The Addicted Mind Podcast
Episodes
189: Recovering from Codependency and Addiction with Sarah Michaud
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with Sarah Michaud, clinical psychologist and author of Co-Crazy: One Psychologist's R...
188: The 30-Second Solution to Transforming Your Life with Ron Kardashian
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with keynote speaker, author, executive coach, and humanitarian, Ron Kardashian. Autho...
187: Rebroadcast - Ursula Whiteside
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Addicted Mind podcast, Duane interviews Dr. Ursula Whiteside, a clinician, researcher, and trainer in the area of suicide preve...
186: Neurofeedback: The Gym for Your Brain with Dr. Andrew Hill
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can you train your brain to improve your sleep, better your health, and possibly abolish your tolerance for alcohol, drugs, or other things you might ...
185: Preventing Youth From Falling Into the Trap of Addiction with Maks Ezrin
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Teenagers are normally withdrawn. But once you see some shifts in behavior or probably a liquor missing from the liquor cabinet, these could be red fl...
184: Hope Road: From Addiction to Recovery with John Dillon
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How has music played an impact on your life? In addiction treatment, there are various ways you can do to get the help you need or get to that place w...
183: Looking Out for Incarcerated People and Preventing Drug Overdose with Victoria Garrow
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that in some states, in two weeks after someone is released from incarceration, they are up to 127 times more likely to die of a drug ove...
182: Rebroadcast - Treating Addiction and Breaking Free From a Narcissistic Family Structure with Julie Hall
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of people who come in and seek treatment for addiction are carrying complex trauma from growing up in a narcissistic family structure. And for a...
181: How TMS Treats Addiction, Depression, & Other Mental Health Issues with Ben Spielberg
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Depression sucks and it’s such a hard place to be. On the other hand, addiction used to be framed as this lack of moral character or willpower, and ...
180: How the Inner Child Impacts Your Sexual Addiction with Eddie Capparucci
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When dealing with addiction, whether you’re addicted to alcohol, drugs, porn, food, or whatever it is, one of the most effective ways to achieve rec...
179: Cultivating Radical Intimacy with Zoe Kors
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Intimacy is such a key part of healing from trauma and addiction. The more we can be intimate, the more we can heal, and the more we can walk through ...
178: Living Undeterred with Jeff Johnston
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s so easy to compare your own trauma with somebody else's trauma but trauma is trauma. You can have no kids and not be married, and put your dog ...
177: UnAddicted to You: Loving Yourself Through the Darkness with Etel Leit
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with Etel Leit, who talks about her own story of living with addiction – not her own addiction, but in her relati...
176: The Power of Psychedelics and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies with Ronan Levy
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a rising popularity in the field of psychedelics as it relates to addiction treatment and healing trauma. But aren’t psychedelics addictiv...
175: Building Resiliency in Recovery with Caroline Beidler
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Duane speaks with Caroline Beidler who shares her story and talks specifically about building resiliency and recovery, the importa...
174: How Peer Recovery Support Changed His Course with Justin Larson
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 h...
173: Worry Less Now with Gigi Langer
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anxiety and worry are things we all can struggle with at times and the core of those feelings is fear. But at some point, we have to realize we have o...
172: Reclaiming The Lost Languages with Brett Lavender, The Persuasive Lion
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're in the worst phase of human history where people are so stressed out, so afraid of judgment, and tentative as it relates to saying anything thes...
171: Addiction and His Personal Struggles in a Post-9/11 World with Shahjehan Khan
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 Wor...
Bonus: Finding the Treatment That Works for You with David Poses
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The stigma of addiction is so bad that people who are struggling with it choose to hide it. However, addiction is not the real problem, but rather the...
170: Healing the Adult Child with Andrea Ashley
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of people are oblivious to recurring issues they encounter in life when those are actually the result of some unresolved childhood trauma manife...
169: Seeking Recovery Through Complementary Therapies with Constance Scharff
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with Constance Scharff, co-author of Rock to Recovery: Music as a Catalyst for Human T...
168: Living a Recovery Lifestyle with Tricia Parido
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with Tricia Parido, an international master addictions coach and a recovery lifestyle enthu...
