Valor coaches have 10–30 years sobriety
Every coach at Valor Recovery is in long-term sexual recovery, with staff members holding between 10 and 30 years of sexual sobriety.
Snapshot · This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
#663 - Porn Recovery Coach Steven Wolt
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Jun 19, 2026
Where this was said
Closing: Valor Recovery Resources & Outro
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Theo thanks Steven for his openness and for the years of direct phone calls with listeners who reached out after earlier podcast episodes. Steven confirms he personally handled those calls as he had promised Theo he would. Both men reflect on the shared recovery journey that has connected them and their broader circle of friends. Theo plugs findyourvalor.com along with community resources including Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous, notes that online Zoom meetings exist for those too ashamed to attend in person, and encourages listeners to take any first step. The episode closes with a Mint Mobile ad from Ryan Reynolds, followed by the show's signature musical outro.
Valor Recovery: What Real Help for Porn Addiction Looks Like
Valor Recovery is a virtual coaching program for men struggling with pornography abuse and sexual compulsivity, staffed entirely by coaches with 10 to 30 years of personal sexual sobriety. The curriculum covers nervous system regulation, root cause identification, healthy intimacy, healthy sexuality, and healthy masculinity — not just sobriety counting. Small group settings build the community that, as Steven argues, is the true antidote to addiction.
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