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The Neuroscience of Porn Addiction: Bringing the Nervous System Into Calm With The "3 Brains" Approach - How the Brain, Heart, and Gut All Help You Recover
Porn addiction isn’t a willpower problem—it’s a nervous system problem. Learn the neuroscience behind cravings, the three brains that drive relapse, and how to build lasting recovery without white-knuckling.

Jake Kastleman
23 min read


Porn Addiction Recovery Without Shame: Stop Hating Yourself and Start Healing
If porn addiction recovery makes you feel ashamed or broken, this article explains why—and shows a healthier, neuroscience-backed path to healing without self-hatred or suppression.

Jake Kastleman
35 min read


The “Peacemaker” Part of You Is Driving Porn Use—And It’s Not Your Enemy
Porn addiction often comes from a part of your mind seeking comfort—not pleasure. Learn how to regulate cravings, calm your nervous system, and recover for good.

Jake Kastleman
28 min read


The Beliefs You Must Let Go of Before You Can Quit Porn | Why Painful Emotions and Unconscious Beliefs Are the Real Trailheads to Sobriety
You can’t quit porn by “thinking positive.” Learn the belief-release process that helps you move through triggers, clear old shame, and build unshakable sobriety—step by step.

Jake Kastleman
43 min read


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


Breaking the Dopamine Cycle: Tech Addiction, Porn, and the War for Your Attention
Discover how dopamine, distraction, and tech addiction rewire your brain—and how presence and focus can help you overcome porn addiction for good.

Jake Kastleman
32 min read


Mindfulness Over Willpower: Ending Porn Addiction Through Self-Awareness and Compassion — A Buddhist Approach to Healing Addiction and Shame
Discover how mindfulness—not willpower—can help you end porn addiction, release shame, and live with greater self-awareness, compassion, and freedom.

Jake Kastleman
50 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


Raising Kids with Fearless Sexuality: Teaching Sexual Wholeness Without Shame in a Porn-Filled World (with Taylor Chambers)
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.

Jake Kastleman
60 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


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
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