by Duane Osterlind | Jul 28, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Anxiety, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery, Trauma
Addictions are many things. But to simplify, they represent parts of our personalities that are out of balance. They represent a part of our body, mind, soul, or spirit that needs a lot of attention and that perhaps was neglected in childhood. As we continue using...
by Duane Osterlind | Jul 19, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction
When we are in deep pain or we have these hardships in our life, we have to learn how to transmute them and turn them into something different – not just overcoming it. As for KL Wells, she decided to transmute her pain into service by helping others whose loved ones...
by Duane Osterlind | Jul 12, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Food Addiction
For most people who get into recovery, at some point, food and sugar become an issue in their life. It serves as a secondary feel-good mechanism when they’re not feeling great. But why is sugar so appealing? Why do some people struggle so much with it that it...
by Duane Osterlind | Jul 9, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment
Being in the restaurant industry, serving alcohol is such a big part of it. It’s intended to create an experience, just like the food, music, and the interior of the space. But if you’re struggling with alcohol or drugs, it would be such a hard industry to be in...
by Duane Osterlind | Jun 23, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Depression, Grief & Loss, Mental Health, Mindfulness
Mindfulness – everybody hears about it and they have all kinds of ideas of what mindfulness is. A lot of times, they think it’s this really complicated thing and that you have to do the whole kung fu thing to be mindful. But you don’t have to. On today’s...
by Duane Osterlind | Jun 8, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Therapy
Why is addiction so hard to control? Does that mean addiction can’t be treated? On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks to Dr. Paul Kaloostian. Dr. Paul Kaloostian is a neurosurgeon in Los Angeles as well as an author. His books include The...
