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 15, 2021 | Blog
As a neurosurgeon for 17 years now, Dr. Paul Kaloostian has dealt with thousands of cases of people with neurological conditions. Seeing the need for awareness of mental health, he has written some poetry books to make it easier for the world to understand what it’s...
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 | Jun 8, 2021 | Blog
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 | Jun 1, 2021 | Blog
When you’re in addiction recovery, you need to understand that the opposite of addiction isn’t sobriety – it’s connection. Therefore, you can be happily married or in a happy relationship (if you’re not married) even if your partner won’t do...
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 | May 25, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Couples, Drug Addiction
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with relationship maven Abby Medcalf. Abby is a psychologist, author, podcast host, and a TEDx speaker. Abby is the author of the #1 Amazon best-selling book, Be Happily Married: Even If Your Partner...
by Duane Osterlind | May 25, 2021 | Blog
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...
by Duane Osterlind | May 18, 2021 | Blog
When a partner has a substance use disorder, there’s a lot of mistrust. There’s a lot of lying and hiding which damages the intimacy, connection, and faith in the relationship. Afterward, all of that has to be repaired. When you’re in recovery and in a...