Consider Before Consuming
149 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 704 ratingsThink about all of the things you consider every day to help keep yourself, your loved ones, and your community happy, healthy, and hopeful.
Now consider this: There is an ever-growing body of research demonstrating significant negative impacts, for yourself and the ones you love, in the consumption of pornography. It can change the way you think, harm your ability to connect with other people, and can contribute to changing the world in negative ways.
Join us every other week as we consider the harmful effects of pornography using science, facts, and personal accounts.
Consider Before Consuming is brought to you by Fight the New Drug (FTND). FTND is a non-religious and non-legislative nonprofit that aims to raise awareness on the harmful effects of pornography and its links to sexual exploitation using only science, facts, and personal accounts.
Fight the New Drug collaborates with a variety of qualified organizations and individuals with varying personal beliefs, affiliations, and political persuasions. As FTND is a non-religious and non-legislative organization, the personal beliefs, affiliations, and persuasions of any of our team members or of those we collaborate with do not reflect or impact the mission of Fight the New Drug.
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Jo Robertson: Sex Therapist & Betrayal Trauma Specialist
June 09, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBJo Robertson is a sex therapist and betrayal trauma specialist who researches pornography. In her sex therapy practice, she currently helps couples restore intimacy or helps individuals with problematic sexual behaviors. Along with running her own private practice, Jo is also the research and training lead for The Light Project, a charity helping to equip youth, their families, and professionals navigate the ever-evolving issue of online porn. Listen to Jo Robertson discuss how to most effec...
Theodosia: Child Sexual Abuse Survivor & Ex-Porn Performer
May 26, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBTrigger Warning: This discussion includes frank, explicit discussions of abuse and pornographic content that may be triggering to some. Listener discretion is advised. As a child, Theodosia suffered sexual abuse from an older, trusted woman in her life. To cope, she created the idea in her mind that if consent didn’t exist, she could not be violated. The trauma from the abuse later fed into violent and abusive romantic relationships, and eventually to a boyfriend introducing her to the wo...
Theodosia: Child Sexual Abuse Survivor & Former Porn Performer
May 26, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBTrigger Warning: This discussion includes frank, explicit discussions of abuse and pornographic content that may be triggering to some. Listener discretion is advised. As a child, Theodosia suffered sexual abuse from an older, trusted woman in her life. To cope, she created the idea in her mind that if consent didn’t exist, she could not be violated. The trauma from the abuse later fed into violent and abusive romantic relationships, and eventually to a boyfriend introducing her to the wo...
Joshua Broome: Ex-Porn Performer & Anti-Porn Activist
May 12, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBTrigger Warning: This discussion includes explicit descriptions and suicide ideation that may be triggering to some. Listener discretion is advised. Joshua Broome grew up in a small town in South Carolina where he started his modeling career. After a short stint in college, he moved to Los Angeles, California, to become a full-time model and actor. Eventually, he found his way into the porn industry, performing in over 1,000 pornographic films and winning several awards, including Best Male...
Joshua Broome: Former Porn Performer & Anti-Porn Activist
May 12, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 86.8 MBTrigger Warning: This discussion includes explicit descriptions and suicide ideation that may be triggering to some. Listener discretion is advised. Joshua Broome grew up in a small town in South Carolina where he started his modeling career. After a short stint in college, he moved to Los Angeles, California, to become a full-time model and actor. Eventually, he found his way into the porn industry, performing in over 1,000 pornographic films and winning several awards, including Best Male...
What’s Going On With Pornhub?
April 28, 2021 12:44 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBDisclaimer: Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative awareness and education organization. Some of the issues discussed in this episode may be legislatively-affiliated. Though our organization is non-legislative, we fully support the fights against already illegal forms of pornography and sexual exploitation, and against sex trafficking. Trigger Warning: Graphic descriptions of sex trafficking, child sexual abuse materials, and other forms of sexual exploitation are discuss...
Barbi: Anti-Abuse Activist & Child Sexual Abuse Survivor
April 14, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBBarbi is a loving mother to five kids and is happily married to her husband of twenty years. When Barbi was six-years-old, she was exposed to pornography by an uncle. She didn’t understand what it was, but she knew how it made her feel and she quickly understood what it would lead to, which was him sexually abusing her. Barbi didn’t fully recognize the connection that pornography played in the sexual abuse during her childhood until a guest speaker talked to her class when she was in high sc...
