🎧 PONDOFF’S ANONYMOUS – EPISODE 11
Guest: Alex Kaiser | Host of No Lions Here Podcast
🎧 https://www.nolionshere.com/
WHO’S THIS EPISODE FOR?
- The morbidly curious
- Anyone whose secrets are getting heavy
- Partners of sex addicts who want answers
- Folks untangling faith, shame, and identity
- People craving unfiltered recovery talk
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
Chris, Jeff, and Jakob dive in with Alex Kaiser, a man who’s walked through hell and come back with a mic. From childhood trauma to sex addiction, locker room benders to emotional sobriety—this one hits hard.
- 🎧 Alex’s podcast: No Lions Here – https://www.nolionshere.com/
- 💔 Trauma, shame, and the roots of sexual addiction
- 🧠 The Feeling Wheel—emotional sobriety 101
- 🏒 Hockey, blow, and bottoming out in a garage with a glory hole
- 🚫 What sexual sobriety actually means
- 🔥 Why he’s speaking up now—and who it’s for
TIMESTAMPS:
- [00:00] – Bertarelli Cutlery shoutout
- [01:36] – Finger-fucking the mic setup
- [04:00] – Meet Alex: recovering sex addict
- [06:00] – Love addiction & early shame
- [10:11] – Sobriety defined: no porn, no apps, no hookups
- [20:11] – Childhood abuse, church trauma
- [28:15] – Feeling Wheel and emotional sobriety
- [34:55] – Naming emotions, dealing with disappointment
- [37:24] – Arousal templates, secrets, and shame
- [48:27] – Benders, broken trust, and the turning point
- [57:03] – Begin Again Institute: where he got help
- [1:18:00] – Disclosing to a new partner
- [2:00:00] – If you’re struggling, email Alex: nolionshere@gmail.com
LISTEN TO ALEX’S PODCAST:
🦁 No Lions Here – Raw stories of recovery and real connection
🎧 https://www.nolionshere.com/
FINAL TAKE:
Two hours of raw truth, no filter. Alex proves that healing’s possible—even after the kind of shit no one wants to admit out loud.
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