Phil PowisChief Wisdom Keeper @ Sacred Business Flow

Started while still married #substack #shorts

6 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this personal monologue, the speaker recounts how they conceived the "Porn-Free Millennial" initiative while still married and nearly two years sober, feeling energized and ready to launch a podcast and write articles. Shortly after preparing initial content, a sudden relapse occurred amid a move to a new house, which coincided with the loss of key support systems—Bible study group, therapist, and proximity to friends and family. The speaker reflects that these disconnections contributed to the relapse. Although the project was originally created in 2020, it remained dormant until a few months after the speaker’s divorce was finalized, at which point they revived and began actively pursuing it. The narrative emphasizes the importance of passion, the vulnerability that comes with major life transitions, and the role of social support in sustaining recovery and creative endeavors.

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The interesting thing was that Porn-Free Millennial I actually created while I was still married because I was, I think, at like almost 2 years sober and I was like really pumped up about it. And I think this will be good for the audience. You know, if you have something that you're passionate about, but it's something that, like you're saying, is really sacred to you, like pursue it. Because it was something for me where it was something I was passionate about and I was getting ready to do my podcast. I was getting ready to write. I think I had like my first article ready to go. And then I had a really bad relapse out of nowhere, kind of felt like it was out of nowhere. It wasn't out of nowhere, but at the time we like moved, we got our new house. I think there was just a lot of busy things going on in our life. But what I look back on in hindsight was that I really disconnected myself from like my Bible study group, from my therapist that was in the city that we were in before. And then when we moved, I was away from friends and family. So I didn't really carry that support structure with me. So I basically created Porn-Free Millennial. I think it was back in 2020, but I really didn't pick it up and start rolling with it until a few months after. After my divorce finalized.