Podcast Episodes

When Porn Beomes a Coping Mechanism

Episode 151

Ryan Ridgway is a mental health educator and former addiction support specialist from the UK. In this episode, he talks about his 20-year struggle with pornography use, OCD, and substance abuse. He e…

Published on 9 hours ago

Rebuilding Identity After Early Porn Exposure

Episode 150

Trigger Warning: This episode contains brief references to childhood sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised

Toni Collier is a speaker, author, and founder of Broken Crayons Still Color, a global…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Rebuilding Trust in the Wake of Porn Addiction and Betrayal Trauma

Episode 149

Kyle was first exposed to pornography at a young age, and it quickly became a coping mechanism that followed him into adulthood. In this episode, he and his wife, Maddie, share openly about how porno…

Published on 4 weeks ago

How OnlyFans Incentivizes Extreme Content

Episode 148

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual violence, trafficking, and child sexual abuse material. Listener discretion is advised.

OnlyFans is often marketed as a quick path to money…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Strangulation Porn & the Normalization of Violence

Episode 147

*This episode contains discussion of sexual violence, strangulation, deepfakes, and image-based exploitation. Listener discretion is advised.

In this episode, we dive into the connection between porno…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

How Fetishization in Porn Reinforces Harmful Stereotypes

Episode 146

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault, nonconsensual image sharing, racism, and fetishization. Listener discretion is advised.

Kaila Yu is the author of the new memoir, …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

From Catching Predators to Teaching Kids How to Stay Safe Online

Episode 145

Mike Lemon is the founder of Cyber Safe School and a former Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigator. After decades spent tracking down online predators, he now dedicates his work to help…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

He Survived Trafficking as a Boy and Now Advocates for Survivors Worldwide

Episode 144

*This episode contains a detailed discussion of child abuse, sexual violence, human trafficking, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised.

Dr. Suamhirs Piraino-Guzman is a behavioral neurologist, cl…

Published on 3 months ago

I Was Just a Teen When Deepfake Photos of Me Led to Stalking and Harassment

Episode 143

Lorna was just 17 years old when a photoshopped, explicit image of her began circulating online, marking the beginning of a years-long nightmare involving deepfakes, stalking, and online blackmail.

In…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

My Porn Use Escalated Beyond What I Ever Expected

Episode 142

Jeremiah is a husband, an expecting father, and a self-described lifelong learner who found himself struggling with a compulsive porn habit that began in his teens and escalated in college, when he f…

Published on 4 months ago