Maria Ahlin And A Conversation About Porn

This is a repost of an earlier episode that I shared in November of 2020. I've always thought it deserved a second chance at being heard since I posted it on the same day as the 2020 US presidential election. And we all know how that went. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Maria Ahlin. Below are the original show notes.

If I'm being honest, I never thought I'd be talking about porn in one of my podcasts. But here we are.

I was inspired to dive further into this topic after coming across a TEDx Talk done by today's guest, Maria Ahlin. It was titled 'Let's Talk Porn.' Ok, I thought, you have my interest. My eyes and mind were opened up to so many new things I had never really considered.

With people finding porn at younger ages, it's showing a massive impact on how young people view sex. Young people are creating unrealistic expectations based on what they see. Porn ends up having negative affects on the mind that can lead to symptoms that are common with drug addiction.

And some of those expectations lead to people doing things they don't feel comfortable with just because it's what they see in porn. Maria and I discuss how young women are thinking that they need to be choked and punished during sex because that's what men like. So many of these beliefs come from usage of porn.