Sally Alley: Activist, & Parent of a Recovering Compulsive Porn Consumer
Consider Before Consuming
Fight the New Drug
4.8 • 779 Ratings
🗓️ 3 August 2022
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Like most moms, Sally did her best to protect her son, Smith, from experiencing the harmful effects of pornography. She used filters and parental controls, but Smith found a way around it. Smith’s porn consumption escalated without Sally and her husband’s knowledge, and by the time he was 11, Smith says he was consuming porn five to seven times per day. Listen to Sally tell podcast host, Garrett Jonsson, about how she finally learned of her son’s unwanted compulsive porn consumption, how she felt first learning of his habit, and what she wants other parents to know so they can help their children.
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| 0:00.0 | And especially as, you know, this kind of moved on and watching my son and the turmoil he was in, |
| 0:08.1 | I also just felt a whole lot of sadness. You know, as moms, our main priority is to, and as parents |
| 0:14.8 | altogether is to protect our kids. And I, and I did feel like I let him down. |
| 0:22.8 | You know, that's just the reality of it. Those are the emotions I felt. |
| 0:24.1 | Now, do I feel that way now? |
| 0:25.6 | I feel very differently now. |
| 0:27.6 | But in that moment, it felt like I had failed. |
| 0:33.6 | I had failed in protecting him. |
| 0:36.6 | I had failed in protecting him. A 2021 nationally representative survey of U.S. teens shows 84.4% of males and 57% of females, ages 14 through 18, have viewed porn. |
| 0:59.8 | As porn becomes increasingly normalized in the digital age, education on its well-documented harms becomes increasingly important. |
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| 1:11.8 | highlight research from respected academic institutions that demonstrate the significant impacts |
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| 1:38.0 | My name is Garrett Johnson, and you're listening to Consider Before Consuming, a podcast by Fight the New Drug. |
| 1:46.3 | And in case you're new here, Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative organization |
| 1:51.9 | that exists to provide individuals the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding pornography |
| 1:59.3 | by raising awareness on its harmful effects using only |
| 2:03.0 | science, facts, and personal accounts. We want these conversations to be educational, |
| 2:09.5 | uplifting, and hopeful. As we sit down with experts, influencers, activists, and people |
| 2:15.7 | with personal accounts, we cover a wide variety of topics |
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