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Unhooked: Breaking Porn Addiction Podcast

Unhooked: Breaking Porn Addiction Podcast

Jeremy Lipkowitz 189 Episodes Aug 17, 2026

Unhooked is a podcast dedicated to helping people break free from porn addiction and other compulsive behaviors related to the internet, sex, and intimacy. Rooted in Buddhist wisdom, neuroscience, coaching, and mindfulness, the show explores practical strategies for lasting recovery and personal transformation. Each episode features leading experts, scientists, coaches, and individuals in recovery, sharing their insights, experiences, and expertise to guide listeners on their path to healing and freedom.

Episodes

How Porn Rewires Your Brain (And What Buddhism Has to Say About Healing It) | Jeremy Lipkowitz Interviewed on An Evolving Man Podcast with Piers Cross
How Porn Rewires Your Brain (And What Buddhism Has to Say About Healing It) | Jeremy Lipkowitz Interviewed on An Evolving Man Podcast with Piers Cross Aug 17, 2026 3829 🔹 Want to break free? Join Unhooked Academy now:https://www.unhookedacademy.com/Jeremy Lipkowitz joins Piers Cross on An Evolving Man to discuss how porn addiction is driven and worsened by craving, shame, and avoidance of unpleasant emotions like boredom, loneliness, anxiety, and lack of purpose. Jeremy shares his own history of early porn exposure, how Buddhism and Matthieu Ricard’s book Happine
Porn, Shame, and the Hungry Ghost: Jeremy Lipkowitz on Addiction, Integrity, and Mindfulness | My Conversation with Jonah Primo on The Overexamined Life Podcast
Porn, Shame, and the Hungry Ghost: Jeremy Lipkowitz on Addiction, Integrity, and Mindfulness | My Conversation with Jonah Primo on The Overexamined Life Podcast Aug 10, 2026 5305 🔹 Want to break free? Join Unhooked Academy now:https://www.unhookedacademy.com/This rebroadcast from Jonah Primo’s The Overexamined Life features Jeremy Lipkowitz (former Buddhist monk, meditation teacher, executive coach, and host of the Unhooked podcast) discussing pornography as a lens for addiction, shame, and compulsive behavior. They cover how widespread porn use is among men and increasing
From Homeless & Rock Bottom to 1,000 Days in a Monastery: How Piers Cross Found His Way Out
From Homeless & Rock Bottom to 1,000 Days in a Monastery: How Piers Cross Found His Way Out Aug 3, 2026 2852 🔹 Want to break free? Join Unhooked Academy now:https://www.unhookedacademy.com/Piers Cross on Trauma, Addiction, and Self-CompassionMost men walk around with stones in their shoes their whole lives. They don't know the stones are there. They just know something hurts, and they've learned to keep walking anyway.That's one of the most powerful things Piers Cross said in this conversa
Why "If I Just Had X, I'd Be Happy" Never Works (ft. Lawrence Dunling, Enter the Lionheart Podcast)
Why "If I Just Had X, I'd Be Happy" Never Works (ft. Lawrence Dunling, Enter the Lionheart Podcast) Jul 27, 2026 5153 🔹 Want to break free?Join Unhooked Academy now:https://www.unhookedacademy.com/This week's episode is a conversation I had on the Enter the Lionheart podcast with host Lawrence Dunling. Lawrence was kind enough to let us reshare it here on Unhooked.We get into my own unusual path: leaving a PhD program at Duke, training as a Buddhist monk in Myanmar, and eventually building my coaching practi
Buddhist Wisdom: The 5 Daily Reflections That Can Change Your Life (Rebroadcast)
Buddhist Wisdom: The 5 Daily Reflections That Can Change Your Life (Rebroadcast) Jul 20, 2026 839 🔹 Want to break free?Join Unhooked Academy now:https://www.unhookedacademy.com/This week, I'm bringing back one of my favorite episodes because its message is just as relevant today as when I first recorded it.In this episode, I share the Five Wise Daily Reflections from Buddhist teachings and explore how they can help you overcome addiction, let go of attachment, take ownership of your actio
Are You a Slave to Lust? | A Bunny Hugs Podcast interview with Todd Rennebohm & Jeremy Lipkowitz
