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June 26, 2025 74 mins

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In this episode of The AfterMeth podcast, Dr. Dallas Bragg sits down with Jayson Parker, a successful adult content creator who transformed his relationship with sex and intimacy after overcoming methamphetamine addiction. This raw, honest conversation explores one of recovery's most challenging topics: rebuilding a healthy sex life after meth.

What You'll Learn:
The Journey from Addiction to Recovery:
• How religious trauma and shame led to meth as an "escape"
• The moment when your heart changes but your body keeps using
• Why Jason took a 3-year break from dating apps (and why it worked)
• The power of saying "for now" instead of "never"

Rebuilding Your Relationship with Sex:
• How to grieve the loss of your addiction without demonizing it
• The difference between performance and authentic connection
• Why "sober sex is better" isn't about physical sensation
• Navigating triggers, orgies, and high-risk situations in recovery

Practical Recovery Strategies:
• The importance of radical self-honesty and vulnerability
• Building a support network of sexually liberated people in recovery
• How to know when you're ready to return to dating apps
• Creating accountability systems that actually work

Breaking Stigma:
• Why you can't hate yourself into a new life
• The surprising reality of drug use in the porn industry
• How connection truly is the opposite of addiction

Key Takeaways:"You can't shame yourself into compliance with a new way of life. You can't hate yourself into a new life.""I had to look at what positive things came from my addiction... I got wonderful gifts that I probably would never have gotten. And yet, this thing cannot be in my life anymore.""The only way to have sex in recovery is to have sex in recovery."

About Jayson Parker:
Jayson Parker is a successful adult content creator who quit his job as a money laundering investigator to pursue porn full-time. Born and raised Mormon in Utah, he overcame religious trauma, meth addiction, and sexual shame to build a thriving career in adult entertainment. He's an ambassador for Sniffies and Mr. S Leather, and is organizing the first-ever Pepper Diet Academy conference focused on sex, intimacy, and relationships in recovery.

X: jaysonparker801
IG: jaysonparker_801

Resources Mentioned:
• Pepper Diet Academy Conference: August 7-10, 2025
    ◦ Website: pepperdietacademy.org
    ◦ Focus: Sex, intimacy, and relationships in recovery
    ◦ Includes workshops, clothing-optional activities, and safe spaces for sexual exploration

Content Warning:
This episode contains frank discussions about sex, drug use, and adult content. List

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