Becoming the Type of Person Who Doesn't Look at Porn w/ Jacob Hess

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 Host Tara McCausland interviews Jacob Hess, a community psychology researcher, writer for Deseret News, and contributor to Fight the New Drug’s Fortify program. Hess discusses his article “The Kind of Person Porn Trains Us to Become,” arguing the key question is how pornography shapes character, citing research summarized by Gary Wilson’s Your Brain on Porn (e.g., greater anxiety, isolation, impaired intimacy, acceptance of aggression, cognitive impacts, and spiritual disconnection). They then explore Hess’s article “Becoming the Kind of Person Who Doesn’t Look at Porn,” outlining qualities that support lasting freedom, including connection, accountability, ordering life, disciplining impulses, learning, serving others, embracing silence, caring for physical health, and tapping into God’s love, peace, and power.

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The Kind of Person Porn Trains Us to Become

Becoming the Kind of Person Who Doesn't Look at Porn

Jacob's cited meditations can be found HERE and HERE on YouTube.

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00:00 Freedom and Welcome
00:51 Meet Jacob Hess
02:12 From Research to Fortify
04:16 Writing and Truth Seeking
05:52 Porn Trains Us
06:30 Who Are You Becoming
10:59 Research and Real Impacts
15:05 Mindful M&M Lesson
18:42 Talking to Kids
23:08 Screens and Lost Joy
25:03 Becoming Porn Free
26:40 Fourteen Qualities List
30:08 Lifelong Learning Mindset
30:56 Accountability And Amends
34:56 Recovery As Lifelong Work
36:13 Virtual Conference Announcement
37:18 Sharing With Trusted People
37:48 Service Patience And Stillness
43:22 Health Habits That Protect
44:25 God Hunger And True Transcendence
51:14 Delighting In Goodness
52:42 Seeing Divinity In Others
53:46 Make Porn A Nuisance
56:26 Keep Going In Recovery
58:01 Final Thanks And Next Steps

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