What if trying to outthink your porn habit is actually keeping you stuck?

In this episode of the Free From Porn podcast, Richard Young breaks down why willpower, mental debates, and “inner dialogue” are the worst tools for overcoming urges—and what to do instead.

You’ll learn:

• Why your mind isn’t equipped to solve addiction
• How inner arguments actually drain you and strengthen temptation
• The difference between reacting to urges and observing them
• A practical, embodied way to endure urges without fighting them
• How the peace of God guards both your heart and your mind

This episode introduces a radically different approach: relaxing behind the urge, regulating your body, and letting God’s peace do what your mind never could.

If you’ve been exhausted from trying harder, thinking more, or reasoning your way out of temptation—this one might change everything.

Freedom is your new normal.

What does it actually mean to be free from p*rn—and how is that different from trying to be “sinless”? In this episode, Richard breaks down Romans 6 and explains why real freedom isn’t about white-knuckling behavior change, but living from the ontological freedom Christ has already given you.

Every January, we make resolutions we don’t keep—especially when it comes to quitting porn. In this episode, Richard Young explains why freedom doesn’t come from trying harder or setting negative goals like “I won’t do this anymore.”

Instead, real change starts with intention.

You’ll learn why intentions formed in clarity are stronger than resolutions made in emotion, how fear and desire derail your commitments, and what it looks like to set a higher intention rooted in freedom and integrity. Richard shares why your intention should be about who you’re becoming—not just what you’re avoiding.

This episode is a call to set your course for 2026:
Not away from porn, but toward the freedom Christ has already given you.

If you want this year to be different, start here.