Porn Free Radio

Porn Free Radio

RecoveredMan.com presents Porn Free Radio with Matt Dobschuetz. This is the podcast for motivated guys, who want to quit looking at porn, get hope and take action. Whether you have been at this a long time or just hit rock bottom, this podcast is for you. Matt Dobschuetz shares how his journey to being porn free started with being caught by his wife downloading pornography in 2001. What came out of that lowest point was a new desire to get free and a passion for helping others. Matt has practical advice and a plan for getting out of porn addiction. He gets it. He's been there and made mistakes, but now lives 100% porn free. Getting a system that works and is repeatable is the cornerstone of Porn Free Radio. Every time you fail you have an opportunity to learn what works for you and make the necessary changes to your plan. Whether your goal is improving your marriage, your career, or just making you a better dad- getting rid of the porn will free you to make it happen. Get hope and take action!

Episodes

July 16, 2025 51 mins

Steve Chandler from episode 274 wrote this,

“Many people I work with make the mistake of confusing commitment with intention. They think they're the same thing. And by thinking that, by living in that misunderstanding, they lose all the power commitment has.”

Sam Dobschuetz joins this episode to discuss the distinction between intention and commitment.

Get the full show notes here:
https://recoveredman.co...

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The whole point of this podcast is not just to change what you’re doing. It’s to change who you are being. For that, we look at repetition and beliefs. 

In this episode we discuss how the our identity is shaped by our habits. And how the identity we choose determines the habits we need to create.

Get the full show notes here:
https://recoveredman.com/354
 
PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 4 ways I can help you in your recove...

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We often say that porn is not the problem, it's the solution. And when we let go of porn we are left with one thing: our needs. But just how do we get our needs met?

On this episode, I share a counterintuitive approach, you can use, to meet almost any need.

 

Get the full show notes here:
https://recoveredman.com/353
 
PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 4 ways I can help you in your recovery:
 
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June 17, 2025 9 mins

Have you ever felt guilty that you have not lived up to your potential? That because of your past something you were destined for will never be achieved.

On this episode, we reframe this mindset with a hopeful alternative where nothing has been lost and even more is to be gained.

Get the full show notes here:
https://recoveredman.com/352
 
PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 4 ways I can help you in your recovery:
 
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June 15, 2025 10 mins

This episode is a fast follow-up to PFR 350- Pure Freedom, where we discuss Rich Litvin's "three distinctions around freedom."

In this show, Matt asks some prompting questions to help you get more clarity about your freedom.

Get the full show notes here:
https://recoveredman.com/351
 
PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 4 ways I can help you in your recovery:
 
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June 12, 2025 31 mins

In the episode, we are going to focus on the concept of pure freedom.

Master coach, Rich Litvin describes pure freedom as "the freedom to make decisions moment by moment. The freedom to be yourself... a place to come FROM, not a place to get to."

Get the full show notes here: https://recoveredman.com/350  

Get the full show notes here:
https://recoveredman.com/350
 
PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 4 ways I can help you in y...

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We're back on PFR asking the question, “when are you going to stop living like you're never going to die?” 

Get the full show notes here:
https://recoveredman.com/349
 
PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 4 ways I can help you in your recovery:
 
Porn Free This Year (Free video course)
http://recoveredman.com/thisyear
 
Buy the book, Porn Free by Matt Dobschuetz
http://pornfreebook.com

Join a REV Group
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February 10, 2025 53 mins

In this episode, we explore the idea of "high bottom" porn use—when your life isn't falling apart, but you're still stuck and it's costing you. We discuss how people in this situation can break through denial and rationalizations to take more action. There is more freedom to be had!

Get the full show notes here:
https://recoveredman.com/348

 
PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 4 ways I can help you in your recovery:

 
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One of my podcast heroes, Dan Miller, had a goal setting practice which I love. 

