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

<p>It takes balls to say, "Yes, I am a porn addict."</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Are you addicted to porn? Find out in today's episode.</p> <p><strong>ABOUT TROY LOVE</strong></p> <p>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.​</p> <p>Troy serves as the President and Clinical Director of Yuma Counseling Services and the founder of Finding Peace Consulting.&nbsp; 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&nbsp;<a href="https://sexandrelationshiphealing.com/your-own-sexual-behavior/weekly-webinars/">sexandrelationshiphealing.com</a>. He is also the host of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.troyllove.com/thefindingpeacepodcast">Finding Peace Podcast</a>.</p> <p><strong>CONNECT WITH TROY</strong></p> <p>Website: <a href="https://www.troyllove.com/" target="_blank">https://www.troyllove.com/</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/troyllove/">@troyllove</a></p> <p><strong>WHAT YOU WILL HEAR</strong></p> <p>[4:06] Meeting Troy.</p> <p>[10:20] A struggling population.</p> <p>[16:27] Are porn addiction and sex addiction the same?</p> <p>[18:13] Troy's journey.</p> <p>[25:45] Masturbation shame cycle.</p> <p>[27:44] What's an addiction?</p> <p>[30:20] Don't deny your pain.</p> <p>[36:05] The normalization of addictions as a coupling mechanism.</p> <p>[39:39] What role does peace play in the r