Dr. Trish Leigh Podcast
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.
Podcasting since 2021 • 209 episodes
Dr. Trish Leigh Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode #211: The Culture of Sedation — And the Loss of Human Responsiveness
The 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, collaps...
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Episode 211
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Episode #210: Why Desire and Intimacy Break Down in a High-Alert World
Your brain only allows intimacy when it predicts safety. Through the Arousal Inhibition Response (AIR), it automatically suppresses arousal when uncertainty, pressure, or unpredictability is present.Constant evaluation, stimulation, and ...
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Episode #209: Why Modern Life Is Disconnecting You From Yourself
Modern life didn’t make you lose yourself — it trained your nervous system to disconnect.Your sense of identity is built through the Relational Self Network (RSN), the brain system that forms “self” through emotional attunement and co-re...
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Episode 209
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Episode #208: Why Attraction Collapses Under Pressure
Attraction doesn’t disappear because something is wrong with you.It collapses when your nervous system feels evaluated.Pressure, performance, and self-monitoring activate the Arousal Inhibition Response (AIR). Attraction can s...
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Episode #207: Why Fantasizing Feels Normal
Your brain isn’t broken. You’re living inside a neurological environment built by chronic overstimulation.What feels “normal” today is engineered. Algorithms train your nervous system to expect reward without effort — and over time, you...
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I really appreciate this podcast. I’ve struggled with porn for twenty years. I am determined to quit using this year and this podcast has been a really important part of my recovery. Thank you Dr. Trish!
Ontario, California
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