Dr. Trish Leigh Podcast

Dr. Trish Leigh
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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. 

  1. 2D AGO

    Episode #222: Why Online Poker Feels So Addictive (It’s Not Just Money)

    Why does online poker feel impossible to stop? It’s not just the money. It’s the anticipation. The uncertainty. The feeling that the next hand could change everything. And online, the game never really ends. No stopping point. No real reset. Just one more hand. One more hit of stimulation. Over time, your brain adapts to that intensity. So now: slower moment feels dull, motivation feels inconsistent, and real life doesn’t hit the same anymore. Not because you’re lazy. Because your brain got used to faster dopamine loops. In this video, Dr. Trish Leigh explains how online poker activates the same reward circuitry involved in scrolling, gambling, pornography, and hyperstimulating digital habits. Why Online Poker Feels So Addictive (It’s Not Just Money) 👉 If this feels familiar, your brain may be adapting to more stimulation than you realize. See what patterns your brain may be running through a brain map here: https://drtrishleigh.com/get-started-now/ Send us Fan Mail Support the show 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. 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 Dysfunction If 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

    14 min

  2. MAY 17

    Episode #221: How Sports Betting and Porn Affect Your Brain the Same Way

    Why does real life feel boring after sports betting? It’s not just the betting. It’s the constant anticipation. The uncertainty. The emotional spikes. The feeling that something exciting would happen at any second. Over time, your brain can start adapting to that level of stimulation. So now: focus drops faster, motivation feels inconsistent, and slower, real-life experiences don’t hit the same anymore. In this video, Dr. Trish Leigh explains how sports betting changes the brain’s reward system — and why it can start affecting focus, desire, and connection outside the screen too. How Sports Betting and Porn Affect Your Brain the Same Way 👉 It’s about understanding what your brain adapted to. Start here: https://drtrishleigh.com/get-started-now/ Send us Fan Mail Support the show 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. 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 Dysfunction If 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

    10 min

  3. MAY 10

    Episode #220: Euphoria Changed Your Brain (Here’s How)

    Why does real life sometimes feel flat after watching shows like Euphoria? It’s not just the explicit content. It’s the constant intensity. Shows like Euphoria flood the brain with emotion, novelty, chaos, dopamine, fantasy, tension, and escape — all at a level normal life usually can’t compete with. Over time, your brain can start adapting to that level of stimulation. You may notice: - focus and motivation dropping - conversations feeling harder to stay present in - attraction becoming inconsistent - emotional numbness or disconnection - everyday life feeling less stimulating than it used to Then you try harder to “snap out of it”… but forcing it usually makes the disconnect worse. In this video, Dr. Trish Leigh explains how overstimulation from explicit content, porn, social media, and emotionally intense entertainment impacts the brain — and why recovery starts with understanding what’s actually happening beneath the surface. This isn’t about judgment. It’s about clarity. If you want to better understand what your brain may be experiencing, start here: https://drtrishleigh.com/get-started-now/  Send us Fan Mail Support the show 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. 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 Dysfunction If 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

    7 min

  4. MAY 3

    Episode #219: Why Nobody Is Having Sex Anymore & Why It Matters — Dr Trish Leigh

    Something feels off… but you can’t explain it You’re there… but not fully there The sex drive comes and goes. Your brain got used to constant stimulation so real moments feel quieter. Find out what’s actually happening in your brain: https://calendly.com/dr-trish-leigh-brain-reboot/consultation?month=2026-03 You can’t fix what you haven’t seen, and I’m here for you. Send us Fan Mail Support the show 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. 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 Dysfunction If 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

    12 min

  5. APR 26

    Episode #218: Why You’re Not Fully Present in Your Relationship (It’s Not What You Think)

    Why You’re Not Fully Present in Your Relationship (It’s Not What You Think) Something feels off… and you can’t explain it. You lose focus mid-conversation. Attraction comes and goes. You’re there, but not fully there. You don’t talk about it. You just try to figure it out on your own. This isn’t random. Your brain got used to constant stimulation, so real connection doesn’t hit the same anymore. That’s why it feels harder to stay present… even when you care. And it doesn’t fix itself. If nothing changes, it stays the same. If nothing changes, it stays the same. Most people don’t realize you can actually see this pattern in your brain. A brain map shows what’s out of balance and where to start. I’ll walk you through it here: https://calendly.com/dr-trish-leigh-brain-reboot/consultation?month=2026-03 Send us Fan Mail Support the show 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. 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 Dysfunction If 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

