Michael Leahy

From the day ABC News "20/20" broke his story in 2004 to millions of viewers in a special on internet pornography addiction, Michael has become the public face for the tens of millions of people who struggle daily with sexually compulsive and addictive behaviours in the midst of an increasingly pornographic culture.

Touring the nation's college campuses to reach out to students with his story in a multimedia-intensive presentation called "Porn Nation", Michael's public speaking appearances regularly attract live news coverage from major network affiliates like CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN and FOX News. City and campus newspapers regularly give him "page one" next day coverage.

Michael boldly shares in public what most people rarely talk about in private. From the innocence lost as a child attracted to pornography to the steady escalation into sexual promiscuity and compulsive, addictive behaviours as a husband and father, Michael takes his audience on an intense journey spanning 30 years of living a double life.

Finally, facing the loss of a 15-year marriage and family of two boys, a business partnership and lifelong friendships, Michael's story takes a sudden turn from brokenness and despair towards a new hope. And he artfully brings his audience right along with him. As his openness and authenticity works to create a "safe place" for the audience, people can't help but be moved towards authenticity and life change themselves.