by Duane | Jan 1, 2026 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Mental Health, Recovery, Relationships and Addiction, Shame, TAM+
Worksheet: Healing Power of Connection Ask people what the hardest part of addiction was, and they often won’t say the drugs or the alcohol. They’ll say the loneliness. Because addiction, at its core, is about isolation and shame. It’s that crushing...
by Duane Osterlind | Dec 22, 2025 | Addiction, Addiction Awareness, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Pawnee Nation, Recovery, Recovery Centers
Duane Osterlind sits down with Doug Leech, founder of Ascension Recovery Services, to discuss the monumental challenge of expanding high-quality addiction treatment to “treatment deserts”—specifically rural areas and tribal lands. Doug shares his...
by Duane Osterlind | Dec 1, 2025 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Author, Community, Healing, hope, Recovery, Rehabilitation, Therapy
In this episode, host Duane Osterlind speaks with Jaime W. Vinck MC, LPC , President of Meadows Behavioral Health and a Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years of experience in the treatment industry. They discuss her book, The Rehab Playbook, which aims to...
by Duane Osterlind | Nov 24, 2025 | Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Therapy
In this episode, host Duane Osterlind speaks with Liz Friedman, CEO and Co-founder of GPS Group Peer Support, about the vital role of peer support and group modalities in addressing the widespread mental health crisis. Liz shares her personal journey into the work,...
by Duane Osterlind | Sep 15, 2025 | Addiction, Addiction Awareness, Addiction Recovery Groups, Author, Community, Emotions, Family, Parenting, Recovery, Relationships and Addiction
When Lisa Smith’s family was gripped by the terror of her son’s addiction, they felt like mere spectators to a relentless storm. But through her groundbreaking concept of parallel recovery, they began to reclaim their roles as active participants in the...
by Duane Osterlind | Jun 9, 2025 | Addiction Recovery Groups, Prison, Recovery, Rehabilitation, Women Addiction, Women's Prisons
Years ago, Olivia Sproat stood at a crossroads. As a provisional psychologist and former counselor, she was drawn to a unique women’s rehabilitation prison in Australia—a place where the focus on compassion and respect seemed to offer a glimmer of hope. Today,...
