by Duane | Jan 23, 2019 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Porn Addiction, Recovery, Sex Addiction, Women Addiction
Our guest on this episode of the Addicted Mind podcast is Lacy Bentley, a recovery mentor, and coach in the areas of love and sex addictions for women. At age 13, Lacy found herself consuming erotic novels and pornographic anime called hentai. She didn’t realize it...
by Duane | Oct 18, 2018 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery, Therapy
On this episode of the Addicted Mind podcast, our guest is Tom Horvath, founder of Practical Recovery and co-founder of Smart Recovery. Smart Recovery is a non-12-step approach to addictive behavior problems that provides an alternative to programs like Alcoholics...
by Duane | Sep 26, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery, Therapy
Ricky Santiago, a specialist in adventure therapy, joined us for this episode of The Addicted Mind podcast. He uses specially planned and designed activities such as kayaking, snorkeling, and ropes courses in his adventure therapy sessions. Experiential therapy like...
by Duane | Sep 20, 2018 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Anxiety, Drug Addiction, Eating Disorders, Food Addiction, Gambling Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery, Therapy
On this episode of The Addicted Mind podcast, our guest is Anne Fletcher, author of 8 books including “Sober for Good” and “Inside Rehab.” Anne felt the need to write “Inside Rehab” after consulting with several experts, one of which posited that people usually spend...
by Duane | Sep 5, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Mental Health, Recovery, Sex Addiction, Therapy
Our guest on this episode of The Addicted Mind podcast is Nate Postlethwait, who joined us to share his recovery journey. Nate grew up in a very religious environment in a rural southern town, which had a profound impact on his childhood and his eventual recovery from...
by Duane | Jul 25, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Eating Disorders, Food Addiction, Mental Health, Women Addiction
On this episode of the Addicted Mind podcast, we are joined by a returning guest, Adina Silvestri of Life Cycles Counseling in Richmond, Virginia. Adina’s practice works with individuals battling eating disorders partnered with addictions with the goal of transferring...