Dr. Trish Leigh Podcast Episode #181: Is Masturbation Damaging Your Brain? (Part 3 of 7)
I wasn’t addicted to porn — but I am here because someone I love was. And that changed everything.
Is Masturbation Harmless or Harmful?
I’m Dr. Trish Leigh, cognitive neuroscientist and author of Mind Over Explicit Matter. On Jubilee’s Middle Ground, I sat down with porn performers and NoFap voices to bring a different perspective: not personal addiction, but years of deep neuroscience, brain maps, and real recovery work.
Most porn users don't even know they're addicted—they just feel anxious, unfocused, disconnected, and stuck in a loop. I've seen thousands of brains that prove how porn hijacks your dopamine, rewires your reward system, and blocks real intimacy. This ties into the larger question of: Is Masturbation Harmless or Harmful?
Huge appreciation to Jubilee & LoveCommaNectar for hosting this raw, important discussion. If you haven’t watched it yet, you should — but trigger warning: if you’re recovering, stay here with me instead. This series breaks it all down with real science and real hope for real connection.
Hi. I am Dr. Trish Leigh, a Cognitive Neuroscientist, and Sex Addiction Recovery Coach. I am on a mission to help people heal their brains from porn use.
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🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,
🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and
🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.
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