Are You a Slave to Lust? | A Bunny Hugs Podcast interview with Todd Rennebohm & Jeremy Lipkowitz Jul 13, 2026 3455 🔹 Want to break free?Join Unhooked Academy now:https://www.unhookedacademy.com/This episode is a rebroadcast of a conversation I had with Todd Rennebohm on the Bunny Hugs podcast. Todd runs a mental health show that isn't afraid to go into the territory most podcasts avoid, and this conversation went deep.We covered my personal story from the beginning. How it started innocent enough, looking
What Porn Addiction Really Does to Your Brain | Jeremy Lipkowitz Interviewed by Breanne Wilson on Adventures in Adversity Podcast
What Porn Addiction Really Does to Your Brain | Jeremy Lipkowitz Interviewed by Breanne Wilson on Adventures in Adversity Podcast Jul 6, 2026 4021 🔹 Want to break free? Get my FREE 14-day slip reset here:https://unhookedacademy.com/resetThis week, I'm resharing a conversation I had with Breanne Wilson on the Adventures in Adversity podcast because I think this message is more important than ever.We talk about my journey from porn addiction to recovery, how addiction rewires the brain, why shame keeps so many people trapped, and what it
How I Escaped Porn Addiction | Jeremy Lipkowitz Interviewed by Tim Tedder on The Affair Recovery Room Podcast
How I Escaped Porn Addiction | Jeremy Lipkowitz Interviewed by Tim Tedder on The Affair Recovery Room Podcast Jun 29, 2026 1953 🔹 Want to break free? Get my FREE 14-day slip reset here:https://unhookedacademy.com/resetWhy do so many people struggle to quit porneven when they genuinely want to stop?In this interview with Tim Tedder on The Affair Recovery Room Podcast, I share my personal journey from years of porn addiction to finding lasting recovery, and the lessons I learned along the way.We talk about how porn rewires t
You MUST fix this if you want freedom from porn
You MUST fix this if you want freedom from porn Jun 22, 2026 572 🔹 Want to break free?Be on the Unhooked Academy waitlist:https://www.unhookedacademy.com/What if the biggest obstacle to your recovery isn't porn but the relationship you have with yourself?In this episode, I explore a powerful idea that was sparked by a short piece from Joshua Fields Millburn: we often tolerate behavior from ourselves that we'd never accept from anyone else. Whether it&
Why Focusing Too Much on Recovery Is Keeping You Stuck
Why Focusing Too Much on Recovery Is Keeping You Stuck Jun 15, 2026 1020 🔹 Want to break free?Be on the Unhooked Academy waitlist:https://www.unhookedacademy.com/Have you been working harder and harder at recovery, only to feel like you're getting nowhere?In this episode, I share five reasons why focusing too much on recovery can actually keep you stuck. We explore the neuroscience behind why white-knuckling, obsessing over streaks, and making recovery your entire
Why You Keep Doing Things That Hurt You, with Dr. Daniel Hochman, Creator of Self Recovery Program
Why You Keep Doing Things That Hurt You, with Dr. Daniel Hochman, Creator of Self Recovery Program Jun 8, 2026 4068 🔹 Want to break free? Be on the Unhooked Academy:https://form.typeform.com/to/I4WMlmdlWhat if addiction isn't actually about dopamine, genetics, or a lack of willpower?In this episode, I sit down with psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Hochman to explore a radically different way of understanding addiction and recovery.We discuss why people continue doing things they know are hurting them, why the tradi
Why Successful Men Fail at Home, with Coach Mitchell Osmond, Host of The Dad Nation Podcast
Why Successful Men Fail at Home, with Coach Mitchell Osmond, Host of The Dad Nation Podcast Jun 1, 2026 3780 🔹 Want to break free? Be on the Unhooked Academy:https://form.typeform.com/to/I4WMlmdlHave you built success in your career but still feel disconnected at home?In this episode, I sit down with Mitchell Osmond, Host of The Dad Nation Podcast, to talk about one of the biggest challenges facing modern men: succeeding professionally while struggling in their relationships, emotional health, and family

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