by Duane Osterlind | Mar 4, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery
Addiction is often the result of pain in our early years of life. Whether it’s passed down through genetics or an attempt to escape the pain, many addicts can point to a hard childhood as the source of their addiction. This is why it’s so important to recognize our...
by Duane | Nov 13, 2020 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Couples, Depression, Drug Addiction, Eating Disorders, Food Addiction, Gambling Addiction, Grief & Loss, LGBTQ, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Porn Addiction, PTSD, Recovery, Sex Addiction, Therapy, Trauma
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks to author, speaker, and teacher Jenna Riemersma about internal family systems, or IFS. Jenna describes how IFS can help to transform your feelings about addictions and past trauma. Jenna talks about how IFS...
by Duane | Oct 15, 2020 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Anxiety, Depression, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Therapy, Trauma
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks to author Marques Marchand about addiction, dual diagnoses, and understanding your past. Christmas 2009, Marques was working at a restaurant and woke up with flu-like symptoms. He hit rock bottom a year...
by Duane | Sep 23, 2020 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder, Depression, Drug Addiction, Food Addiction, Grief & Loss, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Therapy, Trauma
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane sits down with Tracy Kenela about “calming the chaos” and creating peace and calm in our lives. Therapist and podcast host, Tracy discusses how she came to start studying “overwhelm” as a psychological concept. An...
by Duane | Sep 9, 2020 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Couples, Depression, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Mindfulness, PTSD, Recovery, Therapy, Trauma
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane sits down with Dr. Robb Kelly to discuss alcohol and opioid addiction. Educated at Oxford, he drank through most of school. He was fired from his job as a police officer, which made him realize that his drinking...
by Duane | Aug 27, 2020 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Therapy
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with Daniel Snyder about decriminalizing drugs, the opioid crisis, and dealing with addiction. Based in Vancouver, Daniel describes working through the opioid epidemic in British Columbia. He shares some...