Connor Beaton
Connor Beaton is the founder of ManTalks, an organization focused on men’s well-being, relationships, and personal growth. He is also a speaker, podcast host, and author whose work addresses masculinity, emotional patterns, and shadow work.
Awareness and Emotional Tolerance Offer Different Ways to Interrupt Compulsive Porn Use
Joe Hudson, Alok Kanojia and Connor Beaton argue that some porn use is tied to avoiding difficult feelings, and that interrupting the pattern means changing how a person responds to those feelings. Their proposed approaches target different points: Hudson says to stay present and savor the experience of watching porn, while Beaton suggests pausing before acting on an urge to identify and face the emotion beneath it. Kanojia cautions that Hudson’s exercise also means not masturbating.
Rock Bottom Doesn’t Make Change Inevitable
Psychiatrist Alok Kanojia, coach Joe Hudson and men’s coach Connor Beaton argue that a crisis can become a turning point, but does not force one: they differ on how much change depends on choice, rupture or support from others. Chris Williamson describes a public confrontation with the identity he had built; Hudson recounts a relationship crisis, and Beaton a collapse involving betrayal, homelessness and suicidal thoughts. Their accounts also challenge the idea that ambition, discipline or shame can resolve the pain that may drive them.