Dr. Kim Farrington: Activist & Sexual Assault Physician
March 31, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBTrigger Warning: Graphic descriptions of sexual assault are discussed during this conversation. Listener discretion is advised. Dr. Kim Farrington has been a sexual assault physician for over 18 years, primarily in the area of sexual assault in adolescents and adults. In that time, she’s seen over 500 cases of sexual assault from individuals who have been recently assaulted, assisting them in getting medical help and collecting forensic samples. In recent years, Dr. Farrington became intere...
Kathrine Lee: Anti-trafficking Advocate & Founder of the Pure Hope Foundation
March 17, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBDisclaimer: Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative awareness and education organization. While the guest in this episode references religion, Fight the New Drug is not religiously-affiliated. Kathrine Lee is a life coach, business strategist, and anti-trafficking advocate. After having several experiences in her life that highlighted the negative impacts of pornography, she decided to take action. She and her husband sold their dream home and founded the Pure Hope Foundat...
Eddie Capparucci, Ph.D.: Counselor, Coach, & Sex Addiction Therapist
March 03, 2021 07:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBDisclaimer: Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative awareness and education organization. While the guest in this episode discusses religion, Fight the New Drug is not religiously-affiliated. Eddie Capparucci is a licensed professional counselor and certified sex addiction specialist. For over 10 years, Eddie has worked as a licensed professional counselor, but when he noticed more patients who were struggling with a compulsion to pornography were coming into his practice,...
Lynne: Athlete, Activist & Recovering Porn Addict
February 17, 2021 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBLynne was first exposed to pornography when she stumbled upon it on the family computer when she was 8 years old. She didn’t seek it out again until she was a teenager, when at the age of 16, she experienced a traumatic event that resulted in her turning to porn as a coping mechanism. Her porn consumption escalated throughout her years in college where it affected her relationships and pursuit of hobbies. Her addiction pushed her deeper and deeper into isolation, until she got the courage to...
Adam LaRoche: Former MLB Player & Founder of E3
February 03, 2021 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBDisclaimer: Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative awareness and education organization. While our guest on this episode discusses religion, Fight the New Drug is not religiously-affiliated. Trigger Warning: Graphic descriptions of sex trafficking are discussed during this conversation. Listener Discretion is advised. If you’re a baseball fan, chances are you’ve heard of Adam LaRoche. Before the end of his 12-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB), Adam went on a ...
Nicholas Kristof: Award-winning Journalist & Political Commentator
January 20, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBDisclaimer: Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative awareness and education organization. While the individual in this interview discusses legislatively-related issues, Fight the New Drug is non-legislative. Trigger Warning: Graphic descriptions of sex trafficking, abuse, rape, child sexual abuse materials, drug use, and suicide ideation are discussed during this conversation. Listener discretion is advised. Nicholas Kristof is an American journalist, two-time Pulitzer Pr...
Coco Berthmann: Familial Trafficking Survivor & Aspiring International Human Rights Lawyer
January 06, 2021 07:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBTrigger warning: Graphic descriptions of sex trafficking, abuse, and attempted suicide are discussed during this conversation. Listener discretion is advised. Born and raised in Germany, Coco spent the first 15 years of her life as a victim of familial trafficking. For the majority of her youth, she was trafficked, abused, and raped by different people, all coordinated by close family members. She escaped at age 15, and unfortunately, the abuse didn’t stop there. Shortly after her escape, t...
Sebastián: Fighter & Recovering Porn Addict
November 18, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBTrigger warning: Graphic descriptions of sex acts and porn videos are discussed during this conversation. Sebastian is a Fighter from Madrid, Spain, who has been struggling with pornography from a young age. He was eight when he was first exposed to porn when he and his friends searched for it out of curiosity, and by the time he was 12 years old, it became a compulsive habit that escalated into more hardcore genres. Sebastian discovered that he was struggling to perform sexually with partn...
