

Dr. Trish Leigh Podcast
Dr. Trish Leigh
Porn has been shown to create underactivity in the frontal lobe and reward centers in the brain. Porn can increase your anxiety, depression, mood problems, strain your relationships, and even give you erectile dysfunction. Dr. Trish Leigh will teach you how porn can ruin your brain and what to do to heal it.
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Oct 5, 2025 • 23min
Episode #189: Dopamine Hijack: How Screens Miswire Your Brain and How to Rewire It Back
Dopamine Hijack: How Screens Miswire Your Brain (and How to Rewire It Back)Have you ever opened your phone to “just check one thing”… and suddenly 45 minutes are gone? That isn’t weakness—it’s your brain being hijacked. Dopamine, the chemical that drives motivation, gets rewired by screens to chase novelty and notifications instead of real-life rewards. Over time, that leaves you fragmented in focus, drained of motivation, and disconnected from who you really are.The good news? Your brain can change. Neuroplasticity is the same power that miswired you—and it’s the same power that can rewire you. By creating screen-free rituals, training your nervous system to calm focus, and redirecting dopamine into purpose, connection, and creativity, you can reset your pleasure pathways and reclaim your motivation.Your brain was never designed for endless scrolling. It was designed for joy, focus, and real intimacy. Don’t let screens steal that from you.👉 Learn how to rewire with neuroscience-based tools at drtrishleigh.comSend us a textSupport the showHi. 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.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn

Sep 28, 2025 • 15min
Episode #189: Supernormal Creativity – Hijacked by Noise, Rewired for Flow
Supernormal Creativity – Hijacked by Noise, Rewired for Flow: Feeling stuck and uninspired? That’s not a lack of talent—it’s your brain hijacked by screens and constant noise. Digital distractions shut down your creativity networks and keep you locked in survival mode. But here’s the truth: your spark isn’t gone—it’s buried. By creating silence, setting boundaries around what you consume, and giving your brain space to play, you can reignite your flow state.Want to see how your brain is functioning? Visit drtrishleigh.com to learn about brain mapping and programs that help you reset your nervous system and reclaim your creativity. If explicit matter has pulled you in, grab my book Mind Over Explicit Matter or check out my Pleasure Pathways Reset program. Your brain can heal—and your creativity can thrive again.Send us a textSupport the showHi. 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.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn

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Sep 20, 2025 • 22min
Episode #188: Digital Overload- How AI & Screens Hijack Your Brain — and How to Rewire It
This podcast dives into how our smartphones and AI are hijacking our brains, weakening focus and real-life connections. It explores the negative effects of digital overload, including scattered attention and irritability, akin to addiction. Interesting insights on parasocial relationships and the dopamine misfires caused by apps like OnlyFans highlight cultural intimacy issues. The host offers actionable strategies for reclaiming clarity, including digital borders and sacred morning routines, emphasizing the brain's ability to rewire and heal.

Sep 13, 2025 • 23min
Episode #186: Gut-Brain Axis and Explicit Matter Hijack Science
Gut-Brain Axis and Explicit Matter Hijack Science:Did you know gut issues and addictive behaviors can come from the same root cause? When your brain is stuck in survival mode, stress hijacks your nervous system, triggering both digestive problems and the urge to escape through unhealthy habits.In this episode, you’ll learn practical brain hacks to reset your system, restore balance, and take back control of your health and confidence.I’m here to help you rewire your brain and get the life that you deserve, without porn. The first step? Take the brain map with me. Visit drtrishleigh.com for more information. Send us a textSupport the showHi. 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.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn

Sep 1, 2025 • 9min
Episode #185: Is Porn Holding You Back? Here’s the Truth (Part 7 of 7)
If you’ve ever felt like something’s off — in your focus, your sex life, or your relationships — you’re not alone. This isn’t just a personal issue. It’s a brain issue. And you can change it.At Dr. Trish Leigh & Co., we help people understand how screen-based content — especially porn — rewires the brain for distraction, disconnection, and dysregulation.That’s why I made this series for YOU. To help you understand how porn changes the brain. To show you how to break the dopamine loop. To give you real tools to reclaim your sex life, your focus, your confidence — your humanity.Watch Is Porn Holding You Back? Here’s the Truth ⚠️ If you’re in recovery, skip the full episode and stick with me here. I’ll help you unpack it safely, without shame — just science, support, and strategy.You are not broken. Your brain has been hijacked — and it can be rewired. Let’s do it together.Send us a textSupport the showHi. 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.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn

Aug 26, 2025 • 10min
Episode #184: You Deserve Better Than Pixels: Reclaim Real Intimacy (Part 6 of 7)
Dive into the deep connection between real intimacy and the pitfalls of hypersexualization. Discover how porn can hijack your brain's wiring, leaving you feeling numb and disconnected. Learn to restore healthy desires and create meaningful relationships. With compassion and science, it's all about rewiring your thoughts for a fulfilling connection. Get insights on the emotional side of intimacy and understand that you’re not broken—just misled by pixels.