    13 min

  6. APR 19

    Episode #217: The Porn Addiction Crisis No One Wants to Talk About

    You feel it, even if you can’t explain it. You sit down to focus and your brain drifts. You want to be present with someone, but something feels slightly off. You try to push through it, thinking you just need more discipline. But what’s actually happening is deeper. Your brain has been trained by repeated high stimulation to prioritize intensity over real life. Dopamine is the signal that tells your brain what matters. When that signal gets pushed too high too often, your brain raises the threshold. Now real life doesn’t register the same way. That’s why everything can still work when you’re alone, but connection, focus, and motivation start to break down in real situations. The signal isn’t landing clearly, so the response doesn’t follow. Over time, this creates a pattern where you feel less in control of your attention, your energy, even your ability to connect. And if this keeps going, it doesn’t stay subtle. It starts shaping how you show up in your life and relationships. You don’t have to keep guessing what’s happening in your brain. When you can actually see this pattern on a brain map, everything becomes clearer. You understand what’s been trained, and more importantly, what needs to shift. I can walk you through that brain map session, here: https://calendly.com/dr-trish-leigh-brain-reboot/consultation?month=2026-03 Send us Fan Mail Support the show 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. 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 Dysfunction If 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

    11 min

  7. APR 12

    Episode #216: Porn, Dopamine, and the System Training You Daily

    Porn, Dopamine, and the System Training You Daily That constant pull to switch, scroll, or check something keeps showing up, even when you want to stay present. Your brain is being trained every day by high stimulation, fast dopamine, and endless novelty. What gets repeated and intense is what your brain learns to prioritize. Over time, it starts choosing intensity over meaning. Real life begins to feel harder to stay with. Focus drops faster. Conversations don’t hold the same weight. Work feels more effortful. That becomes the reference point your brain uses to compare everything else. Porn amplifies this system at the highest level. It delivers extreme novelty and stimulation simultaneously, and your brain locks onto it quickly. That becomes the reference point your brain compares everything else to. This is brain dysfunction. Your nervous system is overstimulated and under-responsive to real life. That’s why your energy, motivation, and presence feel inconsistent. You can’t fix what you haven’t seen. If you recognize this pattern, stop guessing and get clear about what your brain has been trained to do. Sit down with me and map it out so you know exactly what needs to shift: https://calendly.com/dr-trish-leigh-brain-reboot/consultation?month=2026-03  Send us Fan Mail Support the show 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. 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 Dysfunction If 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

    11 min

  8. APR 5

    Episode #215: Dopamine, Porn, and the Manosphere: What’s Actually Happening in Your Brain

    Dopamine, Porn, and the Manosphere: What’s Actually Happening in Your Brain You’ve been taking this content in, thinking it’s helping you figure things out. But notice what’s been happening to you. You feel more wired. More certain in your head, but less grounded in real life. More reactive, even when you don’t want to be. Your brain gets pulled into intensity. Strong opinions, fast stimulation, clear answers. It locks onto that. And then real life starts to feel off. You’re with someone, and you can’t stay present. Attraction feels inconsistent. Focus drops. Motivation comes in waves. You don’t say it out loud, but something feels different. I see this exact pattern on brain maps all the time. This isn’t about willpower. Your brain adapted to repeated stimulation, especially when it overlaps with novelty and reward the same way porn does. What you don’t fix, you choose. Don’t blame yourself for something neurological. We can shift this together. I can show you exactly what’s going on in your brain through a brain map session with me: https://courses.drtrishleigh.com/courses/00000001-000b-4489-52b1-000b-4489-52b1-000b-4489-52b1-000000015263/checkout/price-bnm2zEBnspXiUgSwX7Rg5Q  Send us Fan Mail Support the show 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. 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 Dysfunction If 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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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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  • Creator
    Dr. Trish Leigh
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    220
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Dr. Trish Leigh Podcast
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