{"podcast":{"title":"Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction","slug":"couples-healing-from-pornography-addiction-3448059","podcast_index_feed_id":3448059,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/coupleshealing/feed.xml","website_url":"https://coupleshealing.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/10134644/Podcast_Artwork7h2gl.jpg","author":"Sam Tielemans, LMFT","episode_count":262,"summary":"Break free from pornography and rebuild the trust in your relationship. Hosted by licensed marriage therapist Sam Tielemans, Couples Healing From Pornography Addiction is your go-to podcast for overcoming porn addiction, restoring emotional and sexual intimacy, and healing after betrayal trauma in your marriage. Each episode offers practical tools, relationship advice, and real stories of men and couples navigating the path of porn recovery and restoring your marriage. Whether you’re just starting your healing journey or want to go deeper in quitting pornography and rebuilding your relationship, this podcast gives you the clarity, hope, and next steps you need. Topics include: How to overcome porn urges and triggers without relying on willpower Rebuilding trust after betrayal in your marriage Restoring emotional connection and sexual closeness Understanding the root causes of porn use Navigating communication breakdowns, shame, fear, and disconnection New episodes every week. Subscribe now and start your healing journey toward lasting freedom and relationship renewal.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-10T22:19:33.383174+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couples-healing-from-pornography-addiction-3448059"},"episode":{"title":"250: When Willpower and White Knuckling Urges Fail, Do This","slug":"250-when-willpower-and-white-knuckling-urges-fail-do-this","published_at":"2026-06-04T10:27:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couples-healing-from-pornography-addiction-3448059/250-when-willpower-and-white-knuckling-urges-fail-do-this","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couples-healing-from-pornography-addiction-3448059","url":"https://coupleshealing.podbean.com/e/250-when-willpower-and-white-knuckling-urges-fail-do-this/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mp2w5uk2q367ds9a/250_reflection_urge_framework9gay7.mp3","summary":"Want help uncovering the real reasons behind your urges and build a plan to overcome your pornography use? Click here to book a free call with Sam to get help to overcome pornography – https://stopporn.info/ Have questions you want me to address on future podcast episodes? Email me here: sam@healingcouples.org Episode show notes: Why You Can't Stop the Cycle — How to Identify the Root Cause of Pornography Addiction and Finally Break Free Most people trying to overcome pornography addiction focus on the wrong thing. They manage urges in the moment, set up filters, avoid triggers, and white-knuckle their way through temptation — and still end up back in the same cycle. In this episode, we break down why pornography addiction recovery requires more than willpower, and what actually drives compulsive pornography use at the root level. If you're a husband struggling with pornography addiction, a wife recovering from betrayal trauma after discovering your husband's pornography use, or a couple trying to rebuild trust after pornography has damaged your marriage — this episode is for you. You'll learn a practical four-step framework for identifying what's underneath pornography urges before they become a problem. We cover how to recognize emotional triggers versus external triggers, why stress, loneliness, shame, and disconnection fuel pornography addiction, and how to move from surface-level awareness to real resolution. Topics covered in this episode include: how to stop pornography addiction at the root, why pornography urges keep coming back, how betrayal trauma affects wives, how to rebuild trust after pornography addiction, the difference between pornography addiction triggers and opportunities, why willpower doesn't work for pornography recovery, and how couples can hea…","meta_description":"Want help uncovering the real reasons behind your urges and build a plan to overcome your pornography use? 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