Free Indeed Podcast
69 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA podcast dedicated to helping with the fight for freedom from broadband internet pornography. Each week Mike will ask Kirk one question about his journey and how freedom is for him. He will inspire and motivate you to not give up.
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FIP 047: Interview with Pastor Kelby McCottry
February 09, 2020 23:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBMike and Kirk interview Pastor Kelby McCottry who experienced his first Free Indeed weekend intensive for his church. Find out why this intensive is for your church to fight back again pornography!
FIP 046: How a Church Can Find Bravehearts
December 22, 2019 18:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBMike and Kirk discuss the qualities of a church and especially the men who should consider being bravehearts within their community to help other men. Hint: It won't be easy.
FIP 045: Helping Guys Keep It Going
November 25, 2019 18:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBWhat about those guys who've been going for a while? What's important for them to remember and keep in mind? Mike and Kirk explore why not just "freedom" is important. And, introducing the new tool for churches! Getting your men free from pornography and moving yourch forward.
FIP 045: Helping Guys Keep It Going
November 25, 2019 18:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBWhat about those guys who've been going for a while? What's important for them to remember and keep in mind? Mike and Kirk explore why not just "freedom" is important. And, introducing the new tool for churches! Getting your men free from pornography and moving yourch forward.
FIP 044: The Next Stage of Free Indeed MINI Episode
November 11, 2019 12:00 - 7 minutes - 4.99 MBIn this mini episode, Mike and Kirk talk what's next with the podcast. Beyond just helping one man at a time, we want to help churches and church leaders meet the challenge of having a strategic plan to get pornography out of their congregations. One church leader recently said, "This one issue prevents more men (and some women) from serving in leadership roles than any other sin." See 9marks.org - Deepak Reju, "How to Church Members Fight Porn Addiction Together?"
FIP 043: The IP Mistress Speaks
November 05, 2019 22:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBIn this special edition of the podcast Mike and Kirk interview...pornography. The IP Mistress herself. Listen in on how she thinks and get a glimpse into some of her motives. And, find out why men can't "just quit." You may be surprised.
FIP 043: The IP Mistress Speaks [TRIGGERS]
November 05, 2019 22:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBWARNING: TRIGGERS! In this special edition of the podcast Mike and Kirk interview...pornography. The IP Mistress herself. Listen in on how she thinks and get a glimpse into some of her motives. And, find out why men can't "just quit." You may be surprised.
FIP 042: A Summary of the Six Vs
October 21, 2019 10:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBIn this episode, Mike and Kirk share a quick summary of the Six Vs: Visualization, Variety, Vitality, Victory, Vacation and Validation. Please listen to all them again if they have hit home or have deeper meaning for you.
FIP 041: The Six Vs, pt 6B - Validation, pt 2
October 14, 2019 17:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBIn this continuation of our discussion on Validation, Mike and Kirk talk about safety and intimacy and the idea of the power of getting to a place of finding the right validation within the safe confines of good relationships.
FIP 041: The Six Vs, pt 6 - Validation, pt 2
October 14, 2019 17:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBIn this continuation of our discussion on Validation, Mike and Kirk talk about safety and intimacy and the idea of the power of getting to a place of finding the right validation within the safe confines of good relationships.
FIP 040: The Six Vs, pt 6 - Validation
September 30, 2019 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBThe man's need for validation, so fundamental to his identity should come from a place of masculinity. Sadly, too many men (and boys) seek it in all the wrong places. In this first of a two part finale to the Six Vs, Kirk and Mike discuss why pornography will only leave him wanting more and more yet get it.
FIP 039: The Six Vs, pt. 5 - Vacation
May 13, 2019 11:00 - 26 minutes - 12 MBWho needs a vacation? You do! Or so many of us men say to ourselves when we tap or click on that site. To get away, even if for a few minutes to escape the hurt, pain, irritation, or whatever we feel we need to get away from. The IP Mistress awaits. But there is a price. There always is.
FIP 038: She Says She Wants a Divorce: What's Next?
May 06, 2019 13:00 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MBIt's the moment we hope never happens. It's the moment when she has said enough is enough and now that habit or addiction has caught up with him. She has said she wants a divorce. What happens next?
FIP 037: What Would You Tell 9 Year Old Kirk?
April 22, 2019 03:00 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBEvery man has a little boy inside him. Many guys still let him run life and when it comes to having a wife and family, giving him too much of that control. Looking back at the boyhood, both need to meet and talk - man today and boy of yesterday.
FIP 036: The Six Vs, pt. 4 - Victory
April 15, 2019 06:00 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBIn this very special episode (the first minute reveals why), we continue the important series on the Six Vs. This discussion, on victory, is important because of what the IP Mistress offers that no women can: uncondtional victory. Men seek it. We've killed for it, and it has cost us everything.
