{"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":"258: 5 Strategies to Overcome Urges For Pornography That Won't Go Away","slug":"258-5-strategies-to-overcome-urges-for-pornography-that-won-t-go-away","published_at":"2026-07-30T10:22:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couples-healing-from-pornography-addiction-3448059/258-5-strategies-to-overcome-urges-for-pornography-that-won-t-go-away","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/couples-healing-from-pornography-addiction-3448059","url":"https://coupleshealing.podbean.com/e/258-5-strategies-to-overcome-urges-for-pornography-that-wont-go-away/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/eygscb5q49nwmda6/258_5_tips_for_urges69emi.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: When you're trying to overcome porn addiction, one of the biggest mistakes you can make is believing that the urge itself is the problem. Most men battling pornography addiction spend years trying to resist urges, avoid triggers, and rely on more willpower. They fight the symptoms while completely missing the root cause. That's why so many men experience the same cycle over and over—periods of success followed by another porn relapse, more shame, and another promise to quit porn for good. In this episode, I share five practical strategies that address what actually drives porn addiction so you can experience lasting porn addiction recovery instead of constantly fighting temptation. You'll learn why pornography urges don't come out of nowhere, how emotional stress fuels pornography use, and why overcoming porn addiction is about developing new skills—not simply trying harder. We'll discuss the connection between stress, loneliness, shame, anxiety, low self-worth, emotional avoidance, and compulsive pornography use. You'll also learn why lasting freedom from porn comes from identifying and resolving the underlying issues that keep fueling the cycle instead of spending your life trying to suppress urges. If you've tried accountability, internet blockers, filters, prayer, motivation, or willpower and still find yourself returning to pornography, this episode will help you understand why those tools often aren't enough on their own. Real porn addic…","meta_description":"Want help uncovering the real reasons behind your urges and build a plan to overcome your pornography use? 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