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Dr. Trish Leigh Podcast
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Porn has been shown to create underactivity in the frontal lobe and reward centers in the brain. Porn can increase your anxiety, depression, mood problems, strain your relationships, and even give you erectile dysfunction. Dr. Trish Leigh will teach you how porn can ruin your brain and what to do to heal it.
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Episode #220: Euphoria Changed Your Brain (Here’s How)
6d ago00:07:10Summary readyWhy does real life sometimes feel flat after watching shows like Euphoria?It’s not just the explicit content.It’s the constant intensity.Shows like Euphoria flood the brain with emotion, novelty, chaos, dopamine, fantasy, tension, and escape — all at a level normal life usually can’t compete with.Over time, your brain can start adapting to that level of stimulation.You may notice:- focus and motivation dropping- conversations feeling harder to stay present in- attraction becoming inconsistent- emotional numbness or disconnection- everyday life feeling less stimulating than it used toThen you try harder to “snap out of it”…but forcing it usually makes the disconnect worse.In this video, Dr. Trish Leigh explains how overstimulation from explicit content, porn, social media, and emotionally intense entertainment impacts the brain — and why recovery starts with understanding what’s actually happening beneath the surface.This isn’t about judgment.It’s about clarity.If you want to better understand what your brain may be experiencing, start here: https://drtrishleigh.com/get-started-now/ Send us Fan MailSupport the showHi. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, a Cognitive Neuroscientist, and Sex Addiction Recovery Coach. I am on a mission to help people heal their brains from porn use.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn
SummaryEpisode #219: Why Nobody Is Having Sex Anymore & Why It Matters — Dr Trish Leigh
2w ago00:11:41Summary readySomething feels off…but you can’t explain itYou’re there…but not fully thereThe sex drive comes and goes.Your brain got used to constant stimulationso real moments feel quieter.Find out what’s actually happening in your brain: https://calendly.com/dr-trish-leigh-brain-reboot/consultation?month=2026-03You can’t fix what you haven’t seen, and I’m here for you.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHi. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, a Cognitive Neuroscientist, and Sex Addiction Recovery Coach. I am on a mission to help people heal their brains from porn use.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn
SummaryEpisode #218: Why You’re Not Fully Present in Your Relationship (It’s Not What You Think)
3w ago00:12:40Summary readyWhy You’re Not Fully Present in Your Relationship (It’s Not What You Think)Something feels off… and you can’t explain it.You lose focus mid-conversation.Attraction comes and goes.You’re there, but not fully there.You don’t talk about it. You just try to figure it out on your own.This isn’t random. Your brain got used to constant stimulation, so real connection doesn’t hit the same anymore.That’s why it feels harder to stay present… even when you care.And it doesn’t fix itself. If nothing changes, it stays the same.If nothing changes, it stays the same. Most people don’t realize you can actually see this pattern in your brain. A brain map shows what’s out of balance and where to start. I’ll walk you through it here: https://calendly.com/dr-trish-leigh-brain-reboot/consultation?month=2026-03Send us Fan MailSupport the showHi. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, a Cognitive Neuroscientist, and Sex Addiction Recovery Coach. I am on a mission to help people heal their brains from porn use.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn
SummaryEpisode #217: The Porn Addiction Crisis No One Wants to Talk About
4w ago00:11:04Summary readyYou feel it, even if you can’t explain it.You sit down to focus and your brain drifts. You want to be present with someone, but something feels slightly off. You try to push through it, thinking you just need more discipline.But what’s actually happening is deeper.Your brain has been trained by repeated high stimulation to prioritize intensity over real life. Dopamine is the signal that tells your brain what matters. When that signal gets pushed too high too often, your brain raises the threshold.Now real life doesn’t register the same way.That’s why everything can still work when you’re alone, but connection, focus, and motivation start to break down in real situations. The signal isn’t landing clearly, so the response doesn’t follow.Over time, this creates a pattern where you feel less in control of your attention, your energy, even your ability to connect.And if this keeps going, it doesn’t stay subtle. It starts shaping how you show up in your life and relationships. You don’t have to keep guessing what’s happening in your brain.When you can actually see this pattern on a brain map, everything becomes clearer. You understand what’s been trained, and more importantly, what needs to shift. I can walk you through that brain map session, here:https://calendly.com/dr-trish-leigh-brain-reboot/consultation?month=2026-03Send us Fan MailSupport the showHi. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, a Cognitive Neuroscientist, and Sex Addiction Recovery Coach. I am on a mission to help people heal their brains from porn use.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn
