Digital Social Hour Britney De La Mora: “I Was a Top P*rn Star… And Completely Empty Inside” | DSH #1677
She thought fame would fix the pain.
Britney De La Mora grew up in emotional and verbal abuse, chasing validation anywhere she could find it. That search led her into stripping, then seven years in the adult film industry — magazine covers, Howard Stern, “Top 12 in the world,” hundreds of thousands of followers… and yet she felt more empty than ever.
What You’ll Learn From This Episode
🙍♀️ How emotional and verbal abuse in childhood can create a lifelong hunger for validation
💔 Why fame, followers, and “being a star” never healed her self-hate
🎭 The real stories behind the adult industry: trauma, control, and rebellion against religion
👨👩👧 The difference between control and connection in parenting — and how it shapes your kids
🧠 Why shame attacks who you are and conviction speaks to what you did
💪 How discipline can be taught through example, not fear, and why work ethic is transferable
🔥 Why porn acts like a drug in the brain and why quitting can feel like withdrawal
📱 How social media, AI content, and “attention culture” are desensitizing an entire generation
✝️ The moment on an airplane where she says God spoke to her and she walked away from porn
🙌 How Britney now helps porn addicts, creators, and broken people find hope and a new identity
Chapters
0:00 – Growing up in abuse & chasing validation
1:30 – From heartbreak at 16 to stripping & the pull of affirmation
2:56 – Into the porn industry & the lie of “If I’m famous, I’ll love myself”
3:50 – Top 12 in the world… and completely empty inside
4:30 – The sad stories behind the scenes: trauma, religion, and rebellion
6:40 – Control vs connection: why kids really rebel & how parents influence
8:20 – Discipline vs punishment: shame, identity, and correction in love
11:40 – Leaving the industry, rock bottom, drugs & wanting to end it all
13:00 – Reading the Bible on a plane, hearing God’s voice & quitting porn that day
19:30 – Social media, porn, kids, and the desensitized generation
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Keywords
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