by Duane | Jul 5, 2018 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Couples, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Sex Addiction, Therapy
Our guest on this episode of the Addicted Mind podcast is Jack Bloomfield, a specialist in the ARISE model of interventions. This model is an alternative to the “traditional” form of confrontational interventions created in the 1960s by Dr. Johnson. In this...
by Duane | Jun 20, 2018 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Sex Addiction
Our guest on this episode of the Addicted Mind podcast is Amy Smith, founder of the Worth Recovery podcast, which has grown into a community of mutual support. Amy began her recovery journey in 2011 when she realized that her multiple failed “relationships” were a...
by Duane | Apr 4, 2018 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Gambling Addiction, Grief & Loss, Mental Health, PTSD, Therapy
Our guest on this episode of the Addicted Mind podcast is Dr. Louise Stanger, a clinician, interventionist, author, and trainer specializing in the grief and loss experienced by the family members of an individual who dies of an opioid overdose. Since nearly all...
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...
