by Duane Osterlind | Jul 28, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Anxiety, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery, Trauma
Addictions are many things. But to simplify, they represent parts of our personalities that are out of balance. They represent a part of our body, mind, soul, or spirit that needs a lot of attention and that perhaps was neglected in childhood. As we continue using...
by Duane Osterlind | Jun 16, 2021 | Addiction, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Trauma
Our guest today is AdaPia d’Errico and she is going to talk about intuition and paying attention to our authentic self. Her book is titled Productive Intuition: Connecting To The Subtle. Often, our intuition and our authentic self can be very subtle and...
by Duane Osterlind | May 31, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Recovery, Therapy
People going through addiction recovery deal with feelings of shame, guilt, and unworthiness that no one else can understand unless they’ve gone through a similar situation. However, if someone comes to them at their level, they can automatically pull some of that...
by Duane Osterlind | May 11, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Couples, Recovery
When a partner has a substance use disorder, there’s a lot of mistrust. There’s a lot of lying and hiding which damages the intimacy, connection, and faith in the relationship. Afterward, all of that has to be repaired. When you’re in recovery and in a...
by Duane Osterlind | May 3, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Food Addiction, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery
You could be suffering from chronic stress without knowing it. Alternatively, you might know it but are just so used to it that you think it’s normal. Well, it’s not normal. You have to act on it before it takes a toll on your health and happiness. We have many...
by Duane Osterlind | Apr 26, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Depression, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Trauma
Addiction is a response to pain and trauma. Reaching out and making yourself vulnerable is challenging when you’ve been traumatized. You may not trust people and you may not trust the process. So what needs to be done to discharge the trauma off your body and...
