Do I have a porn addiction?

You don’t worry about having a bathtub masturbation addiction. Leah answers a listener’s questions about whether she has a porn addiction, and why she can’t orgasm with her husband. She talks about identifying the function of porn, not taking on shame, and navigating a relationship agreement around it.

Bookmark moments:

2:12 - “Am I normal?” A listener calls in with two inter-related questions: is it normal to be unable to orgasm through intercourse with my husband, and is it normal that I only can with porn?
4:11 - Leah responds to the listener. Difficulty orgasming during is a thing that many women experience. There can be physical or mental causes.
6:17 - How do you identify techniques that deliver pleasure if you don’t know what you want or what is possible?
8:17 - Leah calls back to a recent share about being shamed by our partner. This creates an experience of break in trust.
9:28 - Is there *actually* such a thing as porn addiction? We do a fact check.
10:50 - Check in with how porn functions in your relationship. Is it what you need to physiologically relax?
12:16 - Make a relationship agreement that supports you on how to navigate it—without being responsible for your partner or making yourself small.
15:48- PJ Parties for Grownups!

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Title – Decide Balance
Host – Yvonne Hernández
Apple Podcasts description - A space where anyone of any age can decide balance in their day at anytime with a 5 minute guided bilingual (English & Spanish) meditation.
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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DecideBalance

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Transcript creation – Jan Acielo
Music – Nazar Rybak