Gabe Deem: Founder of Reboot Nation, Activist, & Former Porn Addict
November 04, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBTrigger Warning: During this conversation we discuss mainstream internet porn, porn addiction, porn-induced erectile dysfunction, sexuality, suicide ideation, and some graphic language is used. Listener discretion is advised. Like most adolescents in the world today, Gabe was exposed to hardcore porn well before the age of 18. What started as a habit driven by curiosity and a growing normalized culture around porn spiraled into a full-blown compulsive habit. Without expecting any sort of ne...
Annie Kadlecek: Activist & 2019 Fighter of the Year
October 21, 2020 06:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBMeet Annie, Fight the New Drug’s 2019 Fighter of the Year. Annie has one of the coolest and most impactful backstories of getting involved with our organization that we’ve encountered to date. As a junior in college, Annie did some incredible things on her campus to start important conversations about the harms of porn and take away the stigma of struggling with it. Listen to Annie discuss her journey with podcast host, Garrett Jonsson, to see how she is making the movement famous in her com...
Maddie Corman: Actress, Playwright, Betrayal Trauma Survivor
October 07, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBTrigger Warning: During this conversation we discuss betrayal trauma, sex addiction, and child sexual abuse materials. Listener discretion is advised. Maddie Corman started her career as a child actor in the 1980s, growing to become an American film and television actor appearing in over 25 films. But Maddie’s world was rocked when her television director husband was very publicly arrested for possession of child sexual abuse materials. Maddie has since found healing through the one-woman s...
Sathiya Sam: Recovered Porn Consumer, Activist, & Pornography Recovery Coach
September 23, 2020 06:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MBMeet Canadian activist Sathiya. After facing his own struggle with pornography, Sathiya created DeepClean, a program built to help men experience long-term freedom from pornography through a systematic process. Sathiya talks with podcast host, Garrett Jonsson, about his own struggle with pornography, how it negatively impacted different areas of his life, and why he’s now dedicating his life to helping men find lasting recovery. You can learn more about Sathiya’s program, DeepClean, at https...
Emma: Recovering Porn Addict & Activist
September 09, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBThink pornography consumption is just a “guy” problem? Meet Emma, a 19-year-old cosmetology student who was just 11 when she was first exposed to pornography. By the time she was 12, she says she consumed it multiple times a day on the iPod Touch her parents gave her. Her uncontrollable porn habit was also accompanied by feelings of shame and worthlessness that came from being a young girl who was told people who consume porn aren’t worth dating. Listen to Emma talk to podcast host Garrett J...
Jose Alfaro: Human Trafficking Survivor, Public Speaker, & Activist
August 26, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 82.1 MBTrigger Warning: During this conversation we discuss sex trafficking, abuse, and suicide ideation. Listener discretion is advised. Jose has experienced so much in his life that would be unimaginable for many. While growing up in a small town in Texas, Jose was terrified to come out as gay to his family—particularly his physically and mentally abusive father. After coming out, Jose's family was not accepting. The rejection he faced from his parents played a role in leading Jose to rely on ot...
Jay Taylor: Social Worker, Educator, & Resource Trainer at A Call To Men
August 12, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBJay Taylor is a social worker dedicated to social justice and equality initiatives. Taylor has worked in anti-human trafficking, community health centers, young men’s restorative programing, psychiatric hospitals, university wellness centers, and as an adjunct college professor. His involvement with men’s issues began when he worked with men in anti-human trafficking and domestic violence programs. Today, Jay is a Resource Trainer and Specialist in Violence Prevention for Colleges & Universi...
Dr. Carolyn West: Psychology Professor, Filmmaker, Author, Speaker, & Domestic Violence Expert
July 29, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBTrigger Warning: During this conversation we discuss racism and sexual violence. Listener discretion is advised. Dr. Carolyn M. West is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Washington where she teaches courses on human sexuality, family violence, sex crimes, and sexual violence. She is nationally recognized for her scholarship on gender-based violence in the lives of African American women and specializes in domestic violence, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. During...
Marisol Nichols: Actress, Activist, & Founder and Executive Director of Slavery Free World
July 15, 2020 06:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBTrigger Warning: During this conversation we discuss sex trafficking. Listener discretion is advised. You may know Marisol Nichols as Hermione Lodge in the hugely popular Warner Bros and Netflix critically acclaimed hit television series Riverdale. To some, the Chicago native is an actress, but to others she’s a hero. After learning about the rampant issue of human trafficking, Marisol has worked with law enforcement and State and Federal Legislators for over a decade to help catch child se...
