Podcast appearances and mentions of erica garza

For years, Erica Garza struggled with sex and porn addiction - an addiction that had to reach rock bottom before she sought help. Now, Erica Garza is on a mission - she wants to take away the stigma and shame surrounding women who struggle with sex & porn addiction.  How does a habit become an obsession...and an obsession turn into an addiction? And what does recovery look like? (spoiler alert: it doesn't have to mean giving up sex or porn).  In this taboo-smashing conversation, Erica talks with guest host Naima Brown - and leaves no stone unturned.  You can find Erica's website here. If you're someone who's struggling with this sort of addiction, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA) can help. In Australia and in the US. THE END BITS: Subscribe to Mamamia Join the Month of MOVEGet $30 off a Mamamia subscription and get unlimited access to our feel-good exercise app. Head here to get a yearly subscription for just $39. Listen to more No Filter interviews here and follow us on Instagram here. Discover more Mamamia podcasts here. Feedback: podcast@mamamia.com.au Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message, and one of our Podcast Producers will get back to you ASAP. Rate or review us on Apple by clicking on the three dots in the top right-hand corner, click Go To Show then scroll down to the bottom of the page, click on the stars at the bottom and write a review.   CREDITS: Host & Executive Producer: Naima Brown Audio Producer: Jacob Round Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culturesBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anita learned in the early days of this show that there's no such thing as "normal" sexual behavior. But what *is* worth considering: how your relationship with sex affects your life. She meets two women whose compulsive sexual behaviors led them to seek support, and a sex-positive psychologist shares how she helps folks with sex addiction in their recovery.Meet the guests:- Krista Nabar, the executive director and founder of the Carolina Sexual Wellness Center, explains her sex-positive approach to hypersexuality and treatment- Erica Garza, author of “Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction," shares her history with sex addiction and how she's recovering in a sex-positive way- Mz. Cici, a content creator on Instagram and TikTok, talks about her efforts to bring more awareness to hypersexuality and her experiences with hypersexuality and bipolar disorderRead the transcript | Review the podcast on your preferred platformFollow Embodied on X and Instagram Leave a message for Embodied

In this engaging episode of Dear Cosmo Babies podcast, we welcome Erica Garza, an experienced professional in the beauty industry, to talk about the wide array of career opportunities that exist beyond working as a hairstylist in a salon.This discussion is tailored for cosmetology students and early-career professionals who have a passion for beauty but are interested in exploring non-traditional roles within the industry. Erica shares her valuable insights and tips on how to find and secure these unique positions.If you're currently studying cosmetology or are new to the field and curious about what other paths you can take, this episode is packed with useful information and inspiration. Dive into the diverse world of beauty careers with Erica Garza, and learn how to navigate your way to a fulfilling career that suits your interests and talents.Dear Cosmo Babies is proud to be sponsored by SalonMonter.com

In our last re-release between seasons, DB discusses sex and porn addiction with Erica Garza, author of the memoir "Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction." Her writing has appeared in Time, Health, Glamour, Women's Health, and VICE. Born in Los Angeles, she currently lives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Check her out at www.ericagarza.com. —— Follow Sex Ed with DB on: Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast TikTok: @sexedwithdb YouTube: Sex Ed with DB Twitter: @sexedwithdb Facebook: @edwithdb Want to get in touch with Sex Ed with DB? Email us at sexedwithdb@gmail.com. —— Sex Ed with DB, Season 8 is Sponsored by: Lion's Den, Uberlube, Magic Wand, and Future Method. Get discounts on all of DB's favorite things here! —— About Sex Ed with DB: Sex Ed with DB is a feminist podcast bringing you all the sex ed you never got through unique and entertaining storytelling, centering LGBTQ+ and BIPOC experts. We discuss topics such as birth control, pleasure, LGBTQ+ health and rights, abortion, consent, BDSM, sex and disability, HIV, sex in the media, and more. —— Sex Ed with DB, Season 8 Team: Creator, Host, Executive Producer: Danielle Bezalel (DB) Producer and Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen Associate Producer: Sadie Lidji Marketing Coordinator: Kate Fiala

