Free From P*rn

Richard Young

This isn’t another “try harder” purity podcast.It’s not about white-knuckling your way to freedom or stacking up shame-fueled accountability check-ins.This is about transformation.Real, lasting, gospel-centered freedom from pornography—not someday, but today.Hosted by former addicts turned freedom coaches, Richard Young and Justin Khoe, Free from Porn is a no-shame, no-fluff conversation rooted in one bold truth: If Jesus has set you free from sin, then porn doesn’t get to define you. Each episode exposes the lies keeping you stuck, renews your mind with truth from God’s Word, and helps you walk out the freedom you already have in Christ. Expect raw honesty, biblical clarity, practical strategy, and stories from people who’ve actually broken free—not because they got stronger, but because they started believing what Jesus already said was true.

  1. 2 天前

    #46 I Finally Told Someone… And Everything Changed

    What happens when you finally bring your struggle into the light? In this episode of the Free From Porn Podcast, Richard shares a powerful excerpt from the Death to Life Podcast featuring Samuel, a member of the Free From Porn coaching community. Samuel opens up about his journey from secrecy and fear to freedom and boldness in Christ. For years, Samuel believed the truth about his identity in Christ—but there was still one thing he had never done: tell someone about his struggle. When he finally stepped out of the darkness and into community, everything changed. In this conversation, Samuel shares: • How understanding his identity in Christ changed the way he viewed temptation  • Why secrecy keeps people stuck—and why confession breaks its power  • The moment God told him, “You need to tell somebody”  • How bringing sin into the light lifted a burden he had carried for years  • Why learning to question your thoughts is a key to lasting freedom Samuel’s story is honest, encouraging, and deeply relatable. If you’ve ever felt trapped by shame or afraid to let someone see the real struggle, this conversation will remind you that freedom grows in the light—and that you are not alone. Freedom is possible. And sometimes the breakthrough begins with a single act of courage: telling the truth. Listen in and be encouraged.

    11 分鐘

  2. 3月4日

    #45 Zoom Out: Why Your Mind Is Lying to You

    Most of the struggle with porn—and honestly, most of the struggle in life—isn’t the behavior itself. It’s the psychological torment happening in our minds. In this episode, Richard Young talks about the power of perspective and how our minds often trap us in unnecessary suffering. We spend so much time trying to manipulate our circumstances so we can finally feel “okay.” When things don’t go the way we want, we spiral—medicating discomfort with porn, alcohol, sex, or endless mental rumination. But what happens when you zoom out? When you remember that you’re standing on a tiny planet spinning through space… warmed by a star so massive that 1.3 million Earths could fit inside it… one of 330 billion stars in our galaxy, which itself is just one of trillions of galaxies in the universe. Suddenly the problems your mind keeps rehearsing start to lose their power. And yet—here’s the incredible paradox. The same God who created all of that also sees when a sparrow falls.  He knows you.  He loves you.  And through Jesus Christ, He has already given you a new identity—holy, blameless, and free. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why most of our suffering comes from the stories our mind tells usHow zooming out can break the cycle of mental tormentThe freedom that comes when you stop trying to control lifeWhy your addictions don’t have the final sayHow to step out of your head and start actually living the life God gave youYou may be smaller than you think in the grand scale of the universe. But to God, you are deeply known, deeply loved, and placed here for a reason. It’s time to stop living trapped in your mind—and start shining.

    10 分鐘

  3. 2月19日

    #44 You Are Not Your Thoughts (The 3 Stages of Real Freedom)

    Most men trying to break free from porn believe their biggest problem is their urges. But the real issue runs deeper. It’s their relationship with their mind. In this episode of the Free From Porn Podcast, Richard Young breaks down the three stages every man goes through in his relationship with his thoughts—and why understanding this changes everything. In stage one, you believe you are your thoughts. Every urge feels personal. Every intrusive idea feels like it defines you. And because of that, you live in reaction—trapped in cycles of shame, fear, and compulsive behavior. In stage two, everything begins to shift. You realize you are not your thoughts—you are the observer of them. This is where real transformation begins. Instead of reacting automatically, you learn to let thoughts pass without identifying with them. Urges stop feeling like commands and start becoming opportunities to renew your mind and stand in truth. Then comes stage three. The stage where urges no longer control you. The thoughts that once ruled your life become background noise—nothing more than passing signals that no longer carry power. Not because you fought harder, but because you stopped identifying with them altogether. This episode will help you: • Understand why you are not your thoughts  • Break the lie that urges define you  • Learn how to take thoughts captive without fear or shame  • See why renewing your mind is the key to lasting freedom  • Discover how men naturally progress to a place where urges lose their grip Freedom isn’t about eliminating thoughts. It’s about realizing they were never you to begin with. When you stop identifying with every urge, you stop being controlled by them. And that’s when everything changes.

