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Trauma, Porn, and Same-Sex Attraction in Men | Navigating Identity Confusion, Emotional Neglect, and Feeling Like "I Don't Belong"
Porn addiction isn’t about willpower—it’s about pain. Learn how trauma, shame, and isolation shape compulsive porn use and how men can heal at the root.

Jake Kastleman
37 min read


Grieving Your Porn Addiction: The Unexpected Emotional Process You Must Go Through and the Step Most Porn Recovery Programs Miss
If quitting porn feels harder than it should, you’re not broken. Learn the overlooked grieving process that frees you from shame, cravings, and relapse—for good.

Jake Kastleman
35 min read


Men, Emotions, and Porn Addiction: Reclaiming Masculinity Without Shame
Porn addiction isn’t about weakness or sex—it’s about emotions. Learn how men can reclaim healthy masculinity and overcome porn addiction without shame.

Jake Kastleman
43 min read


From Dopamine Overload to Deep Presence: The Real Path to a Recovery Mindset
Discover a neuroscience-backed path to overcome porn addiction by rewiring your brain, healing emotions, and building a recovery lifestyle rooted in presence and purpose.

Jake Kastleman
54 min read


Why You Can’t “Just Stop”: Porn Addiction, Your Nervous System, and Polyvagal Theory Explained
Struggling to stop porn? It’s not a willpower problem—it’s a nervous system problem. Learn how polyvagal theory, trauma healing, and real recovery work.

Jake Kastleman
53 min read


Porn Addiction and Emotional Numbness: How Disconnection from Your Body Keeps You Stuck in Addiction
Discover how porn addiction creates emotional numbness—and how reconnecting with your body restores feeling, empathy, purpose, and long-term recovery.

Jake Kastleman
29 min read


Male Sexual Abuse, Shame, and Porn Addiction: A Recovery Roadmap with Dr. Doug Carpenter
Discover how childhood sexual trauma shapes masculinity, shame, and porn addiction—and learn a real recovery roadmap from Dr. Doug Carpenter and Jake Kastleman.

Jake Kastleman
41 min read


Doing vs. Being: The Missing Key to Porn Recovery
Discover how constant busyness and distraction fuel porn addiction—and how restoring balance between doing and being can rewire your brain, rebuild focus, and reconnect you to presence.

Jake Kastleman
31 min read


How to Support a Partner Struggling with Addiction (Without Losing Yourself to Betrayal Trauma)
Learn how to support your partner through addiction recovery without losing yourself. Heal betrayal trauma, set boundaries, and rebuild trust with empathy.

Jake Kastleman
48 min read


Mastering Your Emotions to Recover from Porn, Bond with Your Wife, and Defuse Relational Conflict
Learn how emotional intelligence can help you recover from porn, master your emotions, and transform marriage conflict into deeper love and connection.

Jake Kastleman
29 min read


Men’s Guide to Stopping Porn Urges: Mindfulness, Parts Work, and the RAIL Method
Struggling with porn cravings? Discover how to stop porn urges with the RAIL Method—a step-by-step framework using mindfulness, parts work, and masculine leadership to transform cravings into strength and freedom.

Jake Kastleman
34 min read


Heal Your Body, Heal Your Desire: How Foods Shape Your Recovery
Discover how food fuels cravings, anxiety, and relapse—and how nutrition can help you overcome porn addiction, stabilize mood, and build lasting recovery.

Jake Kastleman
28 min read


Why High-Achieving Men Get Addicted to Porn | How Emotional Intensity Drives Cravings—and How to Harness Your Perfectionistic Mind for Lasting Recovery
Discover why high-achieving men are more vulnerable to porn addiction, how emotional intensity fuels cravings, and practical strategies to turn perfectionism into lasting recovery.

Jake Kastleman
35 min read


What Your Sexual Fantasies Are Really Trying to Tell You | The Surprising Way to Heal Porn Addiction (with Drew Boa)
Discover what your sexual fantasies really mean—and how facing them with courage and compassion helps you outgrow porn addiction. With Drew Boa.

Jake Kastleman
47 min read


From Stuck to Free: The 2 Recovery Mindset Elements That Most People Overlook
Most men try to quit porn through willpower or fear-based strategies—but it keeps them stuck. Discover the 2 overlooked recovery mindset elements that rewire your brain, lower cravings, and fuel long-term freedom from porn addiction.

Jake Kastleman
23 min read


Why Positive Thinking Isn’t Enough to Beat Porn Addiction—And What Works Instead
Positive thinking won’t help you overcome porn addiction—in fact, it often makes recovery harder. Discover the psychology, neuroscience, and spiritual truth behind why toxic positivity backfires and the proven mindset shift that actually leads to lasting freedom.

Jake Kastleman
25 min read


How Negative Thinking Fuels Porn Addiction—Shame, the Brain and the Habit Loop
Discover how negative thinking drives porn addiction, rewires your brain, and keeps you stuck—and the first step to break free for good.

Jake Kastleman
17 min read


What Most Recovery Programs Miss | The Inner War That Keeps You Addicted to Porn—And How to End It
Most recovery programs miss the real problem: the inner war. Discover how to end porn addiction by healing your mind—not fighting yourself.

Jake Kastleman
33 min read


The Porn Trap: Why Pain, Not Pleasure, Keeps You Addicted
Porn addiction isn’t about pleasure—it’s about pain. Discover how to overcome porn by healing emotional wounds and building real connection that lasts.

Jake Kastleman
60 min read


Why Sex in Marriage Can Trigger Porn Cravings | How to Rewire Your Brain for Healthy, Connected Sex Using Principles of Neuroscience and Faith
Confused why sex with your wife triggers porn cravings? Discover the brain science, faith insights, and real solutions for true intimacy and porn addiction recovery.

Jake Kastleman
63 min read
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