Joe was in his mid-30s when he had sex for the first time, while working through his fears with a surrogate partner. That healing work opened the door to not only sexual pleasure and romance, but to surprising benefits throughout his life.   This episode touches on eating disorders. Please take care while listening. Interested in appearing in Joe's upcoming podcast, Pan Talk? Send an email to:  pantalkpod@gmail.com   More stories about sex/love addiction, including different takes on the terminology:   Hooked on Love and Lust or Dating Apps: How Two Women Moved Forward https://augustmclaughlin.com/love-sex-dating-apps/   Sex Addiction and Self-Acceptance: An Interview with Erica Garza https://augustmclaughlin.com/women-sex-addiction-girl-boner/   Resources Joe recommends (Find more in the blog post/transcript!)   Sex Surrogate Partner Therapy by Vena Blanchard DHS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIc70zBY3SY International Professional Surrogates Association: surrogatetherapy.org   Ecstatic Sex: A guide to the pleasures of Tantra by Ma Ananda Sarita   Urban Tantra: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-first Century by Barbara Carrellas   Check out The Pleasure Chest's latest specials!    More Girl Boner fun:    IG: @GirlBonerMedia  FB: @MyGirlBoner  TikTok: @GirlBonerRadio   augustmclaughlin.com/girlboner   Produced by August McLaughlin  

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Join our FREE COMMUNITY as a member of the Unbroken Nation:   Join us for FREE, Unbroken Conference at: Do women struggle with porn addiction? In this episode, I speak with Erica Garza the author of the memoir, Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction, and we are going to talk about how porn is negatively impacting your brain, health, life and the insightful aspects of the healing journey. ************* LINKS & RESOURCES ************* Learn how to heal and overcome childhood trauma, narcissistic abuse, ptsd, cptsd, higher ACE scores, anxiety, depression, and mental health issues and illness. Learn tools that therapists, trauma coaches, mindset leaders, neuroscientists, and researchers use to help people heal and recover from mental health problems. Discover real and practical advice and guidance for how to understand and overcome childhood trauma, abuse, and narc abuse mental trauma. Heal your body and mind, stop limiting beliefs, end self-sabotage, and become the HERO of your own story.  Download the first three chapters of the Award-Winning Book Think Unbroken: Understanding and Overcoming Childhood Trauma:   Join the Think Unbroken Trauma Transformation Course:   @Michael Unbroken:   Follow us on TikTok:   Learn more at   Learn More About Erica Garza:

The National Council on Sexual Addiction Compulsivity has estimated that six to eight percent of Americans, and  approximately one in six women struggle with an addiction to pornography and sex. (Many women with sex addiction engage in casual sex, have multiple partners, or affairs. ) Author, and mom Erica Garza is one of the few women speaking out about her struggles with porn and compulsive masturbation (beginning at age 12), and later, sex addiction.  Her memoir, "Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction" is a brave and eye-opening story that helps dispel myths and opens up a necessary conversation about addiction. On this episode of the podcast, Erica talks about the underlying anxieties that contributed to her addiction, the pain of living a secret life, and how she finally was able to experience pleasure without feelings of shame. Erica also shares how her former addiction informs how she parents her daughter, and offers tips for those who may be struggling with sex addiction and want to seek help.Ways to get help:Attend Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous which follows the 12 Step Model from Alcoholics AnonymousDisrupt unhealthy patterns by turning off your internet or traveling someplace newConnect with others who are working to recover from addiction (any kind)You can find her book here.Poppyseed Health offers 24/7 on-demand text access to doulas, midwives, and nurses.

