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

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.

Gina Cavalier is on a mission to inspire, empower, and connect people to create their own paths to emotional and mental healing and ultimately, achieve more joy through this liberation.

But, how do you do that when your stuck, shackled up in compulsive porn watching?

In this podcast, we talk about Gina's path to liberation and overcoming suicidal ideation. We discuss the harm of the porn industry and strategies for shifting out of negative energy.

I really hope you enjoy this podcast.

If you are serious about quitting porn, you can get the free training from me and Mari Paulus at https://www.thomasmolyneux.com/https://www.thomasmolyneux.com/

Gina's website - https://www.theliberatedhealer.com/

Gina's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theliberatedhealer/?hl=en

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:

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.

Courtney Boyer, M.Ed., M.S., is a relationship and sexuality expert. She was trained as a mental health and sex therapist, life coach, and Reiki Practitioner.

I was keen to talk to Courtney about how porn can impact sexual relationships, my own experience of erectile dysfunction and hookup culture.

I found the conversation really valuable as I haven't spoken about these kind of things with many women before.

Courtney was a brilliant guest, being 100% honest and transparent throughout and providing us with a glimpse into what goes on in a woman's mind when it comes to sex.

*Trigger Warning* in the last 10 minutes of the podcast we do discuss some things which on listening back I realised could trigger listeners. If you are triggered, see this as an opportunity to rewire your brain by willingly accepting the discomfort the craving causes. By accepting this discomfort and not acting on it - you literally rewire your brain.

For further support, you can find me at www.thomasmolyneux.com

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Thanks for listening!

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.

If you'd like to learn about the Beyond Compulsion method, free training is available at - ⁠https://www.beyondcompulsionacademy.com/

So... this is where it all started. My name is Thomas Molyneux and I was stuck in a porn addiction for 9 years.

Mari found me through a website that helped connect podcasters. At this point, I was struggling with a porn addiction and had shared this in my first "Finally Quit Porn" podcast episodes.

Mari Paulus found me at the right time and helped me finally quit porn for good.

Mari provided me with a specific script and helped me change my neural pathways correctly by connecting to the desire and thinking through the choice whenever I experienced an urge.

Wow. This was like no other podcast I've ever recorded. I invited my good friend, Theo, onto the podcast to talk about all things mental health.

We discussed the amygdala's impact on addiction due to it triggering fight, flight, freeze or fawn. We talked about habits, a range of emotions and the power of therapy.

Theo is a trainee therapist who will be a fully qualified therapist in a year. I've been friends with Theo for over 20 years and I was keen to talk with him about mental health.

I really enjoyed recording this podcast and hope that you do too!

Let me know your thoughts too, you can email me at [email protected]

Also, go and get your free 7-step practical guide to processing emotions at www.thomasmolyneux.com

Hey, how's it going?

In today's episode, I share a bit about how I have personally been doing lately. A few ups and a few downs, but overall, still moving in the right direction.

I've really got back into the habit of journaling and meditating lately which has been great.

I've also found it really useful to be more aware of my feelings and deal with them in effective ways.

What I've started to use is a 7 step method for processing any emotion and it's worked really well so far!

I'd love for you to also give it a go. I talk about the 7 steps in this episode and you can find more information about the steps by heading over to www.thomasmolyneux.com and getting your Free guide.

Cheers,

Tom