Episode 380: You’re Not Broken: Moving Beyond “Treatment Resistance” with Noel Rihm and Bill Brady
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Duane Osterlind discusses overcoming treatment resistance in addiction with guests Noel Rihm and Bill Brady, who share their transformative experiences with EMDR and psychedelic therapy.
In this episode of The Addicted Mind , Duane Osterlind talks with Noel Rihm and Bill Brady , founders of Kaleidoscope . Both Noel and Bill spent decades as high-functioning professionals—Noel in healthcare leadership and Bill as a high-powered Wall Street lawyer—while battling severe, life-threatening alcoholism. After years of being labeled "treatment resistant" by traditional rehabs, they discovered that the problem wasn't their lack of willpower; it was that the root cause— unprocessed trauma —had never been addressed. They discuss how EMDR, psychedelic-assisted therapy, and a "bespoke" approach to healing allowed them to move from "white-knuckling" sobriety to living as "unburdened souls." Guests: Noel Rihm A veteran of the healthcare industry for over 25 years, Noel struggled with alcoholism for three decades. Despite cumulative years in residential treatment and AA, she found true liberation through EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) , which resolved the trauma symptoms that had driven her addiction for 30 years in just six sessions. Bill Brady Bill spent 25 years in Wall Street finance and private equity. To the outside world, he was "killing it," but…
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