88. Research on Addiction with Ryan Hewitt
Overcome Pornography for Good
Sara Brewer
5 • 679 Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
In part one of this three-part series, Ryan Hewitt shares his fascinating research on addiction and porn. You’ll discover how, in many cases, perceived addiction around porn is rooted in an internal battle rather than an actual addiction, and why we have to be cautious about labeling our impulses as an addiction.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Overcome Pornography for Good podcast, episode 88, |
| 0:04.9 | Research on Addiction with Ryan Hewitt. |
| 0:08.2 | Welcome to the Overcome Pornography for Good podcast where we take a research-based, |
| 0:13.7 | trauma-informed, and results-focused approach to quitting porn. |
| 0:18.7 | This approach has been revolutionary and changed thousands and thousands of lives. |
| 0:24.2 | I'm your host, Sarah Brewer. |
| 0:27.8 | Hey, you guys, welcome to the podcast this week. I'm so excited to share this interview with |
| 0:32.5 | Ryan Hewitt. Ryan Hewitt is a researcher and is currently doing his dissertation around pornography and pornography |
| 0:40.3 | specifically in Christians. He reached out to me because there has been a lot of |
| 0:46.2 | emerging research around porn that really supports my process. And so he wanted to share |
| 0:53.9 | that with me. He wanted to share all this |
| 0:55.5 | emerging research. And we decided to do a three-part series of interviews with him. So we're going to |
| 1:02.3 | talk about the research on addiction and porn use. You are going to find it fascinating, |
| 1:07.0 | the research on moral and congruence and the research on shame. So today specifically we're talking about |
| 1:12.3 | addiction and all of the fascinating research around addiction and pornography that is emerging. So I hope |
| 1:19.0 | that you enjoy this conversation. One thing I will say, if you want to help him with his own studies |
| 1:26.3 | and his own dissertation, he is looking for survey participants. |
| 1:30.8 | If you are a male between the ages of 18 and 29 and you identify as a Christian, those are the |
| 1:38.8 | three criteria. You can go to out of the fog. Faith to help him with his research. |
| 1:46.0 | This is a great way to give back if you've received help and hope |
| 1:50.4 | and you want to use the struggles that you have had |
| 1:54.7 | to help and support future generations. |
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