Why You Keep Falling Into the Same Sin (And How to Break Free)

Dad Tired

Jerrad Lopes

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Porn. Shame. Repeat. Breaking the cycle starts with telling the truth.Jerrad Lopes returns after months of silence, not with answers—but with honesty. In this deeply vulnerable episode, Jerrad shares why he hasn’t told a single lie in 156 days, how intensive counseling broke him open, and what it means to be a “truth teller” in a world of escape. Whether it’s porn, alcohol, work, or Oreos—this is an invitation to stop numbing and start healing.

If you're tired of hiding, if you're tired of performing, and you're ready to be fully present—this episode is for you.

In this episode:

Why Jerrad hasn't lied in over 150 days (and why it matters)
The moment he broke down in counseling—and what it revealed
How performance becomes a survival tactic for so many men
Why honesty feels terrifying but is essential for freedom
Escapism, addiction, and the real reason we keep going back
What meditation taught him (and why he fell asleep once 😂)
The danger of "socially acceptable" numbing habits (Oreos, Zillow, work)
How to catch yourself in the act of escaping—and sit with your feelings instead

Key Challenge for Listeners:

Ask yourself:🧠 What are you trying to escape from?🔍 What are you using to escape?

You don’t need to be perfect. But you do need to be honest. Start here.

Resources & Mentions:

Dad Tired Community: dadtired.com
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Today’s sponsor: BackGatePrayers.com promo code DADTIRED

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey guys, welcome back to the Dad Tired podcast. As always, this episode is made possible by you guys.
0:05.5	We're a nonprofit, and we are sustained by your donations. And so if you want to help chip in to help us keep going,
0:12.8	you can do that by going to Dadtire.com forward slash donate. Also want to thank my friends over at
0:18.3	Backgate prayers for sponsoring today's episode. If you watch on YouTube or on Spotify, you probably see this.
0:24.5	I'm holding it up here in front of the camera.
0:26.8	You see these prayer cards.
0:28.2	They're usually behind me on my bookshelf here.
0:31.4	These are, in my opinion, the best gift that you can get the women in your life. If you are looking for a gift for your
0:40.7	wife for her birthday or Mother's Day, which is coming up real quick, or Christmas, or you want
0:46.7	to treat your kids as grandma, your parents or your wife's parents, these things are awesome.
0:55.7	We've partnered with Batgate prayers for years, and I posted this in our free community mighty networks. And a lot of the guys
1:02.1	commented on there and said that they've gotten these for their wives as well. And their
1:05.9	wives have said it's the best gift that they've ever received from them. It's super thoughtful,
1:10.2	and it's just really and it's just really,
1:11.8	it's just really, really nice touch. So they come in this little, if you're looking on the
1:16.6	screen, if they come in this little wooden block that displays these cards and these cards are
1:20.8	written custom for your family. So you can see here that I've got a picture of my family
1:25.2	that I uploaded to their website. And then they've got
1:27.8	all each of these cards are different front and back prayers that are again custom to your family.
1:36.5	So if I'm looking at this one here, it says praying for protection. Thank you for promising
1:40.5	to surround the Lopes family with your protection. You have called them by name,
1:44.8	and they are yours. May they sleep peacefully and live confidently, knowing that you, God, are their
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