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“That’s what I’ve always appreciated about
working in the industry—it gives me a
container to explore my curiosities.”
Represented by the Spiegler Girls agency, Yhivi’s dynamic performances quickly made her a
favorite among fans and studios. But in 2016, she said goodbye to the limelight and returned to
civilian life, eventually buying land in the Pacific Northwest and having a child in 2020.
“I hadn’t figured out how to sustain my well-being in a way that was sustainable,” Yhivi said. “I
love engaging with people and having new experiences. But ultimately, I need to recharge. Even if
it’s the most fulfilling or exciting connection—whether sexual, intellectual, on camera or off—I need
to ground myself and have time to process and integrate, or not integrate, what that experience
brought into my life.”
While away from porn, Yhivi worked a range of jobs, including dog walking (which coincidentally is
what she told people she did when she didn’t want them to know her porn identity), receptionist at
an auto shop, and as a cultivation manager for a mushroom farm—an interest she briefly pursued
before her adult career gained traction.
“I wanted to work with mushrooms; I was really into mycology,” she said. “I interned for a few
different people at the beginning of my career in the industry. But then, I focused on performing. So,
when I left porn, I found a grower who provided mushrooms to restaurants and farmers markets,
who needed someone to set up their cultivation department.”
The pace of civilian work was a welcome change for Yhivi. “I needed to release myself from the
vision that I had of being in the industry,” she said.
Unfortunately, mushrooms don’t pay the bills. “I think those adventurous sorts of ideas are easier
to pursue when you’re not responsible for another human, who is completely dependent on you,”
she revealed. “Going back to sex work made sense to me. It wasn’t an abrupt idea. I didn’t feel
like I was risking anything that I hadn’t already decided to risk before. If my work is going to limit
me from opportunities or relationships with people, then those are opportunities and people that
I don’t want to have in my life.”
Yhivi returned to sex work in 2022, producing content exclusively for two years on her OnlyFans
platform. This year, she signed a limited performing contract in March with Brazzers and rejoined
the Spiegler Girls.
“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with making decisions based on financial needs, including
sex work—money provides time, space, and power to live our lives with agency,” Yhivi noted.
“Over the span of time that I was out of the industry, especially after becoming a parent, I had the
opportunity to tap into what it is I need to be well. It’s not just the things that I receive, but the way
I spend my time and the people I spend my time with.”
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