by Duane Osterlind | Apr 1, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Depression, Mental Health, Recovery
Recovery is not one size fits all. It is also not a one-and-done situation. Rather, recovery is a process and a journey. When someone gets sober and begins recovery, they are just starting to walk down the path of healing. Many of their previous feelings and...
by Duane Osterlind | Mar 26, 2021 | Blog
Journaling has grown in popularity over the past few years. People have found its power as a method of getting their emotions down onto a page and helping them see their lives a little differently. Harriet Hunter is a writer who used journaling in this exact way...
by Duane Osterlind | Mar 19, 2021 | Blog
Hiding–many addicts do it. It’s what keeps them locked in prisons of guilt and shame. It’s how they convince even themselves that they don’t have a problem. It’s the very thing that prevents them from getting the help that they so desperately need. Wanja...
by Duane Osterlind | Mar 18, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Recovery
When we’ve had trauma in our life, we can get really disconnected from our emotions. We don’t know how to express them or how to use them. Often, we turn to the only thing that we think will work: a substance or behavior that helps us escape or avoid those emotions....
by Duane Osterlind | Mar 11, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery
Hiding–many addicts do it. It’s what keeps them locked in prisons of guilt and shame. It’s how they convince even themselves that they don’t have a problem. It’s the very thing that prevents them from getting the help that they so desperately need. Today’s...