Elizabeth Frazier: Sex Trafficking Survivor, Activist, & Entrepreneur
July 01, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBTrigger Warning: During this conversation we discuss sex trafficking, self-harm, and suicide ideation. Listener discretion is advised. Elizabeth grew up in a wealthy neighborhood with a seemingly normal and loving family. But unbeknownst to her friends, teachers, and even eventually her husband, Elizabeth was a victim of familial trafficking from age 4 to 23, when she was able to escape and focus on her own family. Now, Elizabeth is the founder of Hero Bands, a company that creates handmade...
Titania Jordan: Chief Parent Officer & C.M.O. at Bark Technologies
May 20, 2020 06:00 - 36 minutes - 33 MBTrigger Warning: During this conversation we discuss suicide ideation, and child abuse. Listener discretion is advised. This week’s guest is Titania Jordan, Chief Marketing Officer at Bark Technologies. Bark specializes in an affordable, award-winning dashboard that proactively monitors text messages, YouTube, emails, and 30+ different social networks for potential safety concerns so busy parents can keep their kids safer online. According to a case study performed in 2019, 70% of tweens an...
Terry Crews: Actor, Former-NFL Player, Ex-Porn Addict, & Activist
May 06, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBWATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH TERRY CREWS HERE. Terry Crews is perhaps best known for his hilarious bicep-bulging Old Spice videos, but since achieving viral YouTube fame, Terry has gone on to become a force to be reckoned with in Hollywood. He has starred in hit TV series such as Everybody Hates Chris and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and is featured in popular movies including White Chicks, The Longest Yard, Bridesmaids, The Expendables. Now the host of America’s Got Talent, Terry has also been out...
Jay Stringer: Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Author, & Activist
April 22, 2020 06:00 - 53 minutes - 49 MBTrigger warning: During this episode we discuss child sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised. This week’s interview is with Jay Stringer. Jay is a licensed mental health counselor from Seattle, WA, the author of Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing, and the creator of the Unwanted Sexual Behavior Self-Assessment that guides individuals to connect the dots between their story and their porn use. Listen to Jay and podcast host Garrett Jonsson discuss the nature beh...
Claire: Activist & Former Compulsive Porn Consumer
April 08, 2020 06:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBThink porn is just a “guy” problem? Think again. This week’s conversation is with Claire, a former compulsive porn consumer and anti-porn activist. Claire stumbled across porn at a young age and what started as a natural curiosity to sexuality turned into a compulsive behavior to watch more, more often, and a more hardcore version. It wasn’t until she was in high school, when her dad brought home some information he learned from a live presentation by Fight the New Drug, that she realized sh...
Shanelle Connell: Social Media Influencer, Dating Coach, & Actress
March 25, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBFor this episode of Consider Before Consuming, we sat down with Shanelle Connell. Shanelle is an entrepreneur, actress, dating coach, and social media influencer. During our conversation, Shanelle discusses the importance of critical thinking and why she is both anti-porn and sex-positive. In this episode, there are great tips about how to be tactful when talking about the harmful effects of pornography and sexual exploitation with your loved ones on social media. Click here to access the r...
Heidi Olson: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)
March 11, 2020 06:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBTrigger warning: This episode contains graphic depictions of child sex abuse. Listener discretion is advised. Full disclosure: the topics discussed in this episode are heavy, but absolutely essential to consider when it comes to protecting children in our community. In this episode of Consider Before Consuming, we sat down with Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Heidi Olson. Heidi works specifically with children at a children’s hospital in Kansas City near the border of Kansas and Missou...
Shawn Blymiller: Recovering Sex Addict, Yogi, Husband, & Father
February 26, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBTrigger warning: During this conversation we discuss infidelity, betrayal trauma, and suicide ideation. Listener discretion is advised. Shawn is a husband, father, yogi, and a student of overall wellness. He is also a recovering sex and porn addict. After being exposed to pornography at a very young and impressionable age, Shawn found himself grappling with addiction before he had the chance to learn about healthy sexuality. Despite his efforts to quit and even after confiding in his wife, ...
