What if the way you describe yourself is the very thing keeping you stuck?
In this episode of Free From Porn, hosts Richard Young and Justin Khoe dismantle one of the most common (and damaging) beliefs in the fight against porn: the identity of a porn addict.

If you’ve ever thought,

“I guess this is just something I’ll struggle with forever…”
—then this episode is your wake-up call.

We unpack:

• The hidden power of labels and how your brain literally follows your beliefs
  
  
  
• What the nocebo effect teaches us about staying stuck in shame
  
  
  
• Why Scripture doesn’t just suggest—but commands—a new identity in Christ
  
  
  
• And how two guys with over 50 combined years of addiction finally found freedom… without white-knuckling, shaming, or “trying harder”
  
  
  

💡 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• Why calling yourself a “porn addict” may be reinforcing the cycle
  
  
  
• The scientific & biblical case for identity-based transformation (hello, Romans 6:11)
  
  
  
• The link between belief and behavior—and how Jesus rewires both
  
  
  
• How shame-based tactics (like accountability groups and filters) often backfire
  
  
  
• The better foundation: Freedom is not the reward for your effort—it's the reality in Christ
  
  
  

🧠 BIG TAKEAWAY:

“The only thing that keeps you enslaved to sin… is the lie that you still are.”
—Justin Khoe

@riyoung31

Richard@lovereality.org

@jkhoehello

@justinkhoe.com