The Hidden Damage That Happens "Behind-The-Scenes" In The Adult Entertainment Industry, With Former Adult Actress Felicity Feline

Ben Greenfield

Dec 20, 2025

Episode description

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Today’s guest, Felicity Feline, is a certified health coach, yoga instructor, professional drummer, and former adult actress. Felicity opens up about her journey through—and eventually out of—the porn industry, sharing a raw and honest perspective on the emotional and physical challenges she faced along the way. She and dives deep into the impact of the adult industry both on performers and consumers, discussing issues like mental health, addiction, relationships, and societal shifts with OnlyFans and digital content. Felicity also reveals her personal health and biohacking strategies, especially how she’s balanced late nights as a musician in LA with her commitment to wellness, clean nutrition, and restorative practices. Her story is a powerful blend of cautionary insight and practical advice, highlighting the need for self-awareness, resilience, and open communication—whether it’s about relationships, personal choices, or navigating modern social pressures.

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Challenge normalization of pedophilia in porn categories

Porn categories like "barely legal" or "high school" create an underlying message that it's okay to be a pedophile by targeting and grooming vulnerable young women.

#pornography

Incorporate silica to enhance bone health

Taking silica is described as a "game changer" for bone health, especially for those with a family history of osteoporosis.

#bones

#supplement

Communicate openly about porn to use it as a relationship tool

Porn can be used as a tool if a couple is communicative about it, but it essentially becomes cheating if one person is watching it behind their partner's back.

#pornography

#relationships

Utilize float tanks for sensory recovery from nightlife overload

Using sensory deprivation float tanks twice a month is an effective way to recover from the sensory overload of a nightlife lifestyle, feeling like "an Epsom salt on crack.".

#recovery

#therapy

Raise minimum age for porn actors to empower informed decisions

There is a movement to raise the minimum age for porn actors from 18 to 21 to give young people more time to make a solid decision about the long-term effects.

#empowerment

#pornography

Follow an ancestral diet to support digestive health for food sensitivities

For those with food sensitivities, a simple ancestral diet of grass-fed meat, eggs, low-glycemic vegetables, and organic fruit can keep the body clean and the digestive tract healthy.

#digestion

#nutrition

Acknowledge consequences of entering porn industry

Getting into porn is like signing a deal with the devil, where you agree to a lifestyle and must embrace that people will see you naked and judge you forever.

#pornography

#risk

Reform porn industry's pay structure for fair compensation

Performers are typically paid a flat rate of $500 to $1,000 per shoot and do not receive royalties, even if the content is used in perpetuity.

#pornography

Redefine "cheating" as partying, not food

A personal health philosophy where "cheating" on the body is not about food, but rather about partying, drinking alcohol, or doing drugs all night.

#alcohol

Address drug use on set to improve performer well-being

It's a very common thing for performers to be "zonked out on Xanax and meth" on set to sedate themselves and cope with their reality.

#addiction

#mental-health

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