Brooke Hazen struggled with porn-induced erectile dysfunction and a misdiagnosis after decades of unhealthy porn use. Erica Garza recalls being equally addicted to porn and shame, starting at age 12. Both folks are in a far better place now and hope their stories encourage others to feel less alone.   Learn more:  brookehazen.com   ericagarza.com For the next 10 days, you can get 40% off your subscription Simply go to magicmind.co/boner and enter the code boner at checkout. After 10 days, you can still save 20% on your first purchase! Get a soothing dose of nature by ordering Ontario Wildlife Photography by Noah Cole!  More Girl Boner fun: augustmclaughlin.com/girlboner   IG: @GirlBonerMedia  FB: @MyGirlBoner  TikTok: @GirlBonerRadio   Support the show + get  fun extras: patreon.com/girlboner     Explore podcast advertising: zen.ai/girlbonerradio0

This is a surprising and sometimes difficult conversation about sex addiction with psychologist Nicole Prause; Erica Garza, author of "Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction"; and Charles (a pseudonym), who is heavily involved in Sex Addicts Anonymous. This episode first aired in 2019, almost exactly 3 years ago. We bring this back to our listeners after the recent episode with Anna Lembke about her book, “Dopamine Nation.”

In love with the idea of being in love? Find yourself chasing the ultimate "sex high" only for it to fall short of Hollywood type expectations and porn level satisfaction?  Do you find yourself in dream relationships at first, only to have it coming crashing down with disappointment, shame and a sense of failure? Join the club... and maybe seek help! There are plenty of men and women with these same misguided ideals and relationship/sexual patterns. You're not alone and Brianne Davis is here to share her story so it might help you. Brianne Davis is a well known actress, model, director, producer and activist. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:How do you know you are a sex addict?Dating multiple people to fulfill different needsThe constant need for validationA hard path to recoveryHow you deal with stigma and shameLiving in sobriety with strict boundariesFeeling "the rush" in a relationshipWhat brings Brianne joyBeing your own soulmateThe porn pandemicIf you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual violence and needs help, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673GUEST LINKS:Brianne Davis IGSecret Life of a Hollywood Sex & Love AddictALLISON'S LINKS:Visit Allison's websiteFollow Allison on InstagramCheck out Allison's blogListen to The Podcasters' Journey PodcastAllison's Favorites - And some great deals for you!Weekend Podcaster - Launch Your Podcast in 3 days!

In this second episode of Sex Ed with DB, Season 5, DB discusses sex and porn addiction with Erica Garza, author of the memoir "Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction." Her writing has appeared in Time, Health, Glamour, Women's Health, and VICE. Born in Los Angeles, she currently lives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Check her out at www.ericagarza.com. --- Sex Ed with DB, Season 5 Team: Creator, Co-Producer, Sound Engineer, and Host: Danielle Bezalel (DB) Co-Producer and Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen Graphic Illustrator: Andrea Forgacs Social Media Intern: Leslie Lopez Website: Alex Morton  --- Sex Ed with DB, Season 5 is Sponsored by: Clone-A-Willy, Pandia Health, Uberlube, and Emojibator. --- Love Sex Ed with DB? Email us at Sexedwithdb@gmail.com for comments and questions about what's coming up this season. --- About the podcast: Sex Ed with DB is a feminist podcast bringing you all the sex ed you never got through unique and entertaining storytelling, centering LGBTQ+ folks and BIPOC. We discuss topics such as intersex rights, abortion, dominatrixes, sex toys, queer sex ed, sex and disabilities, HIV, sex in entertainment, and more. --- Follow Sex Ed with DB on: Website: www.sexedwithdb.com Twitter: @sexedwithdb Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast Facebook: @edwithdb TikTok: @sexedwithdb ---

A deep dive on pornography. My thoughts, current research, and my hopes for the future. Please respect the content of this episode as it is a sensitive topic for many of us. This is not a weak issue or one that shouldn't be talked about. There are people out there that need help because of the side effects of over consumption. Selected readings: Your Brain On Porn by Gary Wilson - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/your-brain-on-porn-gary-wilson/1121182617?ean=9780993161605 Getting Off by Erica Garza: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/getting-off-erica-garza/1126185949?ean=9781501163395 And for extra resources, discussions, and support, please visit: nofap.com yourbrainonporn.com

A surprising and sometimes difficult conversation with Nicole Prause, PhD; Erica Garza, author of "Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction"; and Charles (a pseudonym), who is heavily involved in Sex Addicts Anonymous

Erica Garza in Silverlake: Expressing Motherhood

Girl Boner Radio LIVE at The Pleasure Chest! August is joined by Erica Garza, author of Getting Off, and Amy Dresner, author of My Fair Junkie, for readings from their latest works and conversation about turning points, addiction myths, sexual shame and recovery. Dr. Megan Fleming weighs in for a listener whose boyfriend revealed he’s a recovering sex and love addict. Sign up for occasional Girl Boner extras at augustmclaughlin.com. 

