{"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":"251: Why He Goes Quiet When She Brings Up the Past — And What Actually Helps","slug":"251-why-he-goes-quiet-when-she-brings-up-the-past-and-what-actually-helps","published_at":"2026-06-11T10:24:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couples-healing-from-pornography-addiction-3448059/251-why-he-goes-quiet-when-she-brings-up-the-past-and-what-actually-helps","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couples-healing-from-pornography-addiction-3448059","url":"https://coupleshealing.podbean.com/e/251-why-he-goes-quiet-when-she-brings-up-the-past-%e2%80%94-and-what-actually-helps/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ctam8ijed4ynaw5y/251_get_below_cycleaax8x.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: She brings it up. He goes quiet. She ends up more alone than before she said anything — and she's starting to wonder if she should stop bringing it up at all. If that's where you are, this episode is for you. Both of you. What looks like him not caring is almost always something else entirely — a shame wound that fires so fast he loses his footing before he can respond. And what looks like her being too intense is often just pain that's been waiting a long time to be heard. The cycle covers her real hurt before it ever gets a chance to reach him. And that's what keeps both of them stuck. This episode walks through what's actually happening on both sides, why her pain deserves to be fully seen, and what both of you can do — starting now — to break the pattern.","meta_description":"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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1232,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/couples-healing-from-pornography-addiction-3448059/episodes/251-why-he-goes-quiet-when-she-brings-up-the-past-and-what-actually-helps/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couples-healing-from-pornography-addiction-3448059/251-why-he-goes-quiet-when-she-brings-up-the-past-and-what-actually-helps.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}