Becoming Something with Jonathan Pokluda Episode 204: Inside The P*rn Industry and Freedom From It (feat. Joshua Broome)
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Mar 5, 2023 AI Snips
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Leaving The Industry And Starting Over
- Joshua returned home after a bank teller used his real name and his mother told him to come back; that reunion lasted briefly before he faced 'now what' practical needs.
- He only had a CrossFit certification, got hired at local gyms, and rebuilt life outside cameras while wrestling with internet traces of his past.
Money Didn’t Heal The Hole
- Despite $400k in earnings, Joshua experienced night tears, depression, and panic because success amplified his inner void rather than healed it.
- He covered tattoos, buzzed his head, deleted social media and still got recognized at Whole Foods as 'the most popular guy' in his past industry.
How Hope Led To Faith
- Joshua met Hope at a gym, told her the full truth about his past on their first walk, and she replied that people aren't defined by their worst or greatest actions but by God.
- That conversation led him to church, encountering the gospel and later giving his life to Christ within days.