Lorna was just 17 years old when a photoshopped, explicit image of her began circulating online, marking the beginning of a years-long nightmare involving deepfakes, stalking, and online blackmail.

In this episode, Lorna shares how someone used her image to create fake profiles and explicit deepfakes, leading to relentless harassment that spilled from the internet into her everyday life. She opens up about her experience reporting the crime to police, the long road toward justice, and her personal journey of healing.

Episode Resources:

• Article: The Alarming Rise of Deepfake Porn and Its Devastating Effects
• Podcast: Consider Before Consuming Ep.88: Victoria Galy
• Victim Resources

Jeremiah is a husband, an expecting father, and a self-described lifelong learner who found himself struggling with a compulsive porn habit that began in his teens and escalated in college, when he found himself viewing content he would never act out in real life. In this episode, Jeremiah candidly shares how his use of pornography affected his relationships, mental health, and sense of self, particularly during the early stages of his marriage. He opens up about the moment his wife discovered the truth, the shame he experienced, and what sparked his decision to pursue real recovery.

Episode Resources:

• Article: How Porn Can Become an Escalating Behavior
• Recovery Resources
• Podcast: Consider Before Consuming Ep. 112: Robert

*Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised.

Rachel was first exposed to pornography at seven years old and went on to develop an addiction to porn for the next thirteen years. Despite getting treatment for anxiety and depression as a young girl, she never felt like she could tell others about her struggle with porn because it was something that "girls didn't struggle with." Rachel discusses the shame she felt from being a girl struggling with porn, how being exposed to violent pornography from such a young age caused her to be desensitized to an abusive relationship, and why she now encourages people to talk about their struggle in order to break from the shame that so often keeps them struggling.

This episode is a re-release. It was first released in July of 2023.

Episode Resources:

• Article: Why Fighting Porn Must Include Fighting Shame
• Video: How I Realized I Had A Porn Problem: Myuniqe's Story
• Podcast: Consider Before Consuming Ep.100: Madi