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,...
by Duane Osterlind | Aug 23, 2021 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Recovery, Therapy
On this episode, Duane speaks with Robert Kanter, an international recovery advocate addressing the opioid epidemic. Today, he talks about his advocacy work with the opioid epidemic. He also tells his own story of recovery from alcohol and substance use disorders and...
by Duane Osterlind | Aug 17, 2021 | Blog
Patients with substance use disorder have every right to be pregnant and have children as much as anyone else. Some people look at it as being irresponsible but who are we to judge? OB/GYN and Addiction Medicine doctor Dr. Charles Schauberger says that many of...
by Duane Osterlind | Aug 10, 2021 | Blog
People think recovery is about addiction and about the drug addict. However, recovery is about restoring souls. In his book Stop Hiding, Start Healing, Craig Brown explains that there are people who have had some painful experiences in the past where the pain...
by Duane Osterlind | Aug 5, 2021 | Blog
Addictions are many things. But to simplify them, they represent parts of our personalities that are out of balance. They represent a part of our body, mind, soul, or spirit that needs a lot of attention and that was perhaps neglected in childhood. As we...