SummaryEpisode #216: Porn, Dopamine, and the System Training You Daily
Apr 1200:11:07Summary readyPorn, Dopamine, and the System Training You DailyThat constant pull to switch, scroll, or check something keeps showing up, even when you want to stay present.Your brain is being trained every day by high stimulation, fast dopamine, and endless novelty. What gets repeated and intense is what your brain learns to prioritize. Over time, it starts choosing intensity over meaning.Real life begins to feel harder to stay with. Focus drops faster. Conversations don’t hold the same weight. Work feels more effortful. That becomes the reference point your brain uses to compare everything else.Porn amplifies this system at the highest level. It delivers extreme novelty and stimulation simultaneously, and your brain locks onto it quickly. That becomes the reference point your brain compares everything else to.This is brain dysfunction. Your nervous system is overstimulated and under-responsive to real life. That’s why your energy, motivation, and presence feel inconsistent.You can’t fix what you haven’t seen. If you recognize this pattern, stop guessing and get clear about what your brain has been trained to do. Sit down with me and map it out so you know exactly what needs to shift: https://calendly.com/dr-trish-leigh-brain-reboot/consultation?month=2026-03 Send us Fan MailSupport the showHi. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, a Cognitive Neuroscientist, and Sex Addiction Recovery Coach. I am on a mission to help people heal their brains from porn use.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn
SummaryEpisode #215: Dopamine, Porn, and the Manosphere: What’s Actually Happening in Your Brain
Apr 500:08:11Summary readyDopamine, Porn, and the Manosphere: What’s Actually Happening in Your BrainYou’ve been taking this content in, thinking it’s helping you figure things out. But notice what’s been happening to you.You feel more wired.More certain in your head, but less grounded in real life.More reactive, even when you don’t want to be.Your brain gets pulled into intensity. Strong opinions, fast stimulation, clear answers. It locks onto that.And then real life starts to feel off.You’re with someone, and you can’t stay present.Attraction feels inconsistent.Focus drops. Motivation comes in waves.You don’t say it out loud, but something feels different.I see this exact pattern on brain maps all the time. This isn’t about willpower. Your brain adapted to repeated stimulation, especially when it overlaps with novelty and reward the same way porn does.What you don’t fix, you choose.Don’t blame yourself for something neurological.We can shift this together. I can show you exactly what’s going on in your brain through a brain map session with me:https://courses.drtrishleigh.com/courses/00000001-000b-4489-52b1-000b-4489-52b1-000b-4489-52b1-000000015263/checkout/price-bnm2zEBnspXiUgSwX7Rg5Q Send us Fan MailSupport the showHi. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, a Cognitive Neuroscientist, and Sex Addiction Recovery Coach. I am on a mission to help people heal their brains from porn use.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn
SummaryEpisode #214: Porn, Dating Apps, and the Brain: What Changed
Mar 2900:29:00Summary readyPorn, Dating Apps, and the Brain: What ChangedYou’re talking to someone great, everything looks right on paper, and still… your brain drifts. You lose interest faster than you used to. You start questioning yourself, wondering why nothing seems to stick anymore.I see this all the time. Your brain has been trained on constant novelty. Scrolling, switching, endless options, stimulation on demand. It wires your reward system to expect something new, something faster, something more intense.So when you’re in front of a real person, your brain doesn’t light up the same way. Real connection asks for presence, patience, and emotional engagement. Your system has been conditioned for speed, not depth.That gap is where the frustration lives. You want connection, but your brain keeps pulling you toward something else.Nothing is wrong with you. Your brain adapted to the environment it was given. And the good news is, it can recalibrate. When you start shifting the inputs, your brain begins to respond differently. Attraction feels more stable. Interest lasts longer. You feel connected again, rather than constantly searching.You deserve to feel that kind of connection again. You can start by understanding your brain with a map at drtrishleigh.com. Let me help you get your system back online 🙌🏻Send us Fan MailSupport the showHi. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, a Cognitive Neuroscientist, and Sex Addiction Recovery Coach. I am on a mission to help people heal their brains from porn use.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn
