by Duane Osterlind | Aug 30, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Grief & Loss, Mental Health, Recovery, Trauma
On today’s episode, Duane talks with Charlie Gray about his journey of hope and resiliency through his toxic relationship with vodka and the one thing that allowed him to stay sober. In his memoir, At Least I’m Not The Frog: A Zany Memoir of Alcoholism & Recovery,...
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 | 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 16, 2021 | Addiction, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Trauma
Our guest today is AdaPia d’Errico and she is going to talk about intuition and paying attention to our authentic self. Her book is titled Productive Intuition: Connecting To The Subtle. Often, our intuition and our authentic self can be very subtle and...
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...
by Duane Osterlind | May 17, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Mental Health, Mindfulness
What most people don’t realize about addiction, whether it’s to alcohol, drugs, shopping, overeating, or porn, is that it’s not the core of the problem. The addicted person just uses it to cope with their real problem: their addicted mind or funky brain. For...
