Matthias J. Barker: Licensed Therapist & Public Figure
Consider Before Consuming
Fight the New Drug
4.8 • 779 Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2021
⏱️ 77 minutes
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This episode is with well-known TikTok personality and psychotherapist Matthias J. Barker. As a licensed therapist, Matthias focuses on helping people overcome childhood trauma and marital issues and helping people move towards what’s meaningful in the midst of hardship. In this episode, listen to Matthias talk to podcast host, Garrett Jonsson, about the issue of shame when dealing with your own compulsion to view pornography, how betrayal trauma can impact partners of porn consumers, and how to overcome a struggle with pornography with compassion for yourself and your partner.You can find Matthias on TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube at @matthiasjbarker or at matthiasjbarker.com.
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| 0:00.0 | Talking about porn can be tricky. |
| 0:06.7 | That's why we created an interactive conversation guide called Let's Talk About |
| 0:10.9 | Porn. Simply select who you'd like to talk to, your partner, child, friends, parents, |
| 0:16.5 | or even a stranger, and select the type of conversation you'd like to have. |
| 0:20.8 | We'll walk you through a healthy way to approach this taboo topic in a productive conversation. |
| 0:26.1 | Let's Talk About Porn is available for free, both in English and Spanish, |
| 0:29.8 | so you can be prepared to talk when someone asks why you're listening to a podcast about the harms of porn. |
| 0:35.0 | Access the guide and start talking at Ftndd.org forward slash blueprint. |
| 0:39.7 | That's FtnD.org forward slash blueprint. |
| 0:45.5 | What's up, people? My name is Garrett Johnson, and you're listening to Consider Before |
| 0:50.3 | Consuming, a podcast by Fight the New Drug. And in case you're new here, Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative organization |
| 0:57.8 | that exists to provide individuals the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding |
| 1:02.7 | pornography by raising awareness on its harmful effects using only science facts and personal accounts. |
| 1:09.1 | We want these conversations to be educational, uplifting, and hopeful. |
| 1:12.9 | As we sit down with experts, influencers, activists, and people with personal accounts, |
| 1:17.1 | we cover a wide variety of topics that may be triggering to some. You can refer to the episode |
| 1:22.0 | notes for a specific trigger warning. Listener discretion is advised. Today's episode is with Matthias J. Barker. He's all about |
| 1:30.6 | helping people move towards what's meaningful in the midst of hardship. And yes, I stole that line from |
| 1:37.6 | his Instagram bio, but it's the truth. And he's really, really good at what he does. His clinical practice is in Spokane, |
| 1:45.7 | Washington, and he specializes in treating childhood trauma and marital issues. But most people |
| 1:52.8 | know of Matthias from TikTok, where his videos have recently become very popular, and I mean very popular. He went from about a thousand |
| 2:04.4 | followers on TikTok to over two million followers in what seems like overnight. During this conversation, |
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