I Lived A Double Life of Porn Addiction and Affairs
Consider Before Consuming
Fight the New Drug
4.8 • 779 Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual addiction, infidelity, and suicide attempts. Listener discretion is advised.
Chris Bennett is a life coach who helps individuals and couples work through sexual addiction, shame, and compulsive behaviors. But long before he was helping others, he was living a double life—hiding years of pornography use and engaging in multiple affairs during his marriage.
In this episode, Chris shares how his relationship with pornography began at a young age and escalated over time, eventually leading to real-life behaviors that deeply impacted his wife and family. Even after being caught and entering recovery, he struggled to fully commit to change, continuing patterns he knew were harmful.
We talk about the role shame played in keeping him stuck, why partial honesty wasn’t enough to create real change, and what finally shifted when he chose to fully disclose everything. Chris also opens up about how unresolved pain and early experiences influenced his behavior, and how learning to process emotions and meet his needs differently became a turning point in his recovery.
This episode explores questions many people are asking: Does porn addiction escalate over time? Does Porn Addiction Lead to Cheating? And what does it actually take to change?
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| 0:00.0 | Here at Fight the New Drug, we talk a lot about the impact pornography can have on mental health, |
| 0:06.6 | relationships, sexual health, and the world around us. And if you've felt that impact personally, |
| 0:12.5 | it's important to know this. You're not alone. That's why Relay exists. Relay is an app designed |
| 0:18.6 | to give you real support as you work toward lasting change. It connects you |
| 0:22.6 | with a small, private group of people who understand what you're going through, people who show up when it matters. |
| 0:28.6 | Relay isn't about shame or judgment. It's about accountability, encouragement, and learning how to move |
| 0:33.9 | forward together. And if anonymity matters to you, Relay has you covered, no names, just support. |
| 0:40.2 | If you're ready to stop doing this alone, |
| 0:42.3 | try Relay for free today at FtnD.org |
| 0:46.1 | forward slash join Relay. In this episode of Consider Before Consuming, we're joined by Chris Bennett, a life coach who works with individuals and couples navigating sexual addiction and shame. |
| 1:12.9 | Chris shares his personal story of being exposed to pornography at a young age, hiding that struggle for years, and eventually |
| 1:18.8 | living a double life that included multiple affairs. Even after being caught and entering |
| 1:24.5 | recovery, he found himself unable to fully commit to change. |
| 1:29.2 | In this conversation, Chris opens up about what kept him stuck, how shame shaped his choices, |
| 1:35.7 | and what finally shifted when he chose full honesty. We also talk about the connection between |
| 1:41.6 | pornography, escalation, and real-life behavior, what it can take to rebuild trust, and how he now helps others break free from similar patterns. |
| 1:51.7 | With that, let's jump in. We hope you enjoy this episode of Consider Before Consuming. |
| 2:00.1 | Chris, thank you so much for joining me in the studio today. |
| 2:02.4 | It's great to have you here. |
| 2:03.4 | Thanks. |
| 2:03.9 | I'm super excited to be here. |
| 2:05.5 | I'm excited for our listeners to get to hear this conversation today. |
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