Aug 16, 2025 • 8min
Episode #183: Porn, Power & the Brain: What You’re Not Being Told (Part 5 of 7)
Porn, Power & the Brain: What You’re Not Being Told👇🏻You’ve been told porn is empowerment. But if it leaves you feeling disconnected, numb, or confused about real intimacy—your brain is sending a signal. And I’m here to help you decode it.In this clip from my conversation on Jubilee’s Middle Ground, we touched on the clash between porn and feminism… but more importantly, how porn hijacks your brain and keeps you from the love, connection, and confidence you deserve.Here’s what I want you to know:🧠 Porn reshapes your brain’s wiring—especially your arousal pathways.💔 That miswiring can lead to emotional disconnection and a low desire.✨ But your brain can heal. And I can help you do it.If you’re ready to reconnect with your sexuality in a way that feels grounded, joyful, and truly empowered—this is where it starts. I’ve helped thousands of people rewire their brains using neuroscience-backed tools. You don’t have to figure this out alone.Skip the full episode if you're in recovery—stay here with me. No shame, just science, support, and strategies that actually work.You’re not broken. Your brain was made for real connection—and it’s ready to come back online. Let’s do this together.Send us a textSupport the showHi. 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.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn

Aug 9, 2025 • 9min
Episode #182: How Porn Affects Loyalty & Intimacy in Your Relationship (Part 4 of 7)
Does porn disrupt your ability to stay loyal and build real intimacy? Neuroscience shows that it does. That’s why I created this series: to help you understand better.Porn rewires your brain for objectification instead of bonding. And over time, it weakens trust and erodes the deep connection you need for lasting love.But here’s the hopeful truth: your brain can change. When you step away from overstimulation, your reward system begins to reset, opening the door to genuine loyalty, trust, and lasting intimacy.That’s why I’m here — to walk you through the science and show you how it impacts your life.Watch How Porn Affects Loyalty & Intimacy in Your Relationship ⚠️ If you’re in recovery, avoid the full Jubilee episode for now. This breakdown is designed to give you the science and tools safely, without risking setbacks.Shoutout to Jubilee Media for creating space for this conversation and to LovecommaNectar for helping share it further. Send us a textSupport the showHi. 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.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn

Aug 2, 2025 • 12min
Episode #181: Is Masturbation Damaging Your Brain? (Part 3 of 7)
You might think masturbation is harmless — maybe even healthy. But your brain tells a different story.When tied to porn, masturbation hijacks your dopamine, reshapes your reward system, and leaves you feeling anxious, unfocused, and disconnected. Over time, it blocks your ability to experience real intimacy and lasting satisfaction.The good news? Your brain can heal. With neuroscience-backed strategies, you can rewire those patterns and reclaim clarity, energy, and real satisfaction👇🏻Using qEEG Brain Mapping, I help you see where your brain has gone off track. Then, through personalized neurofeedback, we target the areas that need regulation and recovery. And with coaching, we walk the path of healing together — step by step, shame-free.Watch Is Masturbation Damaging Your Brain?⚠️ If you’re in recovery, skip the full Jubilee episode for now. This series breaks it all down safely with science and solutions that give you hope — not setbacks.Shoutout to Jubilee Media for opening space for this raw discussion, and to LovecommaNectar for helping bring these conversations forward. Send us a textSupport the showHi. 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.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn

Jul 28, 2025 • 17min
Episode #180: Sex Addiction and Your Brain: What You Need to Know (Part 2 of 7)
Sex Addiction and Your Brain: What You Need to Know👇🏻You’re not out of control — your brain’s been hijacked.When people hear “sex addiction,” they often imagine shame or labels. But this isn’t about judgment. It’s about what’s happening in your brain.When your reward system is flooded by high-stimulation habits — like porn or compulsive sexual behaviors — dopamine circuits get overloaded. Over time, you need more stimulation just to feel less.💔 That miswiring disconnects you from real intimacy, clear focus, and even your sense of self. But here’s the hopeful truth: Your brain can heal. With the right neuroscience tools — like qEEG brain mapping and neurofeedback — you can rewire those patterns and rebuild the connection you’ve been craving.In this video, I break down what’s really going on inside your brain — and how you can reset it.⚠️ If you’re in recovery, skip the full Jubilee debate for now. This series is designed to help you understand the science and safely move forward — without shame or setbacks.🫶 Big thanks to Jubilee Media and LoveCommaNectar for sparking this important conversation.Send us a textSupport the showHi. 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.My podcasts are designed to help you learn that:🎯Porn Damages Your Brain,🎯Porn Impairs Your Mental and Physical Health, and🎯Porn Destroys Your Relationships.Subscribe to this channel for 🧠 tips to:✅Quit Porn for Good✅Heal Your Brain from Porn✅Get Motivated in Your Life✅Repair Your Mental & Physical Health✅Heal Erectile DysfunctionIf you need more help, I can work directly with you.Check out the programs below.https://drtrishleigh.com/Donate to Porn Brain Prevention, the nonprofit to help teens avoid porn addiction below:https://pornbrainprevention.org/Let's Connect! Check out my Linktree:https://linktr.ee/Drtrishleigh#quitporn #pornaddiction #drtrishleigh #pornaddictionrecovery #pornbrainrewire #controlyourbrain #braintraining #trishleigh #nofap #pornkillslove #mindoverporn #monkmode #drleigh #pornaddict #pornaddictionsideeffects #addictedtoporn #cantstopmasturbating #recovery #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #recoverycoach #drtrishleigh #monkmode #addiction #pornbrainprevention #pornbrainprograms #releasetoquitporn #howtoquitporn