FIP 035: The Six Vs, pt. 3 - Vitality
April 08, 2019 06:00 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBWe continue our series on the six Vs in Kirk's book, For Your Eyes Only. This one, on vitality is a great discussion on the power given by broadband internet pornography. Yes, power. Small engine, but much power. Yet another reason why it's hard for men to "just stop."
FIP 034: The Six Vs. pt. 2 - Variety
April 01, 2019 06:00 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBOne unnatural thing pornography does is offer variety. Why is it unnatural? Because God never intended there be so much variety in our sexuality. The ideal - one marriage partner - goes against the seemingly infinite variety offered by broadband internet pornography.
FIP 033: Why Should Someone Attend a Free Indeed Class?
March 17, 2019 06:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBThe foundation to all things Free Indeed the live class held every spring and fall is where you find out in detail how to gain and keep your freedom from broadband internet pornography. We talk about the need to keep it live, not online and the benefits to being the class.
FIP 033: Why Should Someone Attend a Free Indeed Class?
March 17, 2019 06:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBThe foundation to all things Free Indeed the live class held every spring and fall is where you find out in detail how to gain and keep your freedom from broadband internet pornography. We talk about the need to keep it live, not online and the benefits to being the class.
FIP 032: What Are Myths About Freedom From Broadband Internet Pornography?
March 04, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 13 MBAfter a quick continuation from the last episode, Mike and Kirk talk about the myths and misconceptions of finding and being in freedom from broadband internet pornography.
FIP 032: What Are Myths About Freedom From Broadband Internet Pornography?
March 04, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 13 MBAfter a quick continuation from the last episode, Mike and Kirk talk about the myths and misconceptions of finding and being in freedom from broadband internet pornography.
FIP 031: Getting Kicked in the Nuts
February 25, 2019 07:00 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MBIn this episode, Mike and Kirk share some of what it feels like to be, well, kicked in the nuts. In a figurative sense of course. Life happens. And bad things happen because no one in this life promises a good life without problems, not even God. But ther
FIP 030: What Does The Bible Have to Say About Freedom?, pt. 3
February 18, 2019 07:00 - 19 minutes - 9.1 MBGalatians in the New Testament is a letter written to people who wanted to a return life of slavery, but whom the apostle Paul tried to hold freedom out as the best option to counteract this human tendency of trying too hard to work our way into the gospel.
FIP 029: What Does the Bible Have to Say About Freedom? pt. 2
February 04, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 13 MBWith this episode, Mike spends time in Psalm 119. This is one of the most beautiful places in all of scripture on the benefits of being a law-abiding citizen of heaven. Freedom comes from obedience.
FIP 028: What Does the Bible Have to Say About Freedom? pt. 1
January 28, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBIn this first of Mike's solo episodes of the podcast, we will hear about a beautiful and heartfelt verse from the very mouth of God to his people Israel just after they left Egypt as slaves.
FIP 027: The Six Vs pt. 1: Visualization
January 21, 2019 12:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBThe power of what we see can and does stay with us all our lives. There are visual memories from our very earliest age that almost never lose their detail. The creators of pornography know this.
FIP 026: How Does a Guy Talk to His Woman About His Pornography Problem?
January 14, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBHaving a first conversation with his woman (a wife, his girlfriend or fiancé) can be difficult. This is another practical and meaningful conversation about how to do this with courage but also with a degree of humility and hope.
FIP 026: How Does a Guy Talk to His Woman About His Pornography Problem?
January 14, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBHaving a first conversation with his woman (a wife, his girlfriend or fiancé) can be difficult. This is another practical and meaningful conversation about how to do this with courage but also with a degree of humility and hope.
FIP 025: How Does a Dad Talk to His Son About Pornography?
January 07, 2019 07:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBThis is one episode where you get hands on, actionable how to on talking to your son, with (of course) more depth than just a list of things to do. Talking means conversation. Conversation means relationship.
FIP 024: Destruction, Recovery and Hope - An Interview From the Other Side of Divorce
December 31, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBThis special episode of the podcast features a special guest who agreed to share the pain of her story with others in the hope that what she's been through, someone else doesn't have to.
FIP 023: For Your Eyes Only, "Just Quit?"
December 24, 2018 12:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBThis episode Mike and Kirk discuss chapter 11 of Kirk's book, For Your Eyes Only. The chapter, "Just Quit?" is about the power of the IP Mistress over the man who continues to need to feed his emotional hunger. Hint: She has way to much power!
FIP 022: How Do You Relate to Women So Your Mind and Actions Stay More Pure?
December 17, 2018 12:00 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBA big part of a porn habit or problem is wandering eyes and subsequent thoughts and often fantasies. Kirk and Mike talk about how to stop doing this and repeating the cycle again.
FIP 021: How Has Counseling Helped You In Your Freedom?
December 10, 2018 03:00 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MBIn this episode we talk about the importance of counseling in finding and keeping freedom. There are complex and usually many reasons why a guy develops and keeps a habit of pornography consumption. Counseling can help see some of the deeper reasons why.
