Nicole talks about addiction as something intelligent—an attempt to manage pain that hasn’t found another way out. She reframes labor not as a burden, but as something that can be deeply pleasurable when it’s aligned with desire. In her writing and creative process, she stays close to inspiration, letting new structures emerge rather than forcing meaning. She critiques the current cultural climate, including the rise of AI and the anti-sex movement, naming both as symptoms of a deeper discomfort with power, particularly erotic power. Nicole also speaks directly to the ways women turn on each other when they feel powerless, and calls for a return to desire—not as indulgence, but as a source of clarity, connection, and strength.
