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Porn has been shown to create underactivity in the frontal lobe and reward centers in the brain. Porn can increase your anxiety, depression, mood problems, strain your relationships, and even give you erectile dysfunction. Dr. Trish Leigh will teach you how porn can ruin your brain and what to do to heal it.
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Holiday Overstimulation: How the Season Hijacks Your Dopamine—And What Your Brain Actually Needs If December leaves you anxious, numb, restless, or overwhelmed, your brain is not malfunctioning. It’s responding to a season that pushes your dopamine system into overdrive. In this episode, I show you how holiday pressure, comparison posts, sugar and alcohol spikes, bright lights, noise, and overloaded schedules shift your nervous system from a state of regulation into survival mode. Overstimula...
The Neuroscience of Flow: Why Stillness Fuels Your Dopamine If you feel overstimulated, tense, or stuck in control mode, your brain is not the problem. It’s your rhythm. In this episode, I show you how your nervous system shifts from chaos to coherence when you stop forcing and start flowing. Flow is not a mindset. It’s a biological state in which your brain waves, heart rhythm, and emotional circuits sync. When that harmony returns, your dopamine stabilizes, your focus strengthens, and...
Every time you scroll, your brain learns one thing: distraction feels safer than stillness. In this episode, Dr. Trish Leigh explains the real dopamine hijack happening in modern life, the overstimulating, engineered world that keeps your nervous system running on urgency, novelty, and noise. As part of No Numb November, you will learn why ancient dopamine wiring struggles in a saturation-based world, how the scroll–spike–crash loop reshapes your reward circuits, why peace feels “boring” an...
Neuroscientist Explains Why You Can’t “Fix” Your Dopamine You’ve tried to fix yourself — more routines, more tracking, more control. But neuroscience shows what you’re really chasing isn’t progress… it’s another dopamine hit. When you constantly tweak, check, or perfect, your brain lights up — not from growth, but from anticipation. That’s why stillness feels unsafe. You’ve trained your nervous system to equate safety with activity. Real discipline isn’t about doing more. It’s about lea...
You quit everything — screens, stimulation, even connection — thinking it would make you feel alive again. But three weeks into your dopamine detox, you feel worse. Numb. Flat. Drained. That’s not failure — it’s feedback. Your brain isn’t broken; it’s withdrawing. When you’ve spent years wired for constant novelty, cutting dopamine off doesn’t regulate your system — it crashes it. Your neurons go silent, your motivation disappears, and your nervous system panics in the quiet. The truth? You d...
You’ve seen dopamine everywhere—on shirts, mugs, even tattoos—but the real issue isn’t “more dopamine,” it’s imbalance. In a world wired for novelty—clicks, explicit matter, endless goals—your brain learns compulsion, not clarity. Dopamine was meant to be a teacher, not a trophy. This November isn’t just NoFap—it’s No Numb November. Because the problem isn’t only the behavior, it’s the numbing your nervous system keeps chasing. When you quit cold turkey, the stimulation stops, but your circui...
You think you’re just catching up—but suddenly your chest tightens, your breath shortens, and your brain whispers, “You’re not enough.” That’s not a lack of discipline. It’s a nervous system hijack. 🧠 Every scroll trains your brain to crave stimulation instead of stillness and comparison instead of contentment. This is the digital envy loop—a dopamine-driven trap that floods you with pleasure and shame all at once, leaving you restless, anxious, and disconnected from your true worth. But here...
The Dopamine Illusion — Why Pleasure Isn’t the Same as Joy Your brain isn’t broken—it’s been tricked into chasing quick dopamine spikes and calling them happiness. That’s the illusion. Every swipe, scroll, and surge of stimulation rewires your reward circuits, dulling the calm rhythm of your mind—the peak alpha state where real joy and creativity live. But here’s the hope: your brain is neuroplastic. It can change, grow, and heal when given the right input. Through stillness, intention, and t...
You don’t need more willpower. You need coherence. Trying harder isn’t the answer — it’s your brain that needs realignment. Neuroscience shows that willpower lives in your prefrontal cortex, but when dopamine spikes from overstimulation, that part of your brain literally goes offline. That’s why white-knuckling through temptation never works. True discipline isn’t about control — it’s about coherence. When your nervous system is balanced and your higher self is in control, discipline flows n...
Dopamine Hijack: How Screens Miswire Your Brain (and How to Rewire It Back) Have you ever opened your phone to “just check one thing”… and suddenly 45 minutes are gone? That isn’t weakness—it’s your brain being hijacked. Dopamine, the chemical that drives motivation, gets rewired by screens to chase novelty and notifications instead of real-life rewards. Over time, that leaves you fragmented in focus, drained of motivation, and disconnected from who you really are. The good news? You...
