by Duane Osterlind | Jan 22, 2021 | Blog
Addiction is a family disease because everybody around you suffers from it. The family has a very important role to play during this healing process and there needs to be understanding and compassion. Laura’s Story Coming from a family of many alcoholics, Laura was...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 21, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Recovery
Opium has been around but what many people don’t realize is how much it has shaped society and culture. The United States has spent over $1 trillion on drug enforcement since President Nixon declared a war on drugs. And by any measure, that crisis has become...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 14, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with mother and son, Laura and Tom Boldt, authors of Unraveled, A Mother and Son Story of Addiction and Redemption. They talk about their story of recovery and how they worked together to get recovery. They...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 4, 2021 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Food Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery, Therapy
On this episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane sits down with Jeff Nash to talk about addiction, recovery, and the importance of finding and engaging in a recovery community. Jeff is the executive director at Habilitat in Hawaii. Raised in Dallas, Jeff struggled...
by Duane | Dec 4, 2020 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Grief & Loss, PTSD, Recovery, Therapy, Trauma
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with author, teacher, and mother Mary Burns. During their discussion, Mary meditates on grief, loss, and her son’s struggle with addiction and mental illness. As early as seven, Mary’s son, Eric, started to...
