What podcasts say about Joe Hudson
Every statement, with the speaker, the exact quote and the moment it was said.
What Joe Hudson has said on podcasts
13 statements · 7 positive · 4 negative · 1 mixed · 1 neutral
Deeply examining what one wants can redirect effort away from conventional achievement.
“My experience is that question in itself will drive you through the mountain instead of up and over the mountain.”
Open the episode · 4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159Listen at 10:30
Recognizing self-abuse patterns can reveal that seeking rock bottom perpetuates self-abuse.
“when people start really recognizing how their mind works, what self-abuse pattern looks like, that looking for the bottom is just another way of having self-abuse”
Open the episode · 4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159Listen at 21:19
Self-awareness can lead to surrender or transformative experiences beyond deliberate control.
“my experience is then grace, surrender, something happens where it's beyond them”
Open the episode · 4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159Listen at 21:37
Recovering from depression can increase resilience compared with never experiencing depression.
“people who go through a depression and find themselves on the other end are far more resilient than people who've never gone through the depression before”
Open the episode · 4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159Listen at 52:52
Accepting futile effort is more constructive than self-punishment.
“if you want to be effectively futile, enjoy it. Don't beat yourself up over it.”
Open the episode · 4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159Listen at 53:21
Turning toward early difficulties may prevent them from escalating.
“when you do that, it's less likely to build into like the shit show that we experienced as youngers because you, you lean in immediately”
Open the episode · 4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159Listen at 1:09:49
Developing agency is an important stage before surrender.
“When you're going up the mountain, you're learning agency. I think that's a really important thing to learn before you get to surrender.”
Open the episode · 4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159Listen at 1:22:03
Surface urges often function as strategies for deeper underlying needs.
“all that those superficial wants are all just strategies to get to some of your basic core wants”
Open the episode · 4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159Listen at 1:40:04
Deeply savoring a habit can disrupt it quickly.
“If someone actually does that, it like disrupts bad habits unbelievably quickly.”
Open the episode · 4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159Listen at 1:48:01
Fully attending to pornography interrupts its use as emotional escape.
“This is bringing such a deep amount of presence to it. To actually enjoy it, you actually have to have presence.”
Open the episode · 4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159Listen at 1:48:40
Shame reinforces persistent bad habits.
“shame is the lock that holds the chains of bad habits in place”
Open the episode · 4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159Listen at 1:59:09
Self-shaming is ineffective for stopping pornography use.
“shaming yourself to stop porn is very ineffective”
Open the episode · 4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159Listen at 2:06:51
Shame-based motivation can cause burnout over time.
“it's a dirty fuel. You'll burn out.”
Open the episode · 4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159Listen at 2:07:45
Statements are attributed to the speaker as said on the episode and reflect their view at the time, not PodLume's. They are not advice.