FIP 020: Mike and His Son Brandon Talk Broadband Internet Porngraphy
December 03, 2018 07:00 - 34 minutes - 16 MBMike and Brandon talk about the experience of growing with broadband internet access. Brandon shares some of his story and the struggle he has had with pornography.
FIP 019: How Has Your Self Worth Changed From Before and After Finding Freedom?
November 26, 2018 12:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBSlavery in any form does nothing to help the worth of a person, especially pornography. This episode is about the importance seeing ourselves as worth something to someone, but also to ourselves.
FIP 018: What Role Does Choice Play in Your Freedom?
November 12, 2018 11:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBIn this episode, if you choose to listen to it, you'll hear about...choice. The God-given ability to choose is one of the most defining characteristics of being human. We choose both well and poorly, us humans. And it has an important role to play in free
FIP 018: What Role Does Choice Play in Your Freedom?
November 12, 2018 11:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBIn this episode, if you choose to listen to it, you'll hear about...choice. The God-given ability to choose is one of the most defining characteristics of being human. We choose both well and poorly, us humans. And it has an important role to play in free
FIP 017: Have You Uncovered Any Issues With Grief?
November 05, 2018 07:00 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MBWhen it comes to overcoming an addiction or habit that has been going on for years, the work that emerges can often involve grief. Grief is a necessary part of emotional growth and can be painful. Dealing with it is serious business Kirk and I talk about in this episode.
FIP 017: Have You Uncovered Any Issues With Grief?
November 05, 2018 07:00 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MBWhen it comes to overcoming an addiction or habit that has been going on for years, the work that emerges can often involve grief. Grief is a necessary part of emotional growth and can be painful. Dealing with it is serious business Kirk and I talk about in this episode.
FIP 016: What Role Does Learning Play In Your Freedom?
October 29, 2018 06:00 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MBWhat do you fill your mind with? Instead of how to find the next fix in the never-ending cycle of pornography consumption, find something to learn. Find more. Grow more. Be more. Learn something to give back.
FIP 016: What Role Does Learning Play In Your Freedom?
October 29, 2018 06:00 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MBWhat do you fill your mind with? Instead of how to find the next fix in the never-ending cycle of pornography consumption, find something to learn. Find more. Grow more. Be more. Learn something to give back.
FIP 015: Why Can't We Consume Our Way to Freedom?
October 22, 2018 06:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBFundamentally, the slavery of broadband internet pornography is consuming. Usually for men, it's consuming women on a screen and perhaps off the screen as well. In our consumer society, what's the opposite of consuming? Find out in this week's episode.
FIP 015: Why Can't We Consume Our Way to Freedom?
October 22, 2018 06:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBFundamentally, the slavery of broadband internet pornography is consuming. Usually for men, it's consuming women on a screen and perhaps off the screen as well. In our consumer society, what's the opposite of consuming? Find out in this week's episode.
FIP 014: What Roles Have Mentors Played In Your Freedom?
October 15, 2018 06:00 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MBWhen it comes to learning from people, finding freedom isn't done in a vacuum. While no one can be free for someone else, the journey of masculine freedom should involve learning from other men.
FIP 014: What Roles Have Mentors Played In Your Freedom?
October 15, 2018 06:00 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MBWhen it comes to learning from people, finding freedom isn't done in a vacuum. While no one can be free for someone else, the journey of masculine freedom should involve learning from other men.
FIP 013: Why Is It Important to Take the Long View of Our Freedom?
October 08, 2018 06:00 - 32 minutes - 15 MBWhen it comes to finding and then living in freedom, something to remember is that it's journey, not a destination. We have milestones, yes, but remembering to live in freedom and enjoying those victories along the way helps in the mindset of getting there.
FIP 013: Why Is It Important to Take the Long View of Our Freedom?
October 08, 2018 06:00 - 32 minutes - 15 MBWhen it comes to finding and then living in freedom, something to remember is that it's journey, not a destination. We have milestones, yes, but remembering to live in freedom and enjoying those victories along the way helps in the mindset of getting there.
FIP 012: What Role Does Exercise Play In Your Freedom?
October 01, 2018 06:00 - 32 minutes - 15 MBOur bodies can be tricky. What we see on the outside is only a part of who we are. The essential work of getting and staying free from broadband internet pornography is our mind telling our body what to do. It's more important than we realize.
FIP 012: What Role Does Exercise Play In Your Freedom?
October 01, 2018 06:00 - 32 minutes - 15 MBOur bodies can be tricky. What we see on the outside is only a part of who we are. The essential work of getting and staying free from broadband internet pornography is our mind telling our body what to do. It's more important than we realize.
FIP 011: What Helps You With Wandering Thoughts and Eyes?
September 24, 2018 06:00 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MBAs guys, we are visual by nature. We are attracted to beauty - for a reason. God made us that way. In itself it's a good thing. But when the attraction to beauty is misguided, it can set up for feeding the appetite.