E74: From Porn Star to Pastor, the Transformation of Joshua Broome

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Lila Rose

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🗓️ 28 November 2023

⏱️ 122 minutes

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Summary

Do porn stars enjoy what they do? Is there hope for porn stars to experience a life of restoration? Today I sit down with Joshua Broome, pastor and speaker, as he shares his tragic and redemptive story of transformation from being a top porn star to becoming a dynamic pastor.

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0:00.0	If I've become the most famous person in that industry, if I win enough awards, then I'll feel good about myself.
0:05.0	After six years and a thousand movies, in 2012 I won performer of the year.
0:10.0	So you're holding this award what thoughts are going through your head?
0:12.0	I thought I would feel validating. So you're holding this award what thoughts are going through your head?
0:12.6	I thought I would feel validation, peace, I would feel joy, but I didn't even go to the award show
0:19.4	because I was so crushed by not feeling like how I thought it would.
0:23.8	And at that point, that's when I made a very detailed plan to take my life
0:28.6	when I got back home.
0:29.5	I slide the check across the counter and I'm shaking I'm you know moments away from
0:34.6	taking my life and she looks at me and says
0:38.8	hey guys welcome back to the Lila Rose Podcast.
0:43.6	Today we have on the podcast Joshua Broome,
0:46.2	who has an incredible and a crazy story.
0:49.2	He was one of the most successful male pornography actors for years. Starring in over a thousand
0:56.6	films actually, before he had an incredible experience that made him change his life dramatically. Now Joshua is a
1:05.1	pastor, a speaker, an author, as well as a husband and a father of four kids. His
1:11.4	story is incredible and it's very, very eye opening. Of course, if you're listening to this
1:16.1	episode with kids, this has some very mature content, so be warned about that. It's not super graphic, but this is an extremely serious topic of pornography and addiction, the porn industry, conversion, depression, and so much more.
1:32.0	I hope you enjoy this episode.
1:34.0	As always, thank you so much for subscribing to the show.
1:37.0	I really appreciate it.
1:38.0	We hit over 100,000 subscribers recently, which was a very exciting milestone.
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