by Duane | Mar 28, 2018 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Depression, Drug Addiction, Gambling Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery
Our guest on this episode of the Addicted Mind podcast is Colleen Koncilja, a counselor based in the Chicago area who specializes in gambling addictions. Shortly after a casino riverboat became a permanent fixture just blocks away from her practice’s office in Elgin,...
by Duane | Feb 1, 2018 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Sex Addiction, Women Addiction
TJ Woodward is with us today to talk about a system of care that he has developed called conscious recovery. Conscious recovery is a groundbreaking and practical approach to viewing and treating addiction. It’s how we see addiction and addiction treatment through the...
by Duane | Jan 10, 2018 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Drug Addiction, Mental Health
Our guest today is Pete Finger from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In this episode, he shares his recovery journey and how the support group Smart Recovery helped him to overcome addiction and helped him to enjoy the life he lives today by helping others through the same...
by Duane | Jan 3, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Betrayal Trauma, Couples, Mental Health, PTSD, Sex Addiction
Marnie Breecker from the Center for Relational Healing in Los Angeles joined me for the second part of our discussion on relational and betrayal trauma. She walked us through the Six Dimensions of Relational and Betrayal Trauma as well as the steps in the...
by Duane | Dec 13, 2017 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Drug Addiction, Mental Health
Our guest today is Chris Shorrock, a psychologist in private practice in Medicine Hat. Our point of discussion is the opioid addiction and opioid epidemic, and Chris understands this topic very well. He’s got experience in treating addicted disorders in different...