SummaryEpisode #213: Porn, PIED, and the Illusion of Relief
Mar 1500:13:14Summary readyThe Sleep Dopamine Cycle Destroying Your BaselineYou stop the stimulation and expect relief. Instead, sleep shifts, urges spike, and fantasy gets louder. Many people interpret that as desire returning.What’s actually happening is dopamine recalibration. After repeated high stimulation, the brain adapts its timing. When the stimulation stops, dopamine dips before sensitivity restores. During this phase, the nervous system becomes unstable. Sleep can feel lighter, drive can feel low, and intrusive imagery can become more active.This instability comes from oscillations in brain activity. Beta and gamma remain elevated for a period while alpha and delta rhythms reorganize. The cortex is recalibrating its timing after overstimulation. What feels like regression is often the brain restoring regulation.I see this pattern clearly on brain maps. When timing stabilizes, sleep deepens, motivation returns, and arousal becomes naturally available again.See exactly where your brain is in this cycle athttps://drtrishleigh.com/.Understanding your brain’s timing is the first step to restoring it.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHi. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, a Cognitive Neuroscientist, and Sex Addiction Recovery Coach. I am on a mission to help people heal their brains from porn use.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn
SummaryEpisode #212: The Sleep Dopamine Cycle Destroying Your Baseline
Mar 800:10:27Summary readyThe Sleep Dopamine Cycle Destroying Your BaselineI want you to hear this clearly. You’re not lazy. You’re not broken. Your brain just didn’t finish recovering last night.When you stimulate your system before bed, you spike dopamine at the wrong time. You fall asleep quickly, and I know it feels like it worked. But what your brain needed was sequencing, not shutdown.Your brain has to move through rhythm. Beta settles. Alpha stabilizes. Delta deepens. REM integrates your emotions, your motivation, even your sexual responsiveness. When that rhythm gets interrupted, you wake up slightly low. You reach for your phone, coffee, or stimulation just to feel present. You tell yourself you need more discipline. I’m telling you it’s timing.I see this pattern every day on brain maps. Nothing is damaged. Your nervous system adapted to intensity. What you’re feeling is instability in your baseline. And you can change that.When you reduce nighttime stimulation and let your brain complete its sequence, dopamine recalibrates. You wake up grounded. You feel self-generated energy again. You don’t have to force drive. It’s there.I don’t want you living in a compensation loop. I want you fully restored. Start restoring your brain’s rhythm at https://drtrishleigh.com/ You deserve to feel steady, motivated, and fully online again.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHi. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, a Cognitive Neuroscientist, and Sex Addiction Recovery Coach. I am on a mission to help people heal their brains from porn use.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn
SummaryEpisode #211: The Culture of Sedation — And the Loss of Human Responsiveness
Mar 100:14:15Summary readyThe Culture of Sedation — And the Loss of Human ResponsivenessYou’re not just tired. You’re being trained to shut down.Modern life pushes your nervous system from stimulation straight into suppression — scroll, overload, collapse. Your brain learns the pattern. When shutdown repeats, responsiveness changes.Sedation feels like relief because arousal drops fast. But that isn’t regulation — it’s suppression. When REM timing is disrupted, emotional range flattens, motivation drifts, and your body doesn’t respond the same way.Nothing is wrong with you. Your system adapted. The solution isn’t more intensity. It’s restoration. When rhythm stabilizes, responsiveness returns automatically.Learn how to restore your brain’s timing at https://drtrishleigh.com/ — You deserve to feel fully online again.Send us Fan MailSupport the showHi. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, a Cognitive Neuroscientist, and Sex Addiction Recovery Coach. I am on a mission to help people heal their brains from porn use.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn
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