32. Can Psychedelics Help Heal Porn Addiction? with Tyson Adams

Tyson Adams is a trauma-informed IFS coach, bioelectric deep tissue massage therapist, and psychedelic facilitator. With a personal journey of healing, Tyson successfully overcame a 20-year addiction to pornography, drawing from the transformative power of Earth medicine along the way.

Specializing in the field of sexual addiction, sexual trauma, complex PTSD, and porn addiction, Tyson provides valuable support to individuals and couples. His expertise extends to addressing issues such as erectile and orgasmic challenges, mindful masturbation, shadow work, toxic shame, pelvic floor strengthening, and sacred sexuality.

Driven by his own experiences, Tyson is a vocal advocate for raising awareness about the detrimental effects of early childhood exposure to pornography, as well as, and the hidden adverse effects on experienced by men and women due to pornography. He emphasizes the urgent need for effective safety measures and increased awareness surrounding the porn industry's impact on adolescents and teens. Through thought-provoking discussions, he sheds light on the many ways that porn addiction affects intimate relationships and highlights the relational trends today that are influenced by pornography.

When he’s not working you’ll catch him on a rock wall or riding a slackline between two palm trees in sunny, San Diego.

Episode Highlights

• Tyson’s personal journey with porn addiction starting from his exposure to pornography at a young age
• Using sacred sexuality to heal past traumas
• Societal issues of body commodification and the objectification of women
• The societal impact of pornography and sexual trauma
• Masturbation as a sacred sexuality practice
• The idea that healthy porn lies in the individual's relationship with it
• How epigenetic traumas can pass from one generation to the next, influencing our relationships and partner attractions
• Tyson’s unique way of working with people through N,N-DMT mirror work, Internal Family Systems, and bioelectric massage to address porn addiction and sexual trauma
• Working with mushrooms in varying doses to help clients with porn addiction and sexual trauma
• The importance of intuition and deep trust with clients in helping them process their trauma
• The impact of pornography on men's perception of women
• Concerns over the normalization of sexting among kids, the prevalence of violent content in porn, and the potential dangers of virtual reality porn
• Tyson’s personal experience with sexual trauma within his family, and how therapy from a young age helped him understand it

Tyson Adam’s Links 

• Linktree: Tyson Adams
• Instagram: @tysonadams

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Book: Boys, Girls & Body Science: A First Book About Facts of Life by Meg Hickling
• Book: A Modern Approach to the Birds and the Bees: A Parent's Comprehensive Guide to Talking about Sexuality by Robin Pickering
• Book: The Others Within Us: Internal Family Systems, Porous Mind, and Spirit Possession by Robert Falconer
• Book: Ethical Porn for Dicks: A Man s Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure by David J. Ley
• Podcast: Andrew Huberman - The Huberman Lab 
• Movie: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), directed by Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
• Depth Psychologist: Bill Plotkin