by Duane Osterlind | Aug 9, 2022 | Blog
A growing number of addicts recover, relapse – and they relapse hard. There’s an epidemic of overdose as more and more people are sick and dying faster. Is there a way to do better than the conventional recovery industry? According to a 2021 report from...
by Duane Osterlind | Aug 8, 2022 | Addiction, Drug Addiction, Recovery
There’s always shame and guilt attached to addiction. But once you get to the other side of addiction, it’s going to be better than the life you had before. One of the mindset shifts important in recovery is being able to separate yourself from the addiction....
by Duane Osterlind | Jul 27, 2022 | Blog
What is it like living on the other side of addiction? Certified recovery and family addiction coach, Dana Golden, has her own story to tell, having been on the other side of addiction. Growing up, Dana’s dad had a process addiction – gambling, sex,...
by Duane Osterlind | Jul 20, 2022 | Addiction, Recovery
Whether it’s divorce, job loss, addiction, or being the spouse of an addict, we’re all going through recovery from something. We can make our own path – and that’s what recovery is all about. You’ve just got to learn how to pick up and move on. On...
by Duane Osterlind | Jul 19, 2022 | Blog
What do codependency and addiction have in common? They’re both rooted in fear. Codependent behavior comes out of fear and addiction comes out of fear or unresolved feelings. For an addicted person, there’s all that rationalizing, minimizing, and denial...