by Duane Osterlind | Aug 16, 2022 | Blog
Addiction is a chronic disease – not a moral failing. There’s always shame and guilt attached to addiction. According to Tish Marsh, advocate for mental health and addiction treatment and support, you need to be able to separate yourself from the addiction and...
by Duane Osterlind | Aug 15, 2022 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with ultra-runner and recovering alcoholic and addict, Henry Ward, as he shares his own story of recovery, about how alcoholism and drugs took his whole life, and finally getting into treatment. For a few years, Henry was...
by Duane Osterlind | Aug 9, 2022 | Blog
A growing number of addicts recover, relapse – and they relapse hard. There’s an epidemic of overdose as more and more people are sick and dying faster. Is there a way to do better than the conventional recovery industry? According to a 2021 report from...
by Duane Osterlind | Aug 8, 2022 | Addiction, Drug Addiction, Recovery
There’s always shame and guilt attached to addiction. But once you get to the other side of addiction, it’s going to be better than the life you had before. One of the mindset shifts important in recovery is being able to separate yourself from the addiction....
by Duane Osterlind | Aug 2, 2022 | Blog
Stress and peer pressure are big issues with teens which could result in feelings of anxiety and depression, or worse, substance or alcohol abuse. School is complicated with all the peer pressure involved. And so, as parents, we need to give them the support they need...
