by Duane Osterlind | Sep 13, 2022 | Blog
Driving drunk with her kids in the car and getting pulled over and arrested, it was at that point that Amy Liz Harrison realized she just had to surrender herself to recovery. If you’re someone struggling with alcoholism or someone you love and care about is...
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 | Jan 18, 2022 | Blog
A lot of families are sending their young adults to luxury-based treatment centers that aren’t necessarily therapeutic. This doesn’t mean they need to be in a punitive environment. They just need to be in an environment where they engage in life and start...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 10, 2022 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Grief & Loss, Mental Health, Recovery
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with Chris Howard, the founder of Ethos Recovery, a long-term recovery house for men. He’s also the founder of Lifestyle Interventions where he offers family intervention mentoring. Chris shares his journey of addiction and...
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....
