegant performer has earned an avid fan following via her scene work for studios such as [Deeper](https://www.deeper.com/that-pretty-wife), [Brazzers](https://www.brazzers.com/pornstar/65200/casca-akashova), Penthouse, HardX, Jules Jordan Video, Naughty America, Hustler Video, TeamSkeet, Reality Kings and Mofos.

Akashova says that what she enjoys most about being an adult performer is “being able to bring fantasy to life. I love being able to throw myself into character and have fun.”

The green-eyed blonde with a staggering 32G-24-34 figure was nominated for “Most Spectacular Boobs (Fan Award)” nomination at the [2020 AVN Awards](https://xxxbios.com/ts-pornstar/official-2020-avn-awards-winners-list/), “Hottest MILF (Fan Award)” at the [2021 AVN Awards](https://avn.com/business/articles/video/2021-avn-awards-nominations-released-891054.html), and in December 2020, she was named Best New Starlet in the year’s Fleshbot Awards.

Akashova’s recent XXX releases include: “That Pretty Wife” for [Deeper](https://www.deeper.com/that-pretty-wife); “Cleanliness Is Next To Fuckliness” for [Brazzers](https://www.brazzers.com/video/4437791/cleanliness-is-next-to-fuckliness); “Prime MILF Vol. 8” for [HardX](http://milehighonline.com/product/movie/5299), for which she is the cover model; “Classroom 13” for [Naughty America](https://www.naughtyamerica.com/scene/milf-professors-casca-akashova-crystal-rush-and-katie-morgan-motivate-a-struggling-student-with-their-big-huge-tits-and-wet-pussies-26463); and “Beach Blonde Booty” for [Penthouse](https://www.adultdvdempire.com/2761077/beach-blonde-booty-porn-movies.html).

Casca Akashova is represented by [AMA Modeling](https://amamodeling.com/project/casca-akashova-2/) /@TeamBrian2016 for East Coast shoots, and [101 Modeling](http://www.101modeling.com/site/talent/talent.php?t_id=1251&pageType=profile) /@101ModelingInc for West Coast shoots.

Rising adult film starlet Jamie Jett’s passion for sex — and particularly group sex — drew her to the World of X while she was a pre-law university student majoring in Political Science.

“Sex the #1 reason I’m here,” said Jett, who has been involved in the kink scene in her home state of California. “Facilitating wonderful play parties has been my passion and my hobby. Last year, I was planning a 100-person orgy in the Redwood Forrest. Unfortunately it had to be canceled due to Covid.”

“I’ve always really loved acting, and I had always fantasized about doing porn,” the 21-year old with a sumptuous, all-natural 32C-24-35 figure added. “So when the opportunity presented itself, I knew immediately that this was what I wanted to be doing.”

The sought-after starlet quickly scored scenes for [Naughty America](https://www.naughtyamericavr.com/scene/jamie-jett-sandra-luberc-and-spencer-bradley-share-jamies-boyfriend-for-a-halloween-bang-26281?), Hustler, [Nympho.com](https://tour.nympho.com/model/jamie-jett), [Tiny4K](https://tiny4k.com/video/thanksgiving-spinner), Casting Couch-X, [Swallowed](https://tour.swallowed.com/model/343/jamie-jett), Cum4K, Passion HD, WetVR, [Team Skeet](https://www.teamskeet.com/movies/a-real-pleasure), Nubiles, Jay’s POV and [Girlfriends Films](https://www.girlfriendsfilms.com/en/pornstar/Jamie-Jett/89160), and made her [webcamming debut](https://cherrypimps.com/trailers/17430-jamiejett.html) for Cherry Pimps’ WildOnCam channel.

Music is another of the up-and-comer’s true passions; in fact, famed rocker Joan Jett provided the inspiration for her nom de porn. “I’ve always been into the rock ’n’ roll and punk rock scene. I appreciate the boldness — it fits with my personality — so, becoming an adult performer is very on-brand for me.”

An enthusiastic newcomer with a ravenous sexual appetite, Jett says her short-term goal is “to be in a lot more foursomes!”

“I’ve never felt as at home as I have on porn sets. I love this job; it’s everything I’ve dreamed of.”

In the run-up to the U.S. general election, Jett talked with [MEL Magazine](https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/why-trumps-twitter-meltdown-could-change-the-face-of-porn) to share her perspective on how proposed changes to Section 230 could “have a cascading effect, causing new restrictions” that affect the porn world and beyond. Jett’s self-produced [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e56FQfHtg4E) concerning the dangerous neo-Puritanism of the anti-porn #NoNutNovember campaign was featured in an article at [InsideHook](https://www.insidehook.com/article/sex-and-dating/porn-industry-versus-no-nut-november), where she also joined industry professionals for a [roundtable conversation](https://www.insidehook.com/article/sex-and-dating/most-ethical-way-watch-porn-according-performers) about ethical porn consumption in January 2021.

Jett was profiled in the February 2021 issue of AVN Magazine, available online [here](https://avn.com/business/articles/video/fresh-faces-jamie-jett-898662.html).

She is currently nominated for Starlet of the Year at the [2021 Inked Awards](https://inkedangels.com/2021-inked-awards-nominations-announced/), and Pornstar Live Cam Performer of the Year in the [2021 Cammy Awards](http://www.showdownnetwork.com/cammyawards/index.html#votenow).

The 21-year old rock ’n’ roll babe invites fans to enjoy a raw and intimate look into her career and libertine lifestyle via her premium [OnlyFans account](https://onlyfans.com/jamiejett), which is updated daily with images and videos that you can’t see on her public accounts.**

Stephanie Sigler MS,NCC,LPC is a Sex Therapist, & Licensed Mental Health Professional & Sex Coach. She holds her Masters in Clinical Mental Health and specializes in Alternative Relationships and is currently in her Ph.D program as a Sexologist, graduating 2022. Ms. Sigler owns her own Mental Health Practice and is Co-Owner of the Kinky Koach LLC. She is also an educator and writer for ASN Magazine, and is currently working on her new book 'Fight Journal'. You may recognize Fox from Playboy TV Swing Season 5, Playboy Radio, Aussie Swingers or SLS Radio. Stephanie and  her partner Fox are licensed skydivers, avid motorcyclists and love seeking adventure outdoors when not helping others navigate and negotiate the lifestyle, or helping with couples and singles.

AASECT Certified Sexuality Educator Phoenix Mandel has been a sexuality educator & consultant since 2006, delivering workshops on BDSM, sex & body positivity, ethical nonmonogamy, and LGBTQIA+, alongside other areas of sexual health and sexual rights. Phoenix teaches classes internationally and currently resides in Los Angeles. They have an intersectional and activist approach, with a mission to make sex education more queer.

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