Troy Love — How to stop shame from hijacking your experience of peace.

It takes balls to say, "Yes, I am a porn addict." Like many addictions, pornography addiction has an origin. Wounds, pain, trauma are the foremost causes that millions of people look for unhealthy and often self-destructive ways to cope, finding a kind of "refuge" or "relief" in addictions. Today's guest is Troy Love, a man who sought to heal his pain and took refuge in pornography for many years, now dedicates himself to helping people achieve their addiction recovery. Are you addicted to porn? Find out in today's episode. ABOUT TROY LOVE A two-time Amazon Best-Selling Author, with his third book, A Year of Self-Love published in 2019, Troy L. Love is on a quest to help individuals, couples, and organizations find greater peace, joy, happiness, and success.​ Troy serves as the President and Clinical Director of Yuma Counseling Services and the founder of Finding Peace Consulting.  He has over 20 years of experience in the mental health field. ​ Troy is an Adjunct Professor at Arizona State University. He facilitates several webinars and drop-in groups at sexandrelationshiphealing.com. He is also the host of the Finding Peace Podcast. CONNECT WITH TROY Website: https://www.troyllove.com/ Instagram: @troyllove WHAT YOU WILL HEAR [4:06] Meeting Troy. [10:20] A struggling population. [16:27] Are porn addiction and sex addiction the same? [18:13] Troy's journey. [25:45] Masturbation shame cycle. [27:44] What's an addiction? [30:20] Don't deny your pain. [36:05] The normalization of addictions as a coupling mechanism. [39:39] What role does peace play in the recovery process? [44:32] "Shame hijacks peace." If you look at the civilized world and think, "no thank you," then you should subscribe to our podcast, so you don't miss a single episode! Also, join the UNcivilized community, and connect with me on my website, Facebook, or Instagram so you can join in on our live recordings, ask questions to guests, and more. This episode is sponsored by Zensquatch Apparel. Checkout www.Zensquatch.com and use promo code " UNcivilized " for 20% off your purchases AND FREE SHIPPING for the month of September 2021. Find Traver on Instagram @traverBoehm     Get a copy my book, Man UNcivilized      Start your journey to become the man the that the world failed to teach you how to be.