“When I set my goals for the new year, I ruthlessly eliminate 15% of the things I’ve been doing to make room for the new things I want to do.” — Dan Miller, 48 Days Podcast

Dan shares how it's important eliminate things you're doing before creating new commitments. In this episode, you'll learn how this goal setting practice is easily adapted to recove...

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In this episode, I’m joined by my brother Sam Dobschuetz, as we open the Porn Free Radio mailbag answering questions like…

  • What percentage of guys that do coaching with you achieve a porn free life?
  • Any recommendations on a porn blocker or firewall?
  • What is it actually like when you are in recovery for 60, 90, 200 days, a year, 5 years?
  • How does the struggle change?
  • Can you ever go back to the way things were, in any area of l...
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We just picked a new president here in the States. Maybe you heard?

This season, I noticed my news consumption went way up.

As I look back now at my feelings and motivations, I found some interesting connections to my old porn struggle.

On this episode, I consider my vulnerability with consuming content and media as a recovered man.

Get the full show notes here:
https://recoveredman.com/345

 
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When solving a crime, detectives use motive, means, and opportunity to catch the criminal.

In recovery, after a troubling episode, we can use the same logic to solve our relapse. Our ultimate goal is to prevent future crimes.
  

Get the full show notes here:
https://recoveredman.com/344

PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 4 ways I can help you in your recovery:

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September 3, 2024 61 mins

The Porn Free Radio Podcast Network presents the 2024 NFL Preview Show with Vern Tompke, Aaron W., Sammy D. (Sam Dobschuetz) and your host, Matt “The Dobber” Dobschuetz

Join us for our fourth annual episode about our shared passion, NFL football.

If you’re not an American football fan, you might just be after you listen to this episode!

Get the full show notes here:
https://recoveredman.com/343

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A favorite trick of value investor Charlie Munger was inverse thinking. It's where you reverse the problem you're trying to solve.

In this episode, we invert the challenge of going porn free.

Get the full show notes here:
https://recoveredman.com/342

PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 4 ways I can help you in your recovery:

Porn Free This Year (Free video course)
http://recoveredman.com/thisyear

Buy the book, Porn Free by Matt...

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On this episode, I invite Dr. Amy Johnson, author of Just a Thought, to help us start examining our thoughts in a new way.

Get the full show notes here:

https://recoveredman.com/341

 

PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 4 ways I can help you in your recovery:

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Most relapses are predictable. So why are so often surprised by them?

On this episode, Matt shares an episode from his Coffee with the Dobber series for contributors to Porn Free Radio.

Get the full show notes here:
https://recoveredman.com/340

PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 4 ways I can help you in your recovery:

Porn Free This Year (Free video course)
http://recoveredman.com/thisyear

Buy the book, Porn Free by Matt Dobsc...

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Men use porn because they like the effect produced by it. The elusive sensation changes our state while we are using it. It provides a timely escape from our present reality. And even though we have taken steps to stop using porn we often are still are looking for the escape. I call this the bubble. 

Get the full show notes here:

https://recoveredman.com/339

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On this episode, Matt shares a PFR listener story from Aaron C. who got hope from Porn Free Radio and took action by joining a 12-step fellowship.

Get the full show notes here:

https://recoveredman.com/338

 

PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 4 ways I can help you in your recovery:

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In the second of two episodes, Coach Vern Tompke from Finding Traction joins me, as we complete this list of 12 provocations designed to challenge your recovery thinking.

Get the full show notes here:

https://recoveredman.com/337

 

PLUS: Whenever you're ready... here are 4 ways I can help you in your recovery:

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My book, Porn Free: Becoming the Type of Man Who Does Not Look At Porn, is known for its provocative statement, “Porn is not the problem for us. It's the solution.”

In the first of two episodes, Coach Vern Tompke from Finding Traction joins me, as I share 12 more provocations aimed at challenging your recovery thinking.

Get the full show notes here:

https://recoveredman.com/336

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