167: The Virtuous Cycle of Healing the Trauma with Serge Prengel
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with Serge Prengel, the author of The Proactive Twelve Steps for Mindful Recovery. They div...
166: Challenge What You Know About The War on Drugs with Benjamin Boyce
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with author Benjamin Boyce about his addiction story and how the war on drugs impacted his ability to better his li...
165: Embracing Humanity: Meshing the Works of William James and AA’s Bill W. with Paul Schulte
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with Paul Schulte, the author of We Agnostics: How William James, Father of American Ps...
164: Pulling Yourself Out of the Vortex of Childhood Trauma with Michael Anthony
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with Michael Anthony, author of Think Unbroken: Understanding and Overcoming Childhood Trauma. When you have a hist...
163: Healing as a Family with Chris Howard
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with Chris Howard, the founder of Ethos Recovery, a long-term recovery house for men. He’s also the founder of Li...
161: Healing Intergenerational Trauma with Wendy Adamson
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you heal from addiction and alcoholism that you created? You may impact others through your addiction but you can also impact them through your...
160: Transferring Your Grit From Addiction to Your Recovery with Mike Grant
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with Mike Grant about his recovery story and how he used running as a tool to help him through his recovery process...
159: Feeling Your Feelings and Being Okay With It with Justin B. Long
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Duane talks with Justin B. Long about his journey through childhood trauma and how he tried to escape it through alcoholism. We ...
158: The Science of Addiction with Gill Tietz
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with Gill Tietz, a biochemist and the host of the Sober Powered Podcast. Gill shares h...
157: Personality Isn’t Permanent with Benjamin Hardy
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with author Benjamin Hardy about his personal experience with addiction and the chaos...
156: Breaking Alcohol Addiction Through Medical and Psychosocial Interventions with Dr. Joseph Volpicelli
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with Dr. Joseph Volpicelli, a world-renowned scientist clinician whose research led to...
155: Healing Through Plant-Based Medicine and Deconstructing Our Belief System with Howard Lipp
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Duane speaks with Howard Lipp about the recovery he experienced after coming up against a wall that he couldn't move. He also shar...
154: Mastering Recovery with Barry Lehman
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Getting through the first two years of recovery can be extremely difficult. Just when you think you've gone as far as you can go, you realize you’re...
153: Healing From Eating Disorder with Faith Elicia
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Duane talks with Faith Elicia about her nine-year journey through an eating disorder. They discuss how she struggled several times...
152: Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model with Jan Winhall
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Duane speaks with Jan Winhall, the author of Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model: A Bottom-Up Approa...
151: Understanding The Trauma Map with Dr. Karol Darsa
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with Dr. Karol Darsa about how to recognize trauma as well as some of the first steps you need to take to deal with...
150: Addiction in the Healthcare Community with Dr. Michael Tkach
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We cannot overstate the impact this pandemic has had on our healthcare providers. When you think about all the stress and pressures these front-liners...
149: Sailing Through Recovery with David Greer
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Entrepreneurs and high-performing individuals are highly persistent and driven. Oftentimes, they are in control as they push themselves to success. Th...
148: Bridging the Gap Between Spirituality and Humanity with Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Duane speaks with spiritual leader and author Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati. In her book Hollywood to the Himalayas, she shares the j...
147: How to Sit in Your Adult Chair to Become the Most Authentic Version of Yourself with Michelle Chalfant
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with Michelle Chalfant, host of The Adult Chair Podcast, about being our best selves by sitting in the adult chair ...
146: Understanding Behavioral Addiction with Amanda Giordano
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of negative consequences that can come from behavioral addictions. They include everything from financial problems to legal repercussi...
145: Achieving Recovery Through The Wolf You Feed with Sophie Aghdami
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sophie Aghdami is an addiction recovery coach in Australia. Today, she shares her own story of recovery from alcoholism as well as how a particular pa...
144: The Journey Through Alcoholism and Recovery with Charlie Gray
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 thi...
