ABOUT THE EPISODE:

When your child's phone becomes their constant companion, you might dismiss it as typical teenage behavior. But Duane Osterlind, LMFT with nearly two decades specializing in sexual addiction, shares an urgent reality: the average first exposure to online adult material is now 10 years old. This conversation illuminates why younger people are seeking help in their early twenties after years of private struggle that began in childhood.

Duane offers perspective on how behavioral addictions reverberate throughout family systems, addressing both youth struggles and partner betrayal. He shares why most relationships impacted by sexual betrayal stay intact when the person causing harm addresses the shame fueling addictive patterns.

You'll learn:

• Why Duane has seen dramatic demographic shifts in his practice
• How to open conversations with your kids about adult content exposure and impact
• What discovery trauma is and why it can trigger PTSD symptoms
• The distinction between supporting a partner versus taking responsibility for their healing
• How shame operates as both genesis and sustaining force of behavioral addictions

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• The Addicted Mind Podcast
• Shame to Resilience Workshop (for adults)
• Brenda as a guest on The Addicted Mind podcast ep. 360

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