44. Semen Retention During Porn Addiction Recovery?

Hello, I really enjoyed recording this episode with Ariel Sabillon where we discussed both of our personal journey's of quitting porn, what has worked and what has not worked. We explored the spectrum of self-discipline to self-compassion and how by being disciplined, we are really loving ourselves. Ariel was a fantastic guest and you can find him on Instagram @arielascensionwrites Sign up to exclusive emails to receive more free help at www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com

24 Feb 202450min

If you want to stay stopped correctly, without having to use willpower, join the email list and get the free training - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this episode, I talk with Jackson who was addicted to porn and drugs and has been clean for over two months and thriving. After 9 years in a porn addiction, I was lucky enough to meet Mari Paulus who taught me how to connect to my compulsive desires, think through them using a specific script, and change my addicted neural pathways. We are on a mission to empower the disempowered by creating Help is Here podcasts talking about the Beyond Compulsion™ method. There is tons to learn and so we have plenty of more episodes to share soon as we spread the message that permanent mental freedom is possible. Porn can massively harm one's mental health and it's only when you look back on it that you can realise how harming it truly was. ⁠⁠#pornaddiction⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#addictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠#foodaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#pornaddictionrecovery⁠⁠ ⁠⁠#nofap

17 Feb 202432min

It's been an interesting 6 or 7 months trying to quit porn. When I hit a really long streak last year, I honestly thought I'd become free for good. But, it was not to be. I relapsed and fell back into a spiral of relapse after relapse. And then I met Mari and have sort of felt like she's saved me ever since. It's been an absolute revelation for me to actually go and get some proper support from someone qualified in helping people through addiction. And I think that was the first place for me to begin, acceptance of my addicted neural pathways. It is not easy for the ego, but to quit this, one has to be brutally honest with themselves. So, in this episode, I share my failing in business, my failures in trying to quit porn, and how things are definitely back on the up again now! If you want to talk about how you are doing on your own journey of quitting porn, get in touch with me in any of the following ways: www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com

7 Feb 202414min

Mari Paulus has helped me permanently quit porn and she can help you too. She has worked to help people quit a range of addictions for over 30 years. I hope this podcast helps you. 0:00 - Is Quitting Porn Sustainable Over the Long Term? 2:26 - Changing Addicted Neural Pathways 5:10 - How Shame Impacts Quitting Porn 7:50 - Can Look at Porn in Moderation? 11:30 - Do NoFap Streaks work for Quitting Porn? 14:35 - How to Gain Permanent Freedom from Porn 16:40 - Resisting Urges to Look at Porn 20:45 - Replacing Porn Addiction with Alternative Addictions 24:25 - Questioning Yourself If You Have Had A Relapse 26:30 - Accepting Urges as Part of The Journey of Quitting The Free Training at www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com will help you better understand what does not work and what does work so you can ensure you quit porn for good.

31 Jan 202429min

In this solo episode, I share some of my top insights from receiving training from Mari Paulus. I talk about how accepting that your brain is going to crave porn can be helpful, how knowing you will have urges is useful, and how having a specific method for dealing with urges is key to rewiring your brain. For more help, check out the Free Training me and Mari put together at www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com

20 Jan 20249min

We have some free training over at ⁠www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com⁠ go and check it out! This was a painful episode to record. I care a lot about Mari as from having many conversations with her I understand deeply how she has a very kind heart. And so it was hard to hear how much she had been through. But, afterwards I did also think to myself how important it is to acknowledge that life is full of ups and downs. We all go through bad stuff, just some of us go through much worse than others. And on this podcast, we have one mission - to help people quit porn addiction. That involves facing a range of emotions, hard truths and getting stuck into facing our own minds. I am grateful Mari shared this with us today and I hope it helps someone get one step closer towards permanent freedom from porn. The alternative could be bleak.

17 Jan 202424min

Here it is. The answer I had been looking for. Even if this podcast had 0 listens and I'd spent hundreds of hours recording episodes, it all would have been worth it just to have met Mari. Honestly, I feel incredibly grateful that Mari one day stumbled upon my podcast and enquired about being a guest. She has genuinely changed my life for good. I've listened to hundreds of people talk about the best approach towards quitting porn. But, no one has helped me as much as Mari. She gets to the point. She's helped me understand that this is a compulsive behaviour and it's not going away through meditation or any other thing that improves my life. Yes, I will continue to meditate for one hour each day as this enhances my life massively, but that is not the long-term solution to quitting porn. The solution to quitting porn is challenging, but worth it. It involves: Continuously identifying junkie thinking of any kind Having a specific script to use when urges occur I am excited to bring Mari's 30+ years of experience to you. If you like this podcast, then you can also get our FREE training that we have recorded together where we discuss similar themes covered in this podcast. www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com Any reviews would be hugely welcome as I'd love to grow the podcast in 2024 and doing so requires your help.

9 Jan 202424min

If you'd like to learn about the Beyond Compulsion method, free training is available at - ⁠⁠https://www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com/⁠ I recently learned about junkie thinking and how willingly accepting temporary discomfort is key to quitting porn.

2 Jan 202413min