143: A Hope to Put an End to the Opioid Epidemic with Robert Kanter
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Duane speaks with Robert Kanter, an international recovery advocate addressing the opioid epidemic. Today, he talks about his advocac...
142: Healing Early Trauma Through Somatic Experiencing and Brainspotting with Andrew Susskind
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We have to work and deal with our internal and early trauma. This can be more difficult to see and process without a reliable, trustworthy “other”...
141: Pregnancy and Addiction with Dr. Charles Schauberger
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 irrespo...
140: Stop Hiding and Start Healing with Craig Brown
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when your pain is greater than your fears? On this episode, Duane speaks with Recovery Pastor Craig Brown and author of the book, Stop Hi...
139: Stepping Into the Recovery Elevator with Paul Churchill
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Addictions are many things. But to simplify, they represent parts of our personalities that are out of balance. They represent a part of our body, min...
138: From the Perspective of an Addict’s Loved One: Transmuting Pain Into Service with KL Wells
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When we are in deep pain or we have these hardships in our life, we have to learn how to transmute them and turn them into something different – not...
137: Understanding Sugar Addiction with Mike Collins
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For most people who get into recovery, at some point, food and sugar become an issue in their life. It serves as a secondary feel-good mechanism when ...
136: Overcoming Addiction in the Restaurant Industry with Mickey Bakst
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being in the restaurant industry, serving alcohol is such a big part of it. It’s intended to create an experience, just like the food, music, and th...
135: Microdosed Mindfulness with Janet Fouts
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 complica...
134: Productive Intuition - Paying Attention to the Subtle with AdaPia d'Errico
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
133: Neurosurgery and Poetry with Paul Kaloostian
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
132: Peer Recovery Specialists with Kabir Singh
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
People going through addiction recovery deal with feelings of shame, guilt, and unworthiness that no one else can understand unless they’ve gone thr...
131: Relationships Made Easy with Abby Medcalf
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with relationship maven Abby Medcalf. Abby is a psychologist, author, podcast host, and...
130: Funky Brain with Dennis Berry
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 pr...
129: Love Without Martinis with Chantal Jauvin
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
128: When Crisis Strikes with Dr. Jennifer Love
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You could be suffering from chronic stress without knowing it. Alternatively, you might know it but are just so used to it that you think it’s norma...
127: Healing Beyond Recovery with Mike Govoni
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Addiction is a response to pain and trauma. Reaching out and making yourself vulnerable is challenging when you've been traumatized. You may not trust...
126: Healing Your Narrative with Andrew Hahn
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve probably heard of someone who’s suffered from chronic pain, gone to doctors, ran all the tests necessary, and surprisingly, none of the doc...
125: One Day at a Time with Arlina Allen
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You could be raised by parents who are very nice people and they may not have any drinking or drug use issues. They could be super religious. But that...
124: Confident Sober Women with Shelby John
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recovery is not one size fits all. It is also not a one-and-done situation. Rather, recovery is a process and a journey. When someone gets sober and ...
123: The Weight of Air with David Poses
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. That cliche is true even (and sometimes especially) when dealing with addiction.Today’s guest is a prime...
122: Miracles of Recovery with Harriet Hunter
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When we’ve had trauma in our life, we can get really disconnected from our emotions. We don’t know how to express them or how to use them. Often, ...
121: Actions in Recovery with Wanja Joy
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hiding--many addicts do it. It’s what keeps them locked in prisons of guilt and shame. It’s how they convince even themselves that they don’t ha...
120: Down The Rabbit Hole with Kate Russell
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Addiction is often the result of pain in our early years of life. Whether it’s passed down through genetics or an attempt to escape the pain, many a...
119: Killer Graces with Steve Melen
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When we go through extreme pain, it’s easy to feel like we’re all alone. We doubt that anybody has felt the level of pain that we are currently ex...
118: The Potential of Nontraditional Medicine in Addiction Treatment with Mona Balogh
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ever seen or heard of people who would come in for addiction treatment over and over again – like they almost always come in for the same problem wi...
117: It Will Never Happen to Me with Claudia Black
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Children who grow up in an addictive home internalize a lot of toxic shame where they lose the ability to believe in their own worth and value. For so...