Josh and Lux discuss a great article by Erica Garza about how swinging with her husband got her through being a jealous partner. Also, how STDs are on the rise with the youth.

In honor of Latinx Heritage Month, a.k.a. Hispanic Heritage Month, we are highlighting Latinx authors. Erica Garza’s memoir Getting Off explores the taboos in culture around sex and porn from a woman’s perspective, her voice is necessary in how we talk about addiction. In this episode, she talks about needing to masturbate whenever she didn’t know how to deal with issues in her life to knowing something was wrong but didn’t feel comfortable talking to her parents about it because sex was not spoken about at home. Find out what led to her recovery and how she feels about her daughter her memoir. This is not the anti-porn conversation but rather a reality check that women can also have sex addiction. You aren’t alone. Don’t be ashamed. There is help out there. Find out more about her book here.

Trauma, abuse, and addiction happen everywhere, it doesn’t matter what class or culture. Today’s guest, Sam Louie, is a psychotherapist specializing in treating shame, trauma and a host of addictions. Sam is on a mission to reach more of the Asian - American culture and help them with their heavy shame and cultural stigmas surrounding addiction. Sam reflects on his own experience of addiction and then getting help, gives more information on Japanese culture as it relates to addiction and shame, and how he went from feeling defective to comfortable in his own skin and a role model for others. Lastly, Sam shares ways we can outreach to communities that may be different than ours to help others rise above the shame and embarrassment that go along with addiction.   TAKEAWAYS: [1:01] Sam Louie is a psychotherapist, blogger, and speaker on cultural shame and addictions. Sam is also an Emmy Award-Winning former broadcast journalist who continues to write. His books include, "Asian Shame and Addiction: Suffering in Silence" and "Slanted Eyes: The Asian-American Poetic Experience". On a personal note, Sam is a first-generation immigrant from Hong Kong who grew up amidst 3 generations of addictions. [3:46] Sam shares that one of the challenges with minority cultures and specifically Asian - American cultures getting help for their addiction is the feeling of cultural shame. Asians are collectivists by nature, meaning that instead of a focus on individualism, they put an emphasis on cohesiveness among the groups (family, society, government) in their world both on a small and large scale. Sam explains further that a lot of it is based on Confucian views where obedience and order are the common denominators. [6:02] Sam recalls how he first learned at a very early age how important it is to honor the family name above all else. [9:39] In the teenage years, traditional Asian values confronted with American tendency to rebel and strike out as an individual can be a confusing and conflicting time. [11:18] Shame can run deep in the Asian - American culture for cases of addiction, sexual issues and divorce. Sam speaks of a Chinese saying where shame can run 8 generations deep. [13:19] Sam shares how suicide in the Japanese culture can be seen as a way to get back honor and not shame their family. [16:01] In his youth, Sam encountered a role model in his Pastor, who showed vulnerability, encouragement and support. [19:44] In the Japanese culture, sexual shame even as the victim, reflects on breaking the code of honor within your family. [22:42] Sam reads one of his poems and explains the meaning behind the words. He then shares how his addictive and compulsive tendencies started emerging in childhood. [25:02] Children who are profoundly neglected and who experience emotional and physical neglect have to figure out how to comfort and validate themselves. This is where a lot of addiction stems from. [33:10] Educating yourself first on the nature of addiction is key. Then, finding someone of your ethnic background or cultural identification can help very much on the road to recovery.   RESOURCES Sex and Relationship Healing @RobWeissMSW Sex Addiction 101 Asian Shame and Addiction: Suffering in Silence Slanted Eyes: The Asian - American Poetic Experience Sam Louie MFT Hikikomori Getting Off by Erica Garza   QUOTES:   “Sadly, there are several minorities that are underserved in America when it comes to addiction services and mental health.” “There are two sides to the coin - we have shame on one end, and honor on the other.” “If I hide from things, other people will never get the exposure that they need.” “Since intimacy problems and sex addiction most often comes out of early dysfunction, it doesn’t matter where you are from.” “Much addiction comes out of that period where a child has to learn how to survive on their own.” “So many of us need to see someone of our cultural heritage going through something as well.”

