Duane Osterlind, LMFT
Duane Osterlind, LMFT
57: Addicted To Love with Lacy Bentley
57: Addicted To Love with Lacy Bentley
57: Addicted To Love with Lacy Bentley
Thursday 24th January 2019
Lacy Bentley discusses overcoming love and sex addiction on The Addicted Mind Podcast, offering insights on managing triggers and building healthy relationships.
37 minutes
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Author:
Duane Osterlind, LMFT
Overview:
Categories:
Understanding Addiction & Recovery
Sobriety Toolkit
Recovery from Trauma
Family Recovery from Addiction
Navigating Intimate Relationships
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Get the buttons here!Love and Sex Addiction: Lacy Bentley's Journey to Recovery
The pathway to addiction is not a choice, but recovery is. It's never too late to take the first step and seek help.
Imagine discovering that your favorite escape from reality has slowly turned into a chain holding you back. That’s exactly what happened to Lacy Bentley, a recovery mentor and coach who specializes in love and sex addictions for women. In this episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, host Duane Osterlind sits down with Lacy to unravel her compelling story and her path to recovery.
Lacy’s journey began at just 13 years old when she found herself drawn to erotic novels and pornographic anime. What started as a curious exploration morphed into a full-blown addiction, impacting her relationships and emotional well-being well into adulthood. She developed patterns of escape and avoidance, which affected her marriage and her relationship with her children. But Lacy’s story isn’t just about struggle; it’s about the power of realization and the courage to seek help.
Once she recognized her own issues, she understood that many other women might be facing similar struggles but were too ashamed to speak out. In this candid conversation, Lacy emphasizes the importance of breaking the silence and overcoming the shame associated with addiction. She shares various techniques for managing triggers and intense emotions, such as mindfulness practices, and highlights the crucial role of support and community in the recovery process.
One of the most striking messages from this episode is that while addiction may not be a choice, recovery certainly is. Lacy’s advice is simple yet profound: “Hang in there, keep looking for something that will work for you.
Keep reading blog posts, keep recognizing that you are worth getting into recovery for.” If you or someone you know is grappling with love and sex addiction, this episode offers valuable insights and practical advice on taking those first steps toward healing.