He Is Free: Practical Tools To Quit Porn For Good, Stop Watching Porn, Freedom From Porn #148: Stop Battling Porn Urges and Start Befriending Them (with Jenna Riemersma)
What if battling porn urges is actually keeping you stuck?
What if the urge isn't your enemy, but a part of you actually just trying to help?
What if freedom isn't won through fighting, but through befriending?
In this episode, I sit down with Jenna Riemersma, bestselling author, licensed therapist, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) expert.
I was so excited to have Jenna on the podcast, as her work has had a huge impact on me and my life. Her book, Altogether You was life-changing for me, and we also discuss her new book, Move Toward, which takes revolutionary IFS principles and distills them into a simple, but radical 3-step tool anyone can use to completely change the way we approach our urges.
What you'll learn:
- Why the parts inside you that drive porn use are actually good (even though the behavior isn't)
- The difference between being the "conductor" vs. letting parts "drive the bus"
- How to turn toward the urge with curiosity and compassion instead of battling and judgment
- The 3-step practice begin befriending your urges instead of battling them
- Why the next time you feel the urge, you should hold it in your hand
If you're tired of fighting and ready for a different approach, this episode is for you.
Order Jenna's new book, Move Toward
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Jenna's free guided exercises
https://insighttimer.com/jennariemersma
If you want to take the next step on your freedom journey, head to NewPaths.me and download the free Missing Piece Guide. It gives you the simple tools you need so you can stop feeling blindsided by urges and start feeling confident and in control.