Manlihood Mancast

What if the opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety… but connection?In this raw and powerful episode of the Manlihood Podcast, Josh Hatcher interviews Yeadon Smith, a coach who broke free after 34 years of pornography addiction and now helps men walk the same path toward freedom and purpose.Yeadon shares his journey—from discovering porn at age eight, to growing up under rigid, fear-based religious pressure, to the shame and secrecy that nearly destroyed his life. His story is a real look at how porn addiction develops, why it’s so hard to escape, and how healing actually begins.This episode digs deep into emotional regulation, trauma, faith, fatherhood, marriage, and the hidden coping mechanisms men use when life gets overwhelming. If you’ve ever struggled with porn, stress-eating, scrolling, numbing out, or feeling disconnected from yourself and your family, this conversation will hit home.You’ll learn why porn “almost works” as a painkiller, how it rewires the brain, why isolation keeps men trapped, and why c