by Duane Osterlind | Dec 6, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Recovery, Trauma
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with Gill Tietz, a biochemist and the host of the Sober Powered Podcast. Gill shares her alcohol addiction journey, the connection between our brain chemistry and addiction, and how she used her knowledge...
by Duane Osterlind | Nov 29, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Grief & Loss, Mental Health, Recovery, Trauma
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with author Benjamin Hardy about his personal experience with addiction and the chaos that comes along with it. Benjamin describes the process of overcoming his own addictions involved going...
by Duane Osterlind | Oct 25, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Betrayal Trauma, Mental Health, Recovery, Therapy, Trauma
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with Jan Winhall, the author of Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model: A Bottom-Up Approach. Jan’s book is a combination of over 40 years of working with trauma and addiction and reflecting on...
by Duane Osterlind | Oct 18, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Betrayal Trauma, Couples, Depression, Grief & Loss, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery, Trauma
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with Dr. Karol Darsa about how to recognize trauma as well as some of the first steps you need to take to deal with trauma. Karol is the author of the book, The Trauma Map: Five Steps to Reconnect With Yourself. She dives deep into how...
by Duane Osterlind | Oct 11, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Anxiety, Mental Health, Recovery, Trauma
We cannot overstate the impact this pandemic has had on our health care providers. When you think about all the stress and pressures these frontliners are going through day in and day out, you can see how a lot of aspects are playing in that are leading to clinical...
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,...
