This episode of the Man Within Podcast features an in-person conversation between Sathya Sam and coach Matt Galbraith during Freedom Week. Drawing from over 25 years of combined freedom from pornography and thousands of coaching hours, they explore what lasting freedom really looks like. Topics include grace vs. performance, fear-based recovery, belief-driven behavior change, emotional regulation, confession and connection, radical tech boundaries, and the long-term impact of recovery on marriage and fatherhood. The conversation is deeply practical, spiritually grounded, and centered on living from freedom rather than striving for it.
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Chapters:
- (00:00) Freedom Week setup & episode introduction
- (01:07) 25+ years of freedom: purpose of the conversation
- (02:42) In-person retreat, brotherhood & why proximity matters
- (03:42) 15+ years porn-free: what freedom really feels like
- (05:26) Marriage crisis, escalation & the turning point
- (07:43) Confession, vulnerability & getting out of hiding
- (10:56) Fear-based vs grace-based recovery
- (12:06) Grace vs effort: why behavior change alone fails
- (17:41) Beliefs, strongholds & identity-driven freedom
- (21:08) Failure, perfectionism & embracing the process
- (27:32) Freedom isn’t a feeling — it’s a person (Jesus)
- (34:24) Radical boundaries: cutting off the internet
- (41:17) Fatherhood, presence & reclaiming family relationships
- (48:47) Authority, coaching men & what actually creates change
- (01:00:00) Identity shift & traits of men who experience breakthrough
