Drew Boa: Recovered Compulsive Porn Consumer, Author, & Founder of Husband Material
Consider Before Consuming
Fight the New Drug
4.8 • 779 Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2021
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
In today’s episode, guest Drew Boa shares how pornography has impacted his life and what he’s doing now to help other men quit porn through Husband Material, the recovery organization he founded. Listen as Drew talks with podcast host Garrett Jonsson about how childhood sexual trauma, early exposure to adult material, and other experiences throughout his life fueled a compulsive porn habit that he was eventually able to overcome. Drew discusses how turning to porn can be a coping mechanism for consumers, how to cultivate self-compassion during recovery, and the benefits of a life free from porn and its influence.
To learn more about Drew, visit HusbandMaterial.com, or look for his book “Redeemed Sexuality: 12 Sessions For Healing And Transformation,” on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
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| 0:00.0 | If you've been enjoying listening to consider before consuming, consider signing up to give $1 a month to support our efforts. |
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| 0:31.0 | My name is Garrett Johnson, and you're listening to Consider Before Consuming, a podcast by Fight the New Drug. |
| 0:38.9 | And in case you're new here, Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative organization that exists to provide individuals the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding pornography, |
| 0:49.6 | by raising awareness on its harmful effects using only science, facts, and personal accounts. |
| 0:55.2 | We want these conversations to be educational, uplifting, and hopeful. |
| 1:00.0 | As we sit down with experts, influencers, activists, and people with personal accounts, |
| 1:05.1 | we cover a wide variety of topics that may be triggering to some. |
| 1:08.4 | You can refer to the episode notes for a specific trigger warning. |
| 1:11.7 | Listener discretion is advised. Today's episode is with Drew Boa. Drew was exposed to pornography |
| 1:17.7 | at an early age and continued to turn to porn throughout much of his life. Today, Drew is |
| 1:23.2 | porn free and helps others work through their unwanted porn consumption. During this conversation, |
| 1:28.7 | we talk about how turning to porn can be a coping mechanism, how to cultivate self-compassion, |
| 1:34.9 | and some of the benefits of living a life free from porn and its influence. With that being said, |
| 1:40.7 | let's jump into the conversation. We hope you enjoy this episode of Consider Before |
| 1:45.2 | Consuming. It's kind of nice to record with someone who runs a podcast. Oh yeah. Because you just |
| 1:52.6 | arrived and you're ready. Yes, sir. Oh my gosh. I love my podcast. It's probably my favorite part of my |
| 1:59.6 | job. That's so cool. |
| 2:01.6 | Is this like your main thing that you do at Fight? |
| 2:03.6 | Yeah, the podcast. And I also present, so we go to like junior highs and high schools and colleges. |
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