Show Notes
The conversation centers on the line between arousal and desire. Arousal is a physical response. Desire is the deeper longing underneath it, and it is almost never about sex. Drew explains what a man is actually reaching for when he reaches for porn, why the same trigger shows up in the same moments year after year, and how learning to read the behavior instead of just resisting it is what finally changes it. They talk about why willpower produces exhaustion instead of freedom, what it...
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