{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Dad Tired","title":"Porn, Shame, and the Journey to Real Healing (with Nick Stumbo) |464","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3195,"description":"In this episode, Nick Stumbo (Executive Director of Pure Desire Ministries) shares his personal story of battling pornography addiction while serving as a pastor—and how it nearly cost him his marriage. Nick and Jerrad unpack the cycle of shame, hidden habits, emotional coping, and why true healing for Christian men requires more than confession.\nIf you've ever felt stuck in sin, numb to your marriage, or spiritually ashamed, this conversation offers a hopeful path toward recovery and freedom in Christ.\nWhat You’ll Learn:\nWhy many Christian men deny the severity of their porn use\nThe real difference between struggle and addiction\nHow shame and secrecy keep men stuck\nUnderstanding your middle circle behaviors (the warning signs)\nWhy confession alone doesn’t lead to freedom\nHow to identify your escape patterns \nWhat wives need to know (and how to avoid trauma-based confessions)\n\nEpisode Resources and Links :\nPure Desire Ministries: puredesire.org\nBook: Setting Us Free by Nick Stumbo\nRecovery groups: Seven Pillars of Freedom (for men), Betrayal & Beyond (for wives)\nThe “Three Questions” that define addiction\nTools: Inner/Middle/Outer Circle framework, HALT (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired)\nSponsor: Dwell Bible App – dwellbible.com/dadtired\nInvite Jerrad to speak: https://www.jerradlopes.com\nRead The Dad Tired Book: https://amzn.to/3YTz4GB","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dYTexbkvAH7EjY4sdrnUJpRzc4P9Vasgn9FyCcMZZxc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMjIx/YTIwZTkyNmQzYjVk/NmFkNWJhNjRmYjdl/M2VlZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}