Despite this initial disinterest, in 1986 Healy answered an ad to work in a massage parlour to supplement her primary school wages.

After a year's absence from teaching, she decided to fully commit to her job as a sex worker.

[4] She began working in brothels, namely what is now the General Practitioner bar on Willis St.[5] She reportedly received $2000 a month as a sex worker, compared to her salary of $400 as an educator, which she was able to spend on her frequent trips and adventures abroad.

[7] Healy and NZPC agreed to be in a television documentary directed by Clare O' Leary and Producer Vincent Burke, with the title 'A Double Standard.'

She has been invited as a speaker at the House of Commons of the United Kingdom and acts as an advisory on issues and policy formulations related to prostitution.

She also works as a consultant for sex workers of all genders, brothel owners and other persons involved in prostitution.

[13] In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the rights of sex workers.