Married Game Podcast How Porn Is Rewiring Your Brain (and Your Marriage)
Oct 24, 2025
In this enlightening conversation, Sathiya Sam, a men’s coach and author, shares his journey from a 15-year pornography addiction to recovery and helping others. He unveils how porn rewires the brain and impacts relationships, revealing the stigma surrounding its use. Sathiya emphasizes the need for purpose as a deterrent to addiction and outlines a three-pillar recovery framework. He also discusses the importance of trust in relationships and the necessity of open communication to strengthen intimacy.
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Guest's Personal Recovery Story
- Sathiya Sam shared he was addicted to porn for 15 years and quit in February 2016 after a long struggle.
- He waited to be fully clean before coaching others and launched Deep Clean in 2018.
Quitting Led To Meeting His Wife
- After quitting at 26, Sathiya met his wife nine months later and credits quitting for restored confidence and sexual energy.
- He was upfront about his past porn use and she responded with grace and support.
How Porn Rewires The Brain
- Porn changes the brain: sensitization, reduced stress tolerance, hypofrontality, and desensitization drive compulsive use.
- These neural changes explain loss of self-control, shame cycles, and escalation to more extreme content.