Erica Garza is the author of the memoir, Getting Off a chronicle of her journey through sex and addiction. Her fixation on and orgasms, strings of failed relationsips. and serial hook-ups with strangers led her to feeling shame and isolation. Listen as she shares how she got sober and turned her life around.

Erica Garza, journalist and author of Getting Off, joins Rob for an honest and raw discussion of her past experiences with porn and sex addiction, and how it led to her now being a voice for redemption and women throughout the world.  Erica took her own shame, guilt and fear surrounding the topic and turned to a path of self-care, support and honesty. She embodies the future of female power and bravely uses her own past to light a future for those broken to recover.     TAKEAWAYS: [2:08] Loneliness was a theme from early on in Erica’s life. Around 12, she masturbated compulsively and had a sense of guilt and shame about sexuality, with little to no discussion about what was happening. She was diagnosed with scoliosis at the same age, and started to use masturbation and porn as a comfort to make herself feel better. This led to her seeking out continued experiences and scenarios that mixed pleasure and shame.   [7:53] Growing up in a family that doesn’t talk about sexuality can lead to a feeling of shame and confusion. [8:45] When someone sexualizes a sex addict an object, it may make them feel powerful and in control, but only for a short amount of time before isolation and emptiness kicks in. [11:47] Around her 30th birthday, Erica took a trip to Bali and paid more attention to self care and loving self talk. During this time she also met her future husband and found it refreshing to be accepted in her raw and vulnerable state. This inspired her to seek even more support, and take positive steps in a new direction. [19:09] Erica felt that being exposed and honest with her thoughts and feelings led to a deeper connection than she was expecting instead of the rejection she was feared. [26:51] Any trepidation of fear Erica may have of putting herself out there and exposing her story completely pales in comparison to the relief and satisfaction she gets from hearing how she inspires other women to seek help or feel better about their situation. [31:03] The internet can be both a place to run to during an addiction, and a resource for getting help.   RESOURCES Sex and Relationship Healing @RobWeissMSW Sex Addiction 101 Out of the Doghouse Cruise Control @EricaDGarza Erica Garza Eat, Pray, Love The Power is Within You Loose Girl

Author and addiction survivor Erica Garza joined Dr. Wendy in the studio to tell her tale of making through a debilitating addiction to pornography.

Author and addiction survivor Erica Garza joined Dr. Wendy in the studio to tell her tale of making through a debilitating addiction to pornography.

Author and addiction survivor Erica Garza joined Dr. Wendy in the studio to tell her tale of making through a debilitating addiction to pornography.

Welcome to episode 67 of the Sexology Podcast, today I'm joined by Erica Garza who talks to us about her book Getting Off, the connection between sexual shame and addiction and the story of her recovery from sexual addiction  Born in Los Angeles to Mexican parents, Erica Garza has spent most of her adult life traveling and living abroad. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. Erica's essays have appeared in Salon, Narratively, BUST, Marie Claire, Good Housekeeping, Refinery29, Bustle, Alternet, Vivala, HelloGiggles, the Los Angeles Review, and Australia's Mamamia and The Motherish.   She has appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4, Thom Hartmann's The Big Picture, and August McLaughlin's Girl Boner Radio. In 2010, she earned her MFA in Creative Nonfiction at Columbia University. Her memoir on sex addiction, Getting Off, is her first book.   Her addiction follows and transforms with her in each point in her coming-of-age, which spans the transition from dial-up to digital in the 1990s and early 2000s. From Playboys hidden discreetly under mattresses to softcore on late night cable to vast varieties of porn ubiquitous and easily accessible across the internet, Garza's personal account is also a study of an era in which both technology and sex changed dramatically in our everyday lives.   GETTING OFF is as raw and unflinching a personal story as it is an insightful and modern perspective on sexuality and addiction. Garza doesn't find a tidy cure for her obsessions, but in the absence of false hope and prepackaged redemption is a credibly imperfect and remarkably relatable journey toward self-acceptance.   In this episode, you will hear:   The challenge of talking about her sex life openly Why Erica decided to share her story The perspective of sex addiction being an ethnic minority and female How sex addiction can affect anyone in life The ways in which porn can be used as a crutch How over-viewing porn can lead to desensitization The connection between sexual shame and addiction What made Erica comfortable disclosing her issues to her now husband   Resources http://www.ericagarza.com https://www.facebook.com/oasis2care https://www.instagram.com/oasis2care https://twitter.com/oasis2care

