by Duane Osterlind | Sep 6, 2022 | Blog
Recovery from addiction doesn’t just stop there. People in recovery could still be struggling with depression. While addiction and depression are somewhat correlated, both of them should still be addressed individually. Written by Andrew J. Marsjanik, Amy Law,...
by Duane Osterlind | Apr 5, 2022 | Blog
Diagnosed with depression as early as eight years old, Justin Larson found himself in a very dark place where drinking just became his number one coping mechanism. He was feeling fearful and anxious all the time until that time he picked up a drink and it just made...
by Duane Osterlind | Mar 28, 2022 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Mental Health, Recovery, Therapy
On this episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with Justin Larson, the director of health systems for Thrive Peer Recovery, as he shares his story about his alcoholism and recovery. Justin was diagnosed with depression at the young age of eight. He was...
by Duane Osterlind | Mar 7, 2022 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Grief & Loss, Mental Health, Recovery, Therapy
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with Shahjehan Khan, a voiceover artist, actor, and musician based in Boston. He is the host of the King of the World podcast, which explores his life as a Pakistani American Muslim in the post-9/11 era, 20 years later. Shahjehan...
by Duane Osterlind | Feb 1, 2022 | Blog
What is the universality of the human condition? In his book, We Agnostics, Paul Schulte explains that a lot of work in Buddhism, Hinduism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Transcendentalism, Sufism, and Islam are all the same thing. This underlines the crisis of...