    12 分鐘

  4. 2月13日

    #43 Your Default Setting Is Peace

    What if you’ve been starting in the wrong place this whole time? For years, I thought freedom meant climbing. Climbing out of sin. Climbing toward peace. Climbing into God’s approval. But there was one idea that broke everything open for me: In Christ, you start where He finished. You don’t begin your spiritual life at the bottom of the mountain trying to reach God.  You begin seated with Christ. You don’t fight for victory.  You fight from victory. In this episode, I unpack: • What it means to start from rest instead of striving  • Why your default setting in Christ is love, joy, and peace  • How life circumstances and old thought patterns trick you into “coming down the mountain”  • Why pornography is a symptom of forgetting you’re already okay  • How Colossians 3 shifts everything about recovery So many men relapse not because they lack desire for freedom — but because they don’t know they’re already free. They’re trying to get peace instead of living from peace. You are not climbing to heaven.  You’ve already been raised with Christ. The invitation is simple:  Stop leaving the room you’re already in. Freedom isn’t at the top of the mountain.  It’s your starting point. Listen in and learn how to live from the finish line.

    12 分鐘

  5. 2月4日

    #42 Urges, Emotions, and Real Freedom

    What if the urges you’re afraid of are actually the key to your freedom? In this episode of the Free From Porn podcast, Richard Young flips the script on how we think about urges. Instead of fearing them or trying to suppress them, he explains why urges are actually doing important work—revealing the unresolved emotions, beliefs, and wounds we’ve learned to cope with through porn. You’ll hear why porn isn’t the real problem, how urges point to dysregulated emotions beneath the surface, and why avoiding uncomfortable feelings only keeps you stuck longer. Through real-life stories and practical insight, Richard shows how facing those feelings—rather than escaping them—creates space for healing, release, and lasting freedom. This conversation goes beyond porn. It applies to anger, shame, fear, impatience, and negative self-beliefs. If you’ve ever felt afraid of your thoughts, emotions, or urges, this episode will help you learn how to process them in the light of truth—and walk in the freedom Jesus has already given you. Freedom isn’t found in fighting harder. It’s found in learning how to face what’s coming up… and letting it go.

    12 分鐘

  6. 1月30日

    #41 The Illusion of Control (And Why It Keeps You Stuck)

    Most people think their struggle with porn is about willpower, discipline, or self-control. It’s not. In this episode, Richard breaks down a deeper issue that keeps people stuck—not just in pornography, but in anxiety, emotional overwhelm, and constant inner turmoil: the illusion of control. We talk about why porn is rarely the real problem, but a coping mechanism for unregulated emotions… and how much of that emotional pain comes from resisting life instead of experiencing it. You’ll hear: Why “trying to control” your circumstances is mentally exhaustingHow resistance and constant mental effort create the very anxiety you’re trying to escapeWhy escape behaviors (porn, alcohol, distraction) feel necessary when life doesn’t go your wayWhat happens when you stop resisting and start actually livingHow freedom grows when your energy is no longer wasted on mental tug-of-warThis episode invites you to put down the weapons—worry, control, resistance—and learn how to live from peace instead of striving. As Paul writes, “Do not be anxious about anything…” That’s not a command to try harder—it’s an invitation into rest. If you’re tired of fighting your mind, medicating emotions, or feeling trapped in the same cycles, this conversation will give you a completely different way forward. Freedom isn’t found by controlling life.  It’s found by learning how to experience it—without fear.

    15 分鐘

  7. 1月14日

    #40 Why You Can’t Outthink an Urge

    What if trying to outthink your porn habit is actually keeping you stuck? In this episode of the Free From Porn podcast, Richard Young breaks down why willpower, mental debates, and “inner dialogue” are the worst tools for overcoming urges—and what to do instead. You’ll learn: Why your mind isn’t equipped to solve addictionHow inner arguments actually drain you and strengthen temptationThe difference between reacting to urges and observing themA practical, embodied way to endure urges without fighting themHow the peace of God guards both your heart and your mindThis episode introduces a radically different approach: relaxing behind the urge, regulating your body, and letting God’s peace do what your mind never could. If you’ve been exhausted from trying harder, thinking more, or reasoning your way out of temptation—this one might change everything. Freedom is your new normal.

    14 分鐘

  8. 1月7日

    #39 What It Really Means to Be Free From P*rn

    What does it actually mean to be free from p*rn—and how is that different from trying to be “sinless”? In this episode, Richard breaks down Romans 6 and explains why real freedom isn’t about white-knuckling behavior change, but living from the ontological freedom Christ has already given you.

    11 分鐘
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簡介

This isn’t another “try harder” purity podcast.It’s not about white-knuckling your way to freedom or stacking up shame-fueled accountability check-ins.This is about transformation.Real, lasting, gospel-centered freedom from pornography—not someday, but today.Hosted by former addicts turned freedom coaches, Richard Young and Justin Khoe, Free from Porn is a no-shame, no-fluff conversation rooted in one bold truth: If Jesus has set you free from sin, then porn doesn’t get to define you. Each episode exposes the lies keeping you stuck, renews your mind with truth from God’s Word, and helps you walk out the freedom you already have in Christ. Expect raw honesty, biblical clarity, practical strategy, and stories from people who’ve actually broken free—not because they got stronger, but because they started believing what Jesus already said was true.

資訊

  • 創作者
    Richard Young
  • 活躍年代
    2025年 - 2026年
  • 集數
    47
  • 年齡分級
    兒少適宜
  • 版權
    © 2026 Free From P*rn
  • 節目網站
    Free From P*rn

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