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Healing Along Katella Avenue – Rediscovering Purpose Beyond Addiction
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Healing Along Katella Avenue – Rediscovering Purpose Beyond Addiction

Stretching through Anaheim, Cypress, and Los Alamitos, Katella Avenue is one of Orange County’s most well-traveled roads — lined with small businesses, neighborhoods, and the hum of everyday life. It’s a road of movement and transition, connecting communities across miles. For many people, that same idea of transition defines recovery from sex addiction and trauma....

Calm at Bristol Street & Sunflower Avenue – Rebuilding Trust and Connection in Costa Mesa
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Calm at Bristol Street & Sunflower Avenue – Rebuilding Trust and Connection in Costa Mesa

At the corner of Bristol Street and Sunflower Avenue in Costa Mesa, life moves fast. The streets are lined with shops, restaurants, and energy — a place that feels full of motion, success, and style. But for many people passing through this busy intersection, that outside confidence hides an internal ache: the quiet disconnection caused...

Along Beach Boulevard – Breaking Free from the Traffic of Trauma
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Along Beach Boulevard – Breaking Free from the Traffic of Trauma

From Huntington Beach to Buena Park, Beach Boulevard stretches through the heart of Orange County — busy, unpredictable, and always moving. The noise, congestion, and constant rush feel familiar to anyone living with trauma or sex addiction. Life becomes one long drive with no clear destination, full of detours, distractions, and emotional gridlock. At Mindful...

Healing at the Crossroads of PCH & 2nd Street – Reconnecting After Trauma in Long Beach
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Healing at the Crossroads of PCH & 2nd Street – Reconnecting After Trauma in Long Beach

At the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and 2nd Street, Long Beach hums with motion — beach traffic, the scent of salt in the air, and people heading in every direction. But for many living nearby, the chaos outside mirrors the storm within. Behind calm smiles and full schedules, unresolved trauma and sex addiction quietly...

The Long Road on Powell Boulevard – Finding Hope After Trauma in SE Portland
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The Long Road on Powell Boulevard – Finding Hope After Trauma in SE Portland

Anyone who’s driven down Powell Boulevard knows the feeling — stoplights, turns, construction, and that endless stretch of road cutting through southeast Portland. For many people battling sex addiction or the weight of unhealed trauma, life feels exactly like Powell: long, unpredictable, and hard to navigate. At Mindful Centers in Portland, we meet people who’ve...

Healing in Alberta Arts District – Connection & Recovery in Portland’s Creative Core
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Healing in Alberta Arts District – Connection & Recovery in Portland’s Creative Core

The Alberta Arts District is one of Portland’s most expressive neighborhoods. Murals spill across brick walls, cafés hum with creativity, and community pulses through every block. Yet behind the color and connection, many people quietly battle sex addiction and trauma—feeling isolated in a place that celebrates togetherness. At Mindful Centers in Portland, we believe healing...

Reflection Along Macadam Avenue & River Parkway – Finding Clarity After Trauma
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Reflection Along Macadam Avenue & River Parkway – Finding Clarity After Trauma

There’s something grounding about driving along Macadam Avenue or walking the quiet path beside River Parkway. The Willamette River glides past Portland’s skyline—steady, reflective, unhurried. But for many people, life doesn’t feel that calm inside. The mind races, shame builds, and the current of trauma and sex addiction pulls harder every day. At Mindful Centers...

Calm on SE Hawthorne Boulevard – Healing Trauma Amid Portland’s Energy
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Calm on SE Hawthorne Boulevard – Healing Trauma Amid Portland’s Energy

Portland’s Hawthorne Boulevard is alive with energy—coffee shops buzzing, murals glowing, the hum of people chasing creativity and connection. Yet behind that colorful rhythm, many Portlanders move through the day with a quiet ache. Beneath the surface of success and activity, unresolved trauma and sex-addiction struggles keep the mind in overdrive. At Mindful Centers in...

Healing Along Burnside Street – Crossing from Shame to Recovery in Portland
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Healing Along Burnside Street – Crossing from Shame to Recovery in Portland

Every Portlander knows Burnside Street—the line dividing north and south, threading through downtown and beyond. But for many people, Burnside represents more than a road—it’s a metaphor for the divide between who we are and who we want to become. At Mindful Centers in Portland, we meet people standing at that exact line—torn between secrecy...