by Duane Osterlind | Aug 16, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Recovery, Sex Addiction, Therapy
We have to work and deal with our internal and early trauma. This can be more difficult to see and process without a reliable, trustworthy “other” in our lives. Sometimes it even takes an expert who can walk us through that journey in order for us to get to that safe...
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 31, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Recovery, Therapy
People going through addiction recovery deal with feelings of shame, guilt, and unworthiness that no one else can understand unless they’ve gone through a similar situation. However, if someone comes to them at their level, they can automatically pull some of that...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 4, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Food Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery, Therapy
On this episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane sits down with Jeff Nash to talk about addiction, recovery, and the importance of finding and engaging in a recovery community. Jeff is the executive director at Habilitat in Hawaii. Raised in Dallas, Jeff struggled...
by Duane Osterlind | Dec 18, 2020 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Anxiety, Depression, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, PTSD, Therapy, Trauma
On this episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks to Dylan Beynon, founder and CEO of Mindbloom, a health and well-being company that provides physician-prescribed psychedelics and guided ketamine therapy. Dylan describes the time he first experienced...
by Duane | Dec 4, 2020 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Grief & Loss, PTSD, Recovery, Therapy, Trauma
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with author, teacher, and mother Mary Burns. During their discussion, Mary meditates on grief, loss, and her son’s struggle with addiction and mental illness. As early as seven, Mary’s son, Eric, started to...