by Duane Osterlind | May 31, 2022 | Blog
Everyone has a level of healthy narcissism. We all see things through our lens to some degree. The narcissist, however, has pathological levels of self-involvement and he or she experiences fundamental developmental deficits early on in life. According to author and...
by Duane Osterlind | May 23, 2022 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Depression, Mental Health
A lot of people who come in and seek treatment for addiction are carrying complex trauma from growing up in a narcissistic family structure. And for a lot of people who have grown up in narcissistic families, it can be hard to see the patterns that are there. ...
by Duane Osterlind | Apr 12, 2022 | Blog
Recovery is a long and winding journey that without resilience, it could be so easy to go back to your bad habits. But how do we build resilience in recovery? As defined by the American Psychological Association, resilience is the process of adapting well in the...
by Duane Osterlind | Apr 5, 2022 | Blog
Diagnosed with depression as early as eight years old, Justin Larson found himself in a very dark place where drinking just became his number one coping mechanism. He was feeling fearful and anxious all the time until that time he picked up a drink and it just made...
by Duane Osterlind | Apr 4, 2022 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with Caroline Beidler who shares her story and talks specifically about building resiliency and recovery, the importance of resiliency, especially when it relates to overcoming trauma, and how she discovered that process in her...