Supernormal Creativity – Hijacked by Noise, Rewired for Flow: Feeling stuck and uninspired? That’s not a lack of talent—it’s your brain hijacked by screens and constant noise. Digital distractions shut down your creativity networks and keep you locked in survival mode. But here’s the truth: your spark isn’t gone—it’s buried. By creating silence, setting boundaries around what you consume, and giving your brain space to play, you can reignite your flow state. Want to see how your brain i...
Your phone isn’t just distracting you—it’s hijacking your brain. Every ping, scroll, and AI “interaction” trains your nervous system to crave chaos instead of calm. Over time, your prefrontal cortex (focus and decision-making) weakens, your bonding hormones misfire, and real life starts to feel flat or unfulfilling. I don’t want this for you. I’m here for you, and I can help you rewire your brain using the principles of neuroscience. The hopeful truth is that your brain is neuroplastic. That ...
Gut-Brain Axis and Explicit Matter Hijack Science: Did you know gut issues and addictive behaviors can come from the same root cause? When your brain is stuck in survival mode, stress hijacks your nervous system, triggering both digestive problems and the urge to escape through unhealthy habits. In this episode, you’ll learn practical brain hacks to reset your system, restore balance, and take back control of your health and confidence. I’m here to help you rewire your brain and g...
If you’ve ever felt like something’s off — in your focus, your sex life, or your relationships — you’re not alone. This isn’t just a personal issue. It’s a brain issue. And you can change it. At Dr. Trish Leigh & Co., we help people understand how screen-based content — especially porn — rewires the brain for distraction, disconnection, and dysregulation. That’s why I made this series for YOU. To help you understand how porn changes the brain. To show you how to break the dopamine loop. T...
Let’s set the record straight—I’m not anti-sex. I’m pro real sex, real connection, real intimacy. If you’ve been feeling disconnected, numb, or like porn is messing with your desire for a real partner… you’re not imagining it. That dopamine hit from pixels? It miswires your brain to crave fantasy over reality. And it slowly pulls you away from true connection. I made this video just for you. To show you what’s really going on in your brain. To help you understand why your desire feels differe...
Porn, Power & the Brain: What You’re Not Being Told👇🏻 You’ve been told porn is empowerment. But if it leaves you feeling disconnected, numb, or confused about real intimacy—your brain is sending a signal. And I’m here to help you decode it. In this clip from my conversation on Jubilee’s Middle Ground, we touched on the clash between porn and feminism… but more importantly, how porn hijacks your brain and keeps you from the love, connection, and confidence you deserve. Here’s what I want y...
Does porn disrupt your ability to stay loyal and build real intimacy? Neuroscience shows that it does. That’s why I created this series: to help you understand better. Porn rewires your brain for objectification instead of bonding. And over time, it weakens trust and erodes the deep connection you need for lasting love. But here’s the hopeful truth: your brain can change. When you step away from overstimulation, your reward system begins to reset, opening the door to genuine loyalty, trust, a...
You might think masturbation is harmless — maybe even healthy. But your brain tells a different story. When tied to porn, masturbation hijacks your dopamine, reshapes your reward system, and leaves you feeling anxious, unfocused, and disconnected. Over time, it blocks your ability to experience real intimacy and lasting satisfaction. The good news? Your brain can heal. With neuroscience-backed strategies, you can rewire those patterns and reclaim clarity, energy, and real satisfaction👇🏻 Using...
Sex Addiction and Your Brain: What You Need to Know👇🏻 You’re not out of control — your brain’s been hijacked. When people hear “sex addiction,” they often imagine shame or labels. But this isn’t about judgment. It’s about what’s happening in your brain. When your reward system is flooded by high-stimulation habits — like porn or compulsive sexual behaviors — dopamine circuits get overloaded. Over time, you need more stimulation just to feel less. 💔 That miswiring disconnects you from real int...
Your Brain on Porn: The Science Explained Porn is rewiring your brain — but you can rewire it back. I joined Jubilee’s Middle Ground to share what most people don’t realize: 👉 Porn isn’t harmless — it disrupts your dopamine, weakens your focus, and disconnects you from real intimacy. But this isn’t just about awareness. It’s about action. As a cognitive neuroscientist, I’ve helped thousands reset their brains using my 3-step system: qEEG Brain Mapping – see where porn has changed your brain.N...
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This episode was so helpful (like all the other episodes). thank you, Dr. Leigh. ❤️
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