Man Within Podcast
Sathiya Sam
The Man Within Podcast is a faith-based show helping Christian men overcome their greatest battles—whether it’s breaking free from pornography, building stronger relationships, or discovering purpose.
Hosted by Sathiya Sam—coach, speaker, author, and founder of DeepClean™ Coaching—the podcast equips men with biblical truth, practical tools, and powerful testimonies to walk in confidence, integrity, and freedom.
With nearly 1 million downloads and past guests such as Dr. John Deloney, John Eldredge, Jon Gordon, Dr. Robert Glover, Ryan Miller, Colby Maier, Joshua Broome, Dr. Josh Axe, Jason Vallotton, Connor Beaton, Dr. Trish Leigh, Mike Signorelli, The Man Within Podcast has become one of the leading voices for men seeking lasting transformation.
If you’re tired of surface-level fixes and ready to grow, this podcast will challenge, inspire, and equip you to become the man God created you to be.
Hosted by Sathiya Sam—coach, speaker, author, and founder of DeepClean™ Coaching—the podcast equips men with biblical truth, practical tools, and powerful testimonies to walk in confidence, integrity, and freedom.
With nearly 1 million downloads and past guests such as Dr. John Deloney, John Eldredge, Jon Gordon, Dr. Robert Glover, Ryan Miller, Colby Maier, Joshua Broome, Dr. Josh Axe, Jason Vallotton, Connor Beaton, Dr. Trish Leigh, Mike Signorelli, The Man Within Podcast has become one of the leading voices for men seeking lasting transformation.
If you’re tired of surface-level fixes and ready to grow, this podcast will challenge, inspire, and equip you to become the man God created you to be.
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Jun 10, 2021 • 26min
36 - Secrets To Being A Good Listener
Men often receive feedback that their listening skills need improvement. Whether it's at work, home, church or elsewhere. Good listening is not complicated, but it does require an earnest and intentional effort in 4 key areas. Today's episode explores these areas in an easy-to-understand way.
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Jun 9, 2021 • 17min
35 - The Sacrifices That Come With Porn Recovery
Today's unique episode uses a personal experience to relay two fundamental principles of recovery. First, sometimes you must sacrifice the good in your life to achieve the best. Second, do not medicate where you are meant to eliminate. Applying these principles is the difference between those who achieve partial and full freedom.
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Jun 8, 2021 • 23min
34 - The Physical Effects of Porn Addiction
You may think porn addiction is only psychological, but there is much more to the equation. If you are not careful, porn can have adverse effects on your physiology, including erectile dysfunction. Today's episode explores the physical parts of porn addiction, including PIED and wet dreams. While these are less comfortable parts to discuss, having knowledge in these areas will dramatically increase your chances of full recovery.
Today's episode referenced Ep 25 - The Forgotten Secret For Rewiring Your Brain
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Jun 7, 2021 • 19min
33 - Why Do I Do The Thing I Don't Want To Do?
Truly it is the fundamental question every man asks while overcoming pornography addiction – why am I doing this when I don't want to? I should be able to "just stop" yet I cannot. What is the deal? Well in today's episode, we look at an example of a former client that experienced this dynamic and the steps he needed to take to stop doing the thing he wanted to do.
Today's episode referenced Ep 25 - The Forgotten Secret For Rewiring Your Brain
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Jun 6, 2021 • 24min
32 - Why Do I Have Weird Fetishes?
Today we are getting into a rarely discussed subject - fetishes. Without the right information and guidance, our understanding of these subjects often hinders us from making any sort of progress or recovery. This episode helps you understand why fetishes form and practical steps you can take to break the fetish.
Listen to Sathiya's interview with Drew Boa (Husband Material Men)
Very helpful video explaining the neurology of fetishes.
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Jun 4, 2021 • 26min
31 - How Long Does It Take To Get Free of A Porn Addiction?
While we are relatively early on in the research for porn addiction, we have enough information and client history to estimate the recovery time for someone that is engaging in expert coaching, quality content and community on a regular basis. Today's episode reveals how long it takes for someone to recover (regardless of how long they've struggled) and keys to success along the way.
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Jun 3, 2021 • 15min
30 - The Secret To Staying Focused
Attention is the currency of the digital world. While it has its pros, for the most part we are becoming scattered and unfocused, unable to stay committed to anything beyond our convenience. The cost is long-term happiness and stillness of mind, two things that are nearly absent in our society today. This episode looks at a secret from the book of Proverbs that helps us to stay focused and confident in our thinking.
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Jun 2, 2021 • 25min
29 - What If Getting Help Is More Shameful Than Staying Hidden?
The common advice for handling shame is to speak up and avoid hiddenness. But what happens when you reach out and feel worse after? Maybe someone responded poorly, or getting the help you need makes you realize just how dire your situation is? Today's episode explores a real-life example with a recent client who had this experience. We also explore healthy ways to break down shame, including a critical piece of advice regarding your identity and self-worth.
To hear more about how shame impacts pornography addiction, see Episode 4 - The Triple Threat, Pt 1
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Jun 1, 2021 • 22min
28 - The Best Way To Handle A Relapse
Relapse is a healthy part of recovery if you are willing to learn from them. People who experience the most success recovering from pornography addiction acquire useful intel and actionable items from their slips, preventing further slips in the process. Sathiya explains what this looks like practically while using his own recovery story as an example.
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May 31, 2021 • 14min
27 - Do Half Slips Count?
Along the recovery journey, half slips are a part of the experience. The question is do they count? Is a half slip the same as a full slip? If you've gone half way, does it really matter at that point if you go the rest of the way? Today's episodes unpacks these questions both clinically and scripturally.
NOTE: A previous episode was referenced that has not been released. Our apologies for error. Stay tuned for the promised content in future episodes.
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