Ben Fraser reviews “Unbroken Brain” by Maia Szalavitz, and discusses why adolescents are more vulnerable to addiction and why kindness and hope is most helpful to treating addiction.

The book:

https://www.amazon.com/Unbroken-Brain-Revolutionary-Understanding-Addiction/dp/1250055822/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Fresh Air interview with the author

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/07/07/485087604/unbroken-brain-explains-why-tough-treatment-doesnt-help-drug-addicts

Appreciation: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry.

https://www.amazon.com/Storied-Life-J-Fikry-Novel-ebook/dp/B00GU2RLMC/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1

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Musician, filmmaker and creative person Ben Fraser shares some of his ideas about an artist’s take on porn addiction, including changing the narrative, listening to your feelings, and when to ignore your feelings.

Matt Dobschuetz’s Excellent podcast:

http://pornfreeradio.com/

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople movie

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hunt_for_the_wilderpeople

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Ben Fraser talks about the specific challenges of internet dating as it relates to recovering porn addicts, including fantasy and projection, taking sex out of the picture, and being a good potential partner.

Matt Dobschuetz’s Porn Free Playbook: http://recoveredman.com/your-porn-free-playbook/

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Ben Fraser talks about the challenges of refraining from porn and masturbation in the 7 days immediately after a breakup. He faces the triggers of feeling bad about himself, isolation, and lack of sleep, and offers suggestions on how to cope. Also, is it too early for online dating?

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Ben Fraser interviews activist folksinger and organizer Ben Grosscup. Ben G. also sings an original song about internet porn addiction, “Every Day”. Discussion ensues!

Check out Ben Grosscup’s songs on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCZd4eJIEobjW4r3Nj0FVSuBFyZKYNDaF

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After a 3 month break, the podcast is back! Season 2 of the web series is available now!

http://brickhousewebseries.com/ Ben reflects on how it feels to produce a web series about porn addiction, and reads some feedback from viewers.

Read the feedback: http://brickhousewebseries.com/feedback/

Appreciation: Garry Shandling. Two clips made me laugh like crazy: https://youtu.be/Tg7fis-UY-s https://youtu.be/Cum77Y1Ex0g

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As we think about the New Year, Ben chooses a few key points from the past year that have helped him to quit porn and stay sober.

PornFree Radio episode about making a plan for 2015

http://pornfreeradio.com/057-go-porn-free-in-2016/

Going after a good life - the rat park episode:

https://soundcloud.com/ben-fraser-19/026-the-rat-park

Appreciation: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: http://www.drawright.com/ The Artist’s Way: http://juliacameronlive.com/books-by-julia/the-artists-way-a-spiritual-path-to-higher-creativity/

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Are you taking good care of yourself? That is a key step in the challenge to quit porn.

Matt Dobschuetz - PornFree Radio episode about making a plan for 2015

http://pornfreeradio.com/057-go-porn-free-in-2016/

Appreciation: Sue Grafton’s books about Kinsey Milhone http://www.suegrafton.com/bookshelf.php

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Ben Fraser reflects on the challenge of dealing with the darkness in our lives, literally and figuratively.

This 2013 article has some interesting facts about the Winter Solstice: http://mashable.com/2013/12/20/winter-solstice-2013/#ML1cWk1.6sqA

Leonard Cohen song “Anthem” https://youtu.be/_e39UmEnqY8

Appreciation: Holidays!

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How is learning to juggle like learning how to quit porn? Ben Fraser counts the ways.

The show about yoga: https://soundcloud.com/ben-fraser-19/039-breathe-into-it-things-i-learned-from-yoga

Learn to juggle: https://youtu.be/kCt1bmSASCI

Appreciation: Every Frame a Painting https://www.youtube.com/user/everyframeapainting

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