Harmony (Dust) Grillo: Survivor, Founder, & Author
February 12, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBTrigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of child sexual abuse and sex trafficking. Listener discretion is advised. This week’s interview is with exploitation and trafficking survivor turned UCLA honor student, Harmony (Dust) Grillo. Today, Harmony is the founder of Treasures, an outreach and support group to help women and girls who are entrenched in sexual exploitation find freedom. Harmony speaks with podcast host, Garrett Jonsson, drawing from her own personal experience of b...
Brook Parker-Bello, Ph.D.: Survivor, CEO, & Activist
January 29, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBTrigger Warning: This episode contains graphic depictions of abuse, rape, sex trafficking, drug facilitated sexual assault, and suicide ideation. Listener discretion is advised. Dr. Brook Parker-Bello is a writer, teacher, actor, CEO, justice advocate, author, entrepreneur, yoga instructor, visionary, curriculum developer, mentor, and founder of multiple organizations. She became a recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the 44th President of the United States and the ...
Samantha Leonard: Survivor, Author, & Activist
January 15, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBTrigger Warning: During this conversation we discuss childhood sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised. Samantha Leonard is the author of “Groomed: Shining a Light on the Unheard Narrative of Childhood Sexual Assault,” a novel that tells the shocking tale of one young woman’s journey of abuse. Samantha wrote “Groomed” as a fictional story, drawing from her own personal experience being groomed, and from the personal experience of other child exploitation survivors. She sat down with Co...
Walter DeKeseredy, Ph.D.: Researcher & Activist
January 01, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBDid you know that porn can actually deeply affect the way we view and treat those around us? Just ask Walter DeKeseredy, an academic researcher and author who’s been studying violence against women for over 30 years. In addition to the 25 books, 83 scholarly book chapters, and over 100 scientific journal articles he’s published on sexual violence and other related social problems, Dr. DeKeseredy has received so many awards for his work that it’s almost difficult to keep track of. His extensi...
Carmel & Lynae: Activists & 2018’s Fighters Of The Year
November 27, 2019 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBCarmel and Lynae are two twin sisters and Fighters from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Their journey of getting involved with Fight the New Drug began almost 4 years ago, when they saw a Facebook post from a friend in a red “Porn Kills Love” tee. What started as a mutual interest in our posts on the social network grew into an active following of our blog and other social platforms for both Lynae and Carmel. They made huge waves in their Wisconsin community of La Crosse after a local universit...
Eli Nash: Entrepreneur, Recovering Porn Addict, & Activist
November 13, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBTrigger warning: The following podcast episode contains graphic descriptions of childhood sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised. Eli Nash shared his hardships on the TEDx stage in his talk titled “Escaping Porn Addiction" and now he’s telling our listeners his story. What started as an appeal to women’s clothing catalogues at a young age quickly turned to an appetite for internet porn, leading to an addiction to pornography that would follow him well into adulthood. It wasn’t until t...
Sabrina Parr: Lifestyle Coach & Social Media Influencer
October 30, 2019 06:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBIf you haven’t heard of Sabrina Parr yet, that's about to change. Not only is she a popular health and lifestyle coach in Atlanta, Georgia, but this Cleveland native is currently dating two-time NBA champion and previous guest on this podcast, Lamar Odom! In this episode, Sabrina talks with podcast host Garrett Jonsson about how pornography has negatively influenced her habits and relationships, and how Parr and Odom have addressed the issue of pornography in their new and public relationshi...
Richie Hardcore: Public Speaker & Activist
October 16, 2019 06:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBTrigger warning: The following podcast episode contains quoted graphic song lyrics to bring awareness to how porn can influence culture. Listener discretion is advised. Meet Richie Hardcore! (Yes, that is his real last name. No, he has not performed in porn.) Richie is a retired professional kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter from New Zealand. Today, he splits his time between training other fighters and his work as an activist, which includes public speaking against the harms of pornography. ...