In episode 3 of Sex Talk, Adele and Hilary look into the world of Sex Addiction. Hilary takes a trip to Plymouth and talks to Alan Stokes, owner of Horizon Counselling Services, who specialise in Sex Addiction counselling. They also chat with Erica Garza, who speaks openly in her memoir 'Getting Off' about her own struggles with Sex Addiction.

Telling our story is hard and scary. Publishing it for anyone to read is a whole different level. In this episode I interview Erica Garza, author of "Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction". Her new book tells about her experiences in her own life. You'll love hearing her story.  

A fun interview with Erica Garza - author of the newly released memoir Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction. We talk sex, sex addiction, porn, masturbation, slaa, saa, cosa, the hoffman process, and parenthood.   BUY ME COFFEE Little Miss Addict

This episode is all about books I've read lately: * David Barnett's "Suede: The Authorised Biography" * Brett Anderson reading a snippet from his new autobiography "Coal Black Mornings" * Francisco Cantú's “The Line Becomes A River” * Erica Garza's “Getting Off: One Woman’s Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction” * Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis's “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Timothy Leary, Richard Nixon and the Hunt for the Fugitive King of LSD” * Megan Condis's “Gaming Masculinity: Trolls, Fake Geeks, and the Gendered Battle for Online Culture” ...and a finishing off by William S. Burroughs who reads one of his own short stories, "Spare Ass Annie".

The Salon contributor and author of Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction shares about her sex addiction, which began at age 12 after discovering masturbation as a way of soothing her anxiety and not having to deal with her feelings but over time escalated into riskier and more addictive behavior which she eventually sought help for. She shares about the odd relationship shame and pleasure have for her when acting out and how today she can have sexual experiences that are actually intimate and freeing. For more on Erica go to www.EricaGarza.com Follow her on Twitter @EricaDGarza Buy her book here This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.  To get your first week of online counseling free go to www.BetterHelp.com/mental  Must be 18 This episode is sponsored by SquareSpace.  For a free trial and 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain go to www.SquareSpace.com and use offer code Mental.  To see Paul's SquareSpace site with his dog pictures and music go to www.Paul-Gilmartin.squarespace.com This episode is sponsored by SeatGeek.  Save $20 off your first ticket purchase by downloading the app and using promo code MENTAL To become a monthly donor for as little as $1/month (and qualify for bonus content and goodies from Paul go to www.Patreon.com/mentalpod To make a one-time donation via Paypal go to www.mentalpod.com/donate To help fund Paul's next trip to record international guests, especially in Ireland, go to https://www.gofundme.com/pauls-trip-to-ireland Follow Paul on Twitter @mentalpod and Instagram @mentalpod

Sexual compulsions can affect all genders, yet women's struggles are seldom discussed. Erica Garza, author of Getting Off: One Woman's Journey Through Sex and Porn Addiction, joins August to explore her personal journey, taboos around female sexuality, healing from shame and more. Dr. Megan Fleming responds to a listener who found child porn on her husband's computer. Sign up for occasional Girl Boner extras at augustmclaughlin.com. 

August interviews Erica Garza, a journalist who overcame pornography addiction, then explores sex-positive goals worth setting.