Do Women Struggle With Porn?
Consider Before Consuming
Fight the New Drug
4.8 • 779 Ratings
🗓️ 11 October 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
When Madi first discovered porn at the age of 13, she was immediately consumed by shame and the belief that she was the only girl looking at pornography. The cycle of looking at porn as an escape and the feelings of shame kept her from breaking free. Once she opened up to others about the struggle she was experiencing, she was able to understand that she wasn’t alone and to connect with her true identity.
In this episode, Madi shares about her experiences and how she utilizes her story to provide support to other women and girls to know they’re not alone in their struggles, and encourages parents to have open, honest conversations with their kids about the harms of porn.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode is with Maddie. |
| 0:08.0 | When Maddie first discovered pornography through social media at the age of 13, |
| 0:12.5 | she immediately felt shame because it wasn't something that she believed other girls struggled with. |
| 0:17.5 | It wasn't until she opened up to a trusted adult that she realized she wasn't alone and could finally break free from her pattern of unwanted porn consumption. |
| 0:25.6 | In this episode, Maddie shares about how shame kept her feeling isolated, how she now utilizes her platform to help other women know they're not alone in their struggles, |
| 0:35.6 | and the importance of parents keeping an open line of |
| 0:38.2 | communication and connection with their children. With that, let's jump into the conversation. |
| 0:45.0 | We hope you enjoy this episode of Consider Before Consuming. |
| 0:53.8 | Well, Maddie, thank you so much for joining us in the studio today. We're so happy to have you here. |
| 0:59.8 | Thanks for having me. Of course. So before we kind of dive into, you know, your story and why you're here with Fight the New Drug on our podcast. Can you tell us a little bit about who you are, |
| 1:11.9 | what life was like growing up for you just to kind of contextualize this conversation about it? |
| 1:16.6 | Yeah, for sure. Yeah, my name is Maddie. I'm 19 years old. And I love being outside, |
| 1:24.5 | like all things outside, hiking. I love weightlifting and I love all things to music, like collecting records, playing |
| 1:31.8 | guitar and electric guitar and singing, just all the good stuff. |
| 1:36.0 | Awesome. |
| 1:36.7 | Who are some of your favorite musical influences? |
| 1:39.8 | Okay, top one, I got to say Pink Floyd. |
| 1:43.7 | Nice. Okay, we love to hear it. got to say Pink Floyd. Nice. |
| 1:44.7 | Okay, we love to hear it. |
| 1:46.4 | Yes, love Pink Floyd. |
| 1:48.5 | Probably also Led Zeppelin. |
| 1:50.0 | Nice. |
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