Libbi: Activist & Former Partner of a Porn Addict
October 02, 2019 06:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBTrigger warning: Some listeners who have experienced betrayal trauma may find the accounts in this episode to be graphic and/or disturbing. For this episode of Consider Before Consuming, we sat down with Libbi (name changed to conceal her identity), an anti-porn activist and follower of Fight the New Drug, to discuss her experience of being married to a porn addict. At first, Libbi says she and her ex-spouse were working on addressing his compulsive pornography habit, but later decided to g...
Crissy Outlaw: Activist & Former Performer
September 18, 2019 06:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBTrigger warning: The following podcast episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse, drug abuse, and explicit situations while performing in porn. Listener discretion is advised. Crissy was molested at the age of four, a pattern of abuse that would continue throughout her childhood and teen years. When she became an adult, various decisions and pressures to please the men in her life lead Crissy to start working as a performer in pornography. For seven years, Crissy performed in po...
Crissy Outlaw: Activist & Ex-Porn Performer
September 18, 2019 06:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBTrigger warning: The following podcast episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse, drug abuse, and explicit situations while performing in porn. Listener discretion is advised. Crissy was molested at the age of four, a pattern of abuse that would continue throughout her childhood and teen years. When she became an adult, various decisions and pressures to please the men in her life lead Crissy to start working as a performer in pornography. For seven years, Crissy performed in po...
Lamar Odom: Professional Athlete
September 04, 2019 06:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBTrigger warning: The following podcast episode contains graphic descriptions of sex and drug use. Listener discretion is advised. Lamar Odom is one of the most prominent professional athletes to go public with his decision to stop watching porn. After telling TMZ Sports that he had given up porn as part of building a healthier lifestyle for himself, we sat down with the former NBA star near his birthplace of Queens, New York. In this episode, listen to Lamar open up about how his porn habit...
John Foubert, Ph.D.: Researcher, Author, & Activist
August 21, 2019 06:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBDr. John Foubert has a 30-page resume, but what’s more impressive, he’s a very personable conversationalist. As a Dean of the College of Education at Union University, Dr. Foubert stays busy, acting as the Principal of Dr. John D. Foubert, LLC., and serving for the U.S. Army as the Highly Qualified Expert for Sexual Assault Prevention. He also continues to work for the national nonprofit organization he founded called One in Four where, for 20 years, he has researched rape prevention program...
Chaz Smith: Social Media Influencer & Fighter
August 07, 2019 06:00 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBYou might know him as the funny guy on YouTube who zooms in on his face and pronounces things incorrectly, but did you know Chaz Smith is also an advocate for the movement for love? In this episode which was recorded during a trip to spread the movement in Guatemala, Chaz Smith gets personal (and silly) with our podcast host, Garrett Jonsson, sharing his perspective on pornography and why he became a Fighter. Garrett and Chaz combat the stigma that often surrounds this topic, with Chaz stati...
Tina Frundt: Courtney’s House Founder & Executive Director
July 24, 2019 06:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBTrigger warning: The following podcast episode contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse, and sex trafficking. Listener discretion is advised. Tina Frundt is the Founder and Executive Director of Courtney’s House. Since it was founded in 2008, Courtney’s House has helped over 2,000 survivors transition their mindset and exit sex trafficking situations. Tina received the Fredrick Douglas Award in 2010 and has served on the White House Advisory Council. We appreciate Tina taking the time ...
Clay Olsen: Co-founder & President of Fight the New Drug
July 10, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBClay Olsen is the Co-founder and President of Fight the New Drug (FTND), and a sandwich enthusiast—if not just out of sheer convenience. Clay took time out of his busy schedule to sit down with us and reminisce on the creation and evolution of FTND, the organization behind the Consider Before Consuming podcast. Join us as we take a look through Clay's lens while he shares how FTND started, and why it's so important that this topic continues to be considered and discussed in today's society. ...
Introducing: Consider Before Consuming
May 31, 2019 22:38 - 3 minutes - 2.99 MBConsider Before Consuming explores the science, research, and personal accounts demonstrating the harmful effects of pornography on individuals, relationships, and society as a whole. In each episode, we will discuss this topic while interviewing experts, advocates, influencers, and people who have experienced the unhealthy impacts of pornography in their own lives, to encourage individuals to make informed decisions about pornography . Episodes will be released every other week starting Jul...