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Discover how porn addiction creates emotional numbness—and how reconnecting with your body restores feeling, empathy, purpose, and long-term recovery.

Discover how childhood sexual trauma shapes masculinity, shame, and porn addiction—and learn a real recovery roadmap from Dr. Doug Carpenter and Jake Kastleman.

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.

Discover how mindfulness—not willpower—can help you end porn addiction, release shame, and live with greater self-awareness, compassion, and freedom.

Learn how to support your partner through addiction recovery without losing yourself. Heal betrayal trauma, set boundaries, and rebuild trust with empathy.

Learn how fearless, shame-free sexuality helps you and your kids build true integrity and freedom in a porn-filled world. With Jake Kastleman & Taylor Chambers.

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.

Discover how food fuels cravings, anxiety, and relapse—and how nutrition can help you overcome porn addiction, stabilize mood, and build 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.

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.

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.

Discover how negative thinking drives porn addiction, rewires your brain, and keeps you stuck—and the first step to break free for good.

Most recovery programs miss the real problem: the inner war. Discover how to end porn addiction by healing your mind—not fighting yourself.

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.

Why good men get stuck in the shame-porn cycle—and how to finally break free. A powerful, honest conversation for Christian men ready to heal from porn addiction.

Are porn and video games feeding the same addiction? Discover the neuroscience and psychology behind how both hijack your brain’s reward system—and how to break free from the cycle. This powerful episode explores the overlap between gaming and porn addiction, offering practical strategies to reset your brain and reclaim your focus.

What if your relapses are the result of hidden mental traps running the show? In this episode, Jake uncovers the two core parts of your psyche that drive addiction: the inner critic and the escapist. Drawing on IFS therapy, somatic tools, and spiritual insight, you’ll learn how to respond to cravings with presence—not shame—and finally break the cycle.

Discover how childhood trauma and secret shame shape addiction — and how real healing begins by realizing you were never broken in the first place.

Discover how urge surfing helps you sit with cravings instead of fighting them, empowering you to overcome porn addiction without relying on willpower. This article explains the technique, how to apply it, and how to make it even more effective with other tools from recovery coach Jake Kastleman.

The surprising key to porn addiction recovery. We break down the science behind why it works and specific, actionable ways to use it in your everyday recovery.