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In the second half of his conversation with Dom, Freddie Woodward goes deep on the addiction he carried through his entire elite diving career — and for years afterwards.From his first exposure to pornography as a child to daily use as a teenager, from six years of trying to quit and failing to the moment something finally changed — Freddie tells the full story. He talks about what it did to his relationships, his sense of self, and his ambitions. About the images that were leaked online at 22 and the eight years he spent running from the shame. About the identity shift that eventually made stopping feel different from every previous attempt.Also in this episode: relationship and psychosexual therapist Olivia Luna on the impact compulsive pornography use has on couples, what she sees in her therapy room, and why secrecy — not the porn itself — is often where the real damage happens.Plus the full version of Freddie's Torque Ten quickfire questions.FIND FREDDIEYou can find Freddie on [email protected]@freddie_woodwardAnd on his Podcast@divebeyondsportpodOlivia Luna is a Relationship and Psychosexual Couple Therapist with practices in the heart of London.She is the Founder of East London Relationship Therapy, based in Shoreditch, and Co-Founder of Central London Relationship Therapy, located in the Harley Street Medical District.Alongside her clinical work, Olivia provides supervision to fellow practitioners and offers placements to trainee therapists.Olivia Luna - East London Relationship TherapyOn Instagram @e_l_r_tKEY HIGHLIGHTS00:28  Coming Up on This Episode00:49  Trigger Warning01:24  A Shoutout to Listeners in 14 Countries01:57  The Addiction — First Memories and Early Exposure04:28  How It Became a Daily Habit05:29  The Reward System — Deserving It After Training06:33  How It Changed the Way He Saw Women08:00  Shame, Loss of Control, and the Productivity Cost09:02  Novelty, Escalation, and the Infinite Scroll14:04  When It Escalated — Sharing Images Online15:46  The Leak — Images Going Public at 2217:09  Eight Years of Shame and Buried Dreams19:41  Identity Is the Fundamental Problem21:23  The Statistics — 10% of UK Men, 60% of Under-18s22:25  Six Years of Trying to Quit Alone and Failing23:57  What Finally Worked — Reading, Psychology, Identity Shift25:05  Why Willpower Alone Doesn't Work26:07  The Relapse Cycle — How the Circuitry Reopens29:55  The Most Taboo of the Common Addictions31:23  Why It's Harder to Spot Than Other Addictions35:00  The Wider Damage — Relationships, Objectification, Erectile Dysfunction38:48  How Pressure Environments Create the Conditions for Addiction41:18  Vulnerability as Strength — What Masculinity Actually Means43:46  What Conversations Need to Happen50:54  Torque Ten — Full Quickfire Questions with Freddie56:43  How Compulsive Use Affects the Brain58:54  What Couples Say 59:46  How Trust Gets Rebuilt01:00:19  Shame and Secrecy — The Antidote01:04:35  Dom's Takeaway — Destigmatising the Conversation01:05:47  How to Find Freddie and Next EpisodePREVIOUS EPISODES - From Patrol To Podium - Torque | AcastDebunking Sleep Myths - Torque | AcastLessons From A Father's Influence - Torque | AcastDiving Into Olympic Pressure - Torque | AcastWe want to hear from youGet in touch throughEmail - [email protected] Instagram / Facebook / TikTok - @mantorquexySubscribe and leave a reviewOriginal music composed and used with permission from Alex Tilley Video Editing for Socials assistance provided by Lily O'Connor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.