by Duane | Apr 11, 2018 | Addiction, Anxiety, Drug Addiction, Eating Disorders, Food Addiction, Mental Health, Therapy
On this episode of The Addicted Mind podcast, we are joined by Dr. Pam Peeke, a physician, and scientist specializing in food addiction. Those struggling with food addictions fit into two categories: (1) people who practice disordered eating which eventually takes...
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 | Mar 22, 2018 | Addiction, Anxiety, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery
Our guest on this episode of The Addicted Mind podcast is Jonathan Horowitz, founder and director of the San Francisco Stress and Anxiety Center. Jonathan is a clinical psychologist who studied anxiety research in graduate school before transitioning to being a...
by Duane | Mar 7, 2018 | Addiction, Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Mental Health, PTSD, Therapy
On this episode of The Addicted Mind podcast, my guest is Kay Simmeth, a Marriage and Family Therapist certified in EMDR. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is a type of bilateral stimulation that activates both sides of the body and both sides of the...
by Duane | Feb 28, 2018 | Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, PTSD, Therapy
Susanne Jessee is with us today to talk about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). TMS is a relatively new treatment, at least in the United States, for individuals who are struggling with depression. Depression is often present in addiction and TMS is something...
