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From Brain Stuck To Healing: Why Targeting Dopamine, Arousal, And OCD Loops Changes Recovery

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How Does Neurotherapy Help With Sex Addiction?

What if the fastest path out of compulsive sexual behavior starts with training your brain, not trying harder? We open the black box of sex addiction and show how neurotherapy reduces overarousal, loosens obsessive loops, and builds the space where choice returns. Drawing on years of clinical work with individuals and couples, we explain why so many high performers get caught in the dopamine spiral, how tolerance escalates behaviors, and what the EEG often reveals about stress-driven brains seeking relief.
We walk through two common profiles we see: the edgy, overactivated nervous system that chases calm through risky rewards, and the obsessive compulsive pattern where rumination and rigidity become their own source of distress. From there, we map the practical shifts that matter most early in recovery—better sleep, steadier mood, and cravings that lose their bite. When the nervous system settles, prefrontal control improves, and therapy skills like boundary-setting, urge surfing, and values-based action finally stick outside the office.
You’ll also hear how emotional awareness and empathy can grow with the right mix of brain training and psychotherapy. Many clients are brilliant and driven yet cut off from their internal cues; they act before they can name what they feel. As regulation improves, accountability deepens, repair with partners becomes real, and family life steadies. For couples who work in parallel—partner support, EEG-guided training, and structured relationship repair—the collateral healing is tangible. We’re honest about one key variable: motivation. Brain balancing helps almost everyone feel better, but the durable gains show up when someone truly commits to change.
If you’re ready to explore a brain-first approach to recovery, subscribe for more conversations on neurotherapy and healing, share this episode with someone who needs hope, and leave a review to help others find the show. Want to take the next step? Schedule a free consultation at TransformativeNeurotherapy.org or call 412-204-7397.

To learn more about Transformative Neurotherapy visit:
https://www.TransformativeNeurotherapy.org
Transformative Neurotherapy
570 Lincoln Ave.
Bellevue, PA 15202
412-204-7397

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Chapters

1. From Brain Stuck To Healing: Why Targeting Dopamine, Arousal, And OCD Loops Changes Recovery (00:00:00)

2. Welcome And Show Purpose (00:00:02)

3. Introducing Sex Addiction And Neurotherapy (00:00:59)

4. Dr. Putney’s Background And Training (00:01:29)

5. Why Clients Get Stuck Despite Therapy (00:04:12)

6. Note: Moved due to sequence integrity (00:04:50)

7. What The Brain Shows In Addiction (00:04:50)

8. How Neurotherapy Entered The Toolkit (00:05:12)

9. Overarousal Vs OCD Profiles (00:06:50)

10. Who Struggles And Why It Escalates (00:07:47)

11. Outcomes: Sleep, Cravings, Mood (00:09:27)

12. Building Emotional Awareness And Choice (00:10:52)

13. Note: Adjusted for coherence (00:11:40)

14. Closing And Free Consultation (00:11:40)

15. Partner Involvement And Collateral Healing (00:12:36)

16 episodes

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Content provided by Dr. Heather Putney. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Dr. Heather Putney or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

How Does Neurotherapy Help With Sex Addiction?

What if the fastest path out of compulsive sexual behavior starts with training your brain, not trying harder? We open the black box of sex addiction and show how neurotherapy reduces overarousal, loosens obsessive loops, and builds the space where choice returns. Drawing on years of clinical work with individuals and couples, we explain why so many high performers get caught in the dopamine spiral, how tolerance escalates behaviors, and what the EEG often reveals about stress-driven brains seeking relief.
We walk through two common profiles we see: the edgy, overactivated nervous system that chases calm through risky rewards, and the obsessive compulsive pattern where rumination and rigidity become their own source of distress. From there, we map the practical shifts that matter most early in recovery—better sleep, steadier mood, and cravings that lose their bite. When the nervous system settles, prefrontal control improves, and therapy skills like boundary-setting, urge surfing, and values-based action finally stick outside the office.
You’ll also hear how emotional awareness and empathy can grow with the right mix of brain training and psychotherapy. Many clients are brilliant and driven yet cut off from their internal cues; they act before they can name what they feel. As regulation improves, accountability deepens, repair with partners becomes real, and family life steadies. For couples who work in parallel—partner support, EEG-guided training, and structured relationship repair—the collateral healing is tangible. We’re honest about one key variable: motivation. Brain balancing helps almost everyone feel better, but the durable gains show up when someone truly commits to change.
If you’re ready to explore a brain-first approach to recovery, subscribe for more conversations on neurotherapy and healing, share this episode with someone who needs hope, and leave a review to help others find the show. Want to take the next step? Schedule a free consultation at TransformativeNeurotherapy.org or call 412-204-7397.

To learn more about Transformative Neurotherapy visit:
https://www.TransformativeNeurotherapy.org
Transformative Neurotherapy
570 Lincoln Ave.
Bellevue, PA 15202
412-204-7397

  continue reading

Chapters

1. From Brain Stuck To Healing: Why Targeting Dopamine, Arousal, And OCD Loops Changes Recovery (00:00:00)

2. Welcome And Show Purpose (00:00:02)

3. Introducing Sex Addiction And Neurotherapy (00:00:59)

4. Dr. Putney’s Background And Training (00:01:29)

5. Why Clients Get Stuck Despite Therapy (00:04:12)

6. Note: Moved due to sequence integrity (00:04:50)

7. What The Brain Shows In Addiction (00:04:50)

8. How Neurotherapy Entered The Toolkit (00:05:12)

9. Overarousal Vs OCD Profiles (00:06:50)

10. Who Struggles And Why It Escalates (00:07:47)

11. Outcomes: Sleep, Cravings, Mood (00:09:27)

12. Building Emotional Awareness And Choice (00:10:52)

13. Note: Adjusted for coherence (00:11:40)

14. Closing And Free Consultation (00:11:40)

15. Partner Involvement And Collateral Healing (00:12:36)

16 episodes

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