How I Escaped a Life of Porn Addiction ft. Yeadon Smith
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2025
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
Let's face it, men. There's a silent struggle many of us face, one that eats away at our relationships, our self-respect, and our ability to be present fathers and husbands: porn addiction.
Yeadon Smith is a husband, father of four redheads, apartment buyer, mentor at My First Million In Multifamily, co-host of the "Porn to Purpose" podcast , and the Co-Founder of Live Oak Capital, a commercial real estate investment firm focusing on multifamily apartment properties, offering investment opportunities to private investors.
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Today, he steps into the light to share his raw and powerful journey of breaking free. This isn't a lecture; it's a real conversation with a guy who's been in the trenches and found his way out.
Yeadon doesn't sugarcoat the awkward moments or the serious consequences of this addiction. He shares the triggers, the lies we tell ourselves, and the practical steps he took to reclaim his life after over 700 days of recovery.
In this episode, you'll gain insight into:
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The insidious ways porn addiction takes root and escalates.
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The devastating impact it has on intimacy and trust in marriage.
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Concrete tools and strategies Yeadon implemented for lasting freedom.
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How to confront the shame and start the journey toward healing.
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The profound positive changes that recovery brings to fatherhood and manhood.
Consider these realities:
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Neurological studies indicate that the reward pathways in the brain respond to pornography in ways similar to addictive substances.
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Relationship research consistently shows a strong negative correlation between pornography use and marital satisfaction.
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Personal accounts within recovery communities highlight the significant improvements in self-esteem and overall well-being after breaking free from porn addiction.
If you're wrestling with this or care about someone who is, this episode offers a message of hope and a tangible path toward lasting freedom.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. The Dad Edge movement creates leaders of men, leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact this generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their favor because of the amazing example that their fathers emulated for them. We are here to change the world. We are here to |
| 0:27.3 | change relationships. We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers so no man goes to |
| 0:33.3 | their grave with regret. We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused |
| 0:39.1 | intention, passion, |
| 0:41.4 | purpose, and direction. |
| 0:43.6 | We are the Dad Edge |
| 0:45.4 | and we're here to change |
| 0:47.3 | the game. |
| 0:47.8 | We're here to change the game. All right, gentlemen, buckle up because today we're diving head first into one of the most real, raw, |
| 1:08.0 | and let's be honest, kind of of awkward but necessary conversations that we have on |
| 1:12.6 | this show today i've got yaden smith one of our very own dad edge boardroom members here with me today |
| 1:20.2 | and this man dude he does not hold back we're talking about porn addiction how it starts how it |
| 1:26.8 | hijacks our life and most importantly |
| 1:28.9 | how to break free and never look back we've we had a lot of laughs on this show like |
| 1:35.7 | bluetooth speakers broadcasting more than just music to the entire family but we also tackle some |
| 1:41.1 | serious stuff shame coping mechanisms and becoming the man who doesn't |
| 1:45.4 | just avoid porn, but it becomes irrelevant to him. |
| 1:50.1 | Yaden's been in recovery for over 700 days. And today he's going to be giving us the tools, |
| 1:54.6 | the stories, and the strategies that will change your life, your marriage, and how you father |
| 2:00.0 | your kids. If you've ever struggled with this or you know someone who has, which pretty much |
| 2:05.5 | everybody, if you're a dude, this episode is a game changer. |
| 2:09.9 | And yes, we might have dropped a few jokes, but we're dead serious about one thing. |
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