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) — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — real stories, real healing, real recovery.

🌐 Learn more about the PCS Intensive Treatment Program: www.pcsintensive.com

🌐 Camelback Recovery: www.camelbackrecovery.com

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