It's So Hard

I’m Tess Lyrez, a Western Australia–based and touring Ȿ:/ 𝒲₃ᵣ. Listen in as I chat with guests about life in and around the Ȿ₃* industry. In 2020, I co-founded It’s So Hard podcast with my childhood friend Jenn Brown, to remain visible in a climate of online surveillance. Over time, the podcast evolved into a platform for political discourse. In 2024, Jenn sadly stepped back from hosting. But I’ve kept the mic on, and guests continue to share insights into Ȿ:/ 𝒲 and its intersections. More – https://allmylinks.com/softermedia All opinions are our own; we don’t represent broader communities. It’s So Hard podcast is an independent platform. This podcast contains €xpł!₵it descriptions. Tess Lyrez, It’s So Hard, Softer Media, Decrim, WA, Perth, Boorloo, Tess Louise®

Moments: Me on Making Emotional Labour Visible - with thanks Sabah & Pris (links in notes) 02/11/2025

Moments: V on Decrim 4 Dummies 02/02/2025

113. The Future of the NDIS feat. Sunyal Maroo: "It's politics 101..." 08/20/2024

112. Reflections on the Decrim Movement (2024) feat. Lua, Mercy, and V: "The translation error..." 06/30/2024

111. Reflections on the Decrim Movement (2023) feat. Lua and Mercy: "The girlboss image thing..." 05/13/2024

110. Trans Rights and The Law feat. V and Joni Boyd: "What laws could be passed to make things better?" 02/02/2024

109. The Angry Episode (re-released) part 1 12/17/2023

108. Everyday Transphobia feat. V and Joni Boyd: "It's a lot of emotional labour..." 10/22/2023

106. Being Trans in this Economy feat. V and Joni Boyd: "She was fired on the spot..." 08/02/2023

105. Sex Work and Disability feat. Lua and Mercy: "I have to hide what I do from my medical team..." 06/03/2023

104. Neurodiversity and Trauma feat. Lua and Mercy: "Let me have my headphones..." 05/28/2023

103. Child Sexual Abuse: "No shade on white vans..." 05/20/2023

102. Sex Work and The Law feat. Ariela Moscowitz and Isidoro Rodriguez: "Why are we policing sex?" 04/22/2023

101. Welcome to Season 3: "Have you heard of Shirley Finn?" 04/10/2023

100. Where to Next? "The mistake of overfocusing on sex work..." 03/13/2023

99. Reflections on It's So Hard: "Your relationship with the podcast is different from mine..." 02/22/2023

98. Boundary Queen: "So I got in a fight with a surgeon..." 02/03/2023

97. The Death of George Pell: "He would trample on victims..." 01/23/2023

96. New Year's Non-Resolutions: "Life is SO changeable!" 01/06/2023

95. Consent Thought Experiments: "What would Jenn do?" 12/26/2022

94. Sex Education in Schools: "What's your perspective on dry-humping?" 12/15/2022

93. Behind the Lehrmann Trial: "This is a systems issue..." 12/05/2022

92. Decrim Abortion in WA: "We would also like it to be more accessible..." 11/28/2022

91. Personas, Talk Jobs and Men's Mental Health feat. Lena Van Hale: "It's not our battle..." 11/04/2022

90. Police Sexual Misconduct feat. Isidoro Rodriguez: "The culture is so insidious..." 10/26/2022

89. Sex Work and Art feat. Lil Hoe: "I had a booking with a really good rapper..." 10/19/2022

88. Squirting on Command feat. Little Red: "So I was going through my slut phase..." 10/12/2022

86. Going Private Part 2 feat. Juno: "I believe that we create experiences..." 09/08/2022

85. The Whorearchy Part 2: "It's like being tourist in a different class..." 09/03/2022

84. Whistleblowing feat. Vivienne Harlow: "Shall we call this brothel owner Cruella?" 08/25/2022