by Duane Osterlind | May 3, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Food Addiction, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery
You could be suffering from chronic stress without knowing it. Alternatively, you might know it but are just so used to it that you think it’s normal. Well, it’s not normal. You have to act on it before it takes a toll on your health and happiness. We have many...
by Duane Osterlind | Apr 26, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Depression, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Trauma
Addiction is a response to pain and trauma. Reaching out and making yourself vulnerable is challenging when you’ve been traumatized. You may not trust people and you may not trust the process. So what needs to be done to discharge the trauma off your body and...
by Duane Osterlind | Apr 19, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Depression, Grief & Loss, Mindfulness, Recovery, Trauma
You’ve probably heard of someone who’s suffered from chronic pain, gone to doctors, ran all the tests necessary, and surprisingly, none of the doctors could actually diagnose the problem. Andrew Hahn, Founder of Life Centered Therapy, joins today’s episode to...
by Duane Osterlind | Mar 11, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery
Hiding–many addicts do it. It’s what keeps them locked in prisons of guilt and shame. It’s how they convince even themselves that they don’t have a problem. It’s the very thing that prevents them from getting the help that they so desperately need. Today’s...
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...
