{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How Sex Addiction Should Be Treated","description":"What if the substance was never really the problem? In this episode of the I Love Being Sober Podcast, recorded live at Camelback Recovery Treatment Center in Phoenix, Arizona, host Tim Westbrook sits down with Dr. Marcus Earle, Clinical Director of Psychological Counseling Services (PCS) \u2014 one of the most respected behavioral health practices in the country. Dr. Earle has spent over 35 years treating individuals, couples, and families struggling with sexual addiction, trauma, OCD, compulsive behavior, and dual diagnosis mental health issues. The PCS Intensive Program has over 40 years of experience pioneering the week-long intensive therapy model, with a multidisciplinary care team of 25+ clinicians and individualized treatment plans designed to promote lasting growth and change. In this honest, eye-opening conversation, Tim and Dr. Earle explore:   What sobriety really means in sex addiction recovery \u2014 and why it's far more nuanced than abstinence   How unresolved trauma drives addiction, compulsive behavior, and relapse   The connection between OCD, process addiction, and substance use disorder   What dual diagnosis and mental health treatment looks like when you go beneath the surface   Why so many people in addiction recovery are also carrying issues they've never named   What long-term, thriving recovery actually looks like \u2014 not just white-knuckling it   Whether you're in recovery from alcohol or drugs, struggling with a process addiction, dealing with trauma or mental health challenges, or loving someone who is \u2014 this episode will meet you where you are. Recorded live in front of clients at Camelback Recovery's Outpatient Treatment Center, this is the I Love Being Sober Podcast \u2014 real stories, real healing, real recovery. \ud83c\udf10 Learn more about the PCS Intensive Treatment Program: www.pcsintensive.com \ud83c\udf10 Camelback Recovery: www.camelbackrecovery.com #ILoveBeingSober #AddictionRecovery #SexAddiction #TraumaRecovery #OCD #DualDiagnosis #MentalHealth #SubstanceUseDisorder #SoberLife #RecoveryPodcast #PhoenixArizona #CamelbackRecovery #OutpatientTreatment #PCSIntensive #RealRecovery #SoberPodcast #HealingTrauma #ProcessAddiction #RecoveryIsPossible #OneDayAtATime ","author_name":"I Love Being Sober","author_url":"https:\/\/www.camelbackrecovery.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41661735\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/3d9aa4\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/203010980"}