Today's episode was with Paul, the former pornography consumer and current team coordinator

for the anti-trafficking organization El Poso de Vida in Mexico City.

Paul explains how his initial exposure to pornography at a young age led to an escalation and consumption

during his college years, impacting his relationships and mental health.

He discusses the role of therapy in his recovery process and the importance of vulnerability

in sharing his story. Paul also highlights the connection between pornography and trafficking, emphasizing the need to address the demand for such content.

He describes the work of his organization in Mexico, which focuses on prevention, intervention, and restoration for survivors of trafficking.

Paul encourages others not to give up and to remember that there's always hope.

With that, let's jump into the conversation.

We hope you'll enjoy this episode of Consider Before Consuming.

Paul, thank you so much for being here with us today.

We're so excited to get to speak with you.

For any of our followers who haven't seen, we have a video of your story from a couple

of years ago that's so compelling.

So we'd encourage anyone to go watch that.

We'll link it in the show notes.

But for anyone who hasn't seen that, can you introduce yourself to us, Paul?

Of course. My name is Paul and I am a business

economics graduate from UCI in California. And I currently work in Mexico City with an anti-trafficking

organization. And I have a huge interest in film and telling stories. And so, yeah, that's a little bit about myself.

Can you tell us a little bit about your decision to move to Mexico?

Of course. So the decision, the story is kind of long, but I'll synthesize it. I first came to Mexico City in 2015 as part of a group of college students, and we were just

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