Today we're joined by Sam Black, director of life change education at Covenant Eyes and author of "The Healing Church: What Churches Get Wrong about Pornography and How to Fix It," to discuss the pervasive issue of pornography and its effects on the brain. We talk about how big a problem porn is and why it's an increasingly prevalent issue. Kids are being exposed to porn from younger and younger ages, which leads to serious issues later on in life including addiction, intimacy, and relationships. We cover how people can get stuck in a cycle of watching porn and how there are big consequences: damaged marriages and relationships and ruined sex lives. But there is hope! We share some ways to break the cycle and recover from dependency on porn and some steps to get help (not out of shame, but out of godly guilt). We also talk about how parents can address this issue with their kids and prevent potential serious issues with porn before they start. You can take steps to protect yourself and your family from porn by going to coveyes.com/ALLIE (free for 30 days).

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Links:

Covenant Eyes: "Brain Chemicals and Porn: How Porn Affects Your Brain" https://www.covenanteyes.com/2014/02/03/brain-chemicals-and-porn-addiction/

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Relevant Episodes:

Ep 717 | From Porn Star to Pastor | Guest: Joshua Broome https://apple.co/3XECZUm

Ep 196 | Should Porn Be Banned? https://apple.co/3iIHZbQ

Ep 498 | Exposing the Threat Porn Poses to Kids | Guest: Benjamin Nolot https://apple.co/3HbyFH6

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