116: The Addicted Child with Richard Capriola
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of times, parents out there have kids struggling with addiction and they don’t know what to do or how to notice it. Unfortunately, adolescent ...
115: FIX: Indiana State Museum Exhibit on the Opioid Crisis with Cathy Ferree
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Substance abuse disorder is something that people don't always discuss, and what you don't know, is where you can go awry. On today’s episode of The...
114: The History of Opium with John Halpern & David Blistein
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
113: Unraveled with Laura and Tom Boldt
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
112: Habilitat Creating Community with Jeff Nash
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 enga...
111: Mindbloom & Psychedelic Medicine with Dylan Beynon
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks to Dylan Beynon, founder, and CEO of Mindbloom, a health and well-being company that provide...
110: Saving Eric with Mary Burns
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with author, teacher, and mother Mary Burns. During their discussion, Mary meditates o...
109: Altogether You with Jenna Riemersma
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with author, speaker, and teacher Jenna Riemersma about internal family systems, or IFS...
108 Am I Good Enough? with ILL TONE
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks to hip-hop artist Chris Hamilton (aka “ILL TONE”) about the struggle of addiction a...
107: Junk Knowledge with Marques Marchand
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks to author Marques Marchand about addiction, dual diagnoses, and understanding your past...
106: Calming the Chaos with Tracy Kenela
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane sits down with Tracy Kenela about “calming the chaos” and creating peace and calm in our ...
105: The Addiction Doctor with Dr. Robb Kelly
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane sits down with Dr. Robb Kelly to discuss alcohol and opioid addiction.Educated at Oxford, he ...
104: We All Play A Role with Daniel Snyder
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with Daniel Snyder about decriminalizing drugs, the opioid crisis, and dealing with add...
103: Inner Child Recovery Process with Eddie Capparucci
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks Georgia-based counselor Eddie Capparucci about his personal experience with addiction a...
102: Personality Isn't Permanent with Benjamin Hardy
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with author Benjamin Hardy about his personal experience with addiction and the chaos t...
101: Cognitive Bias and Addiction with Andrew Proulx
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with Andrew P. about the concept of cognitive bias and how this process works in the mi...
100: Patchwork Junkie with Kyle Dean Houston
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane sits down with father, husband, sales executive, speaker, and author Kyle Dean Houston. They ...
99: Healing Hypnosis with Erika Flint
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane interviews Erika Flint about hypnosis, hypnotherapy, and how the two can help you to overcome...
98: Toward A Meaningful Life with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks to author and counselor Rabbi Simon Jacobson about making meaning out of suffering, and...
97: Before I Leave You with Robert Imbeault
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane sits down with author Robert Imbeault to talk about his book Before I Leave You. Robert also ...
96: Journals from Cloud 9 with Tyler Farnham
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks to Tyler Farnham about his skydiving accident and his subsequent journey through addic...
95: Sober Sex & Recovery with Stacie Ysidro
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks to sex coach and educator Stacie Ysidro about addiction and healing your sexuality dur...
94: Lost in Ghost Town with Carder Stout
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with author Carder Stout about his book, Lost in Ghost Town, the story of his addictio...
93: Healing from Trauma with Dr. Don Wood
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest is Dr. Don Wood, from the Inspired Performance Institute, and he will be talking to us about trauma and how to heal from it. Don helps ...
Special Episode with Suzie Wolfer: Coping Skills to Use During the Pandemic
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Due to the worldwide situation with the Coronavirus pandemic, and everything else that goes along with that, we're bringing you a special episode toda...
92: Gift of Recovery: 52 Mindful Ways To Live Joyfully Beyond Addiction with Rebecca Williams
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Rebecca Williams joins us. Rebecca is a licensed psychologist, who lived and worked in beautiful San Diego, California for twenty-five years. S...
91: Bad Bitches Don't Diet with Anita Abdul-Karim
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anita Abdul-Karim is our guest for today. Anita is a registered dietician and she has written a book called Bad Bitches Don't Diet. Today, she will be...