by Duane | Aug 15, 2018 | Addiction, Drug Addiction, Grief & Loss, Mental Health, PTSD, Recovery, Therapy
On this episode of The Addicted Mind, we are joined by Amy Emerson and Shannon Carlin of the Multidisciplinary Approach for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) research group. Amy and Shannon’s group has had 107 participants complete their MDMA-assisted PTSD therapy program in...
by Duane | Aug 8, 2018 | Addiction, Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Food Addiction, Gambling Addiction, Mental Health, Mindfulness, PTSD, Recovery, Sex Addiction, Therapy
Our guest on this episode of The Addicted Mind podcast is Brad Kammer, a therapist specializing in somatic psychotherapy to solve shock and developmental traumas. Brad’s interest in somatic psychotherapy began during his time as an aid worker working with Burmese...
by Duane | Aug 1, 2018 | Addiction, Anxiety, Mental Health, Mindfulness
Our guest on this episode of the Addicted Mind podcast is Lori Kandels, a therapist in the Bay area specializing in anxiety. Anxiety is often the result of trauma and can manifest as fear, stress, self-doubt, and persistent negative stories ruminating in the mind, and...
by Duane | Jul 25, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Eating Disorders, Food Addiction, Mental Health, Women Addiction
On this episode of the Addicted Mind podcast, we are joined by a returning guest, Adina Silvestri of Life Cycles Counseling in Richmond, Virginia. Adina’s practice works with individuals battling eating disorders partnered with addictions with the goal of transferring...
by Duane | Jul 18, 2018 | Addiction, Mental Health, PTSD, Therapy, Uncategorized
On this episode of the Addicted Mind podcast, Timothy Wienecke joins us to discuss his work in advocacy, clinical mental health, and an educational institute for veterans and first responders. A military veteran himself, Tim recognized the need for clinicians to focus...
by Duane | Jul 5, 2018 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Couples, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Sex Addiction, Therapy
Our guest on this episode of the Addicted Mind podcast is Jack Bloomfield, a specialist in the ARISE model of interventions. This model is an alternative to the “traditional” form of confrontational interventions created in the 1960s by Dr. Johnson. In this...
by Duane | Jun 27, 2018 | Addiction, Mental Health, Therapy
On this episode of the Addicted Mind podcast, our guest is Dr. Scott D. Miller of the International Center of Clinical Excellence in the field of mental health. Dr. Miller has used his decades of experience in the industry to develop outcome measures with the goal of...
by Duane | Jun 20, 2018 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Sex Addiction
Our guest on this episode of the Addicted Mind podcast is Amy Smith, founder of the Worth Recovery podcast, which has grown into a community of mutual support. Amy began her recovery journey in 2011 when she realized that her multiple failed “relationships” were a...
by Duane | May 9, 2018 | 12-step, Addiction, Couples, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Porn Addiction, Recovery, Sex Addiction
On this episode of The Addicted Mind podcast, we are joined by Robert Weiss, a digital-age intimacy and relationship expert and author of several insightful books on the topic (links below). Rob’s non-alarmist approach to the impacts of our digital age on intimacy and...
by Duane | Apr 26, 2018 | Addiction, Betrayal Trauma, Mental Health, Mindfulness, PTSD, Therapy
On this episode of the Addicted Mind podcast, we talk with Nicki Mosley about trauma-sensitive movement practice and the effective impact that this can have on those suffering from long-term trauma. Trauma-sensitive yoga was developed by The Trauma Center by David...
