In this special episode of The Pivotal Point w/ Dwayne Barnes, I step into the guest seat for a deeply personal conversation originally recorded on The Addicted Mind podcast with host Duane Osterlind. We explore the hidden layers of addiction, not just to substances, but to approval, invisibility, and the masks we wear to survive. I open up about the emotional and spiritual journey behind my book,“Their Eyes Were Never On Me: One Man’s Painful Journey with Self Addiction,” and what it took to...
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In this special episode of The Pivotal Point w/ Dwayne Barnes, I step into the guest seat for a deeply personal conversation originally recorded on The Addicted Mind podcast with host Duane Osterlind. We explore the hidden layers of addiction, not just to substances, but to approval, invisibility, and the masks we wear to survive. I open up about the emotional and spiritual journey behind my book,“Their Eyes Were Never On Me: One Man’s Painful Journey with Self Addiction,” and what it took to...
How to Grieve What You Never Had: Healing Unmet Needs and Emotional Wounds
The Pivotal Point w/ Dwayne Barnes
14 minutes
2 months ago
How to Grieve What You Never Had: Healing Unmet Needs and Emotional Wounds
In this deeply personal episode of The Pivotal Point w/ Dwayne Barnes, we explore one of the most hidden but powerful forms of grief: grieving what you never had. So many people are walking through life with unhealed wounds from unmet needs—whether it's the safety, love, protection, or stability they never received. These emotional losses can silently fuel fear, anxiety, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or even shame. But the truth is: you cannot fully heal what you will not fully name. Dwayne...
The Pivotal Point w/ Dwayne Barnes
In this special episode of The Pivotal Point w/ Dwayne Barnes, I step into the guest seat for a deeply personal conversation originally recorded on The Addicted Mind podcast with host Duane Osterlind. We explore the hidden layers of addiction, not just to substances, but to approval, invisibility, and the masks we wear to survive. I open up about the emotional and spiritual journey behind my book,“Their Eyes Were Never On Me: One Man’s Painful Journey with Self Addiction,” and what it took to...
