As someone new to my recovery journey, The Addicted Mind Podcast with Eric and Duane Osterlind has been truly life-changing. Each episode brings fresh perspectives on addiction, trauma, perfectionism, and shame—topics that deeply resonate with me. The discussions are raw, insightful, and filled with practical resources that I’ve already started incorporating into my life. Through this podcast, I’ve gained a deeper understanding of myself and, most importantly, a renewed sense of hope. I highly recommend it to anyone, whether you’re in recovery or simply seeking greater self-awareness. These conversations are deep, meaningful, and truly rewarding. I've also joined The Addicted Mind Plus community, which has provided community for myself and others to interact with. My advice to someone who is struggling with addiction is to continue to show up for yourself, be as authentic and vulnerable as possible and surround yourself with community. It has been rewarding surrounding myself with others who are on their own journey.

I've found a community of people interested in learning more about recovery and that makes me feel included. I feel supported when I share in group and I'd say to anyone struggling, come join a zoom and see if it works for you because it'sso helpful to me to engage with peers! I feel stronger now than when I started my recovery and also less isolated. X

The Addicted Mind Community has been very significant in my recovery journey. It has helped me remain sober. I felt extremely supported by the community when I experienced a loss. I couldn’t help but to share and was so glad I was vulnerable. Many offered kind words and checked in on me. I would advise anyone struggling with addiction to reach out. There is help, and better days ahead. I now feel stronger and more hopeful after I started my recovery journey with the Addicted Mind Community. I have a sense of belonging and I am learning every day.

The opposite of isolate really is community. Before joining the TAM+ community, I was struggling alone without the tools I needed to ask for help or feel ready to share my struggles with anyone. This group has shown me how we all struggle with so many of the same things, which immediately made me feel less alone. Our first live workshop, I said things to these people that I hadn’t said to anyone out loud. I was met with support and compassion, and these people continue to empower me on my journey. I’m so grateful I signed up.

The Addicted Mind Community has benefited me in ways I never thought were possible. I spent years isolating and feeling alone. And this community has shown and proven that I am no longer alone. There's a solitude and peace sharing with people who struggle and think exactly like I do. This community has provided me a safe space to share with no fear of judgement. I truly believe this community breeds trust, understanding, support, and encouragement. One thing I have enjoyed about this community and felt supported can seem quite simple, but also so supportive at the same time. And that might be not sharing at all. Even if there's days, or moments that I don't feel like sharing, I still feel supported by this community. There's a sense of understanding that I feel where people just get it, and will be there for you regardless. There's a patience that people present and know that I will share when I am ready. And it makes me never question the love and support from others here. I think that can be a struggle for people who are on the edge of joining a community like this. There's so much that people can offer, even if you aren't ready. So if someone were to join and not be ready to share, we are still here for you! The best advice I can give someone who is struggling with addiction is to reach out to groups and communities like this. I have done the "alone" thing for far too long. And it just doesn't work. People thrive on human connection, and what better way than to do it with people who are like minded and struggle with the same things. It offers so much experience, love, and understanding. You just have to be ready to take that leap. As for right now, I feel way more supported than ever. This community has provided me with resources and the strength to know that no matter how low I can get, there is always someone to turn to. And the information provided by Duane and Eric always seems to be well timed. I can be going through something one week, and the deep dives seem to just hit exactly what I am going through. I feel very blessed and thankful to be introduced to such an informative, supportive, and loving group such as this.

Being a part of The Addicted Mind Plus Community has changed my life. The group is so supportive and nonjudgemental, I have found MY PEEPS! We are all working on recovery yet walk different paths. I have not only learned from other members but also from Duane and Eric with practical exercising to help with my recovery. We "dig deep" which can be nerve-wracking, exciting, and I find myself wanting to fall to the floor; sobbing in gratitude, contentment, and overwhelm. I've gain peace, clarity, calmness, serenity, contentment, and love for myself. Through this community, my heart desires MORE - more connection; morw authentic, and deep-seated, unconditional love; more stories of hardness, brokenness, suffering, loss, tragedy, and despair. We share and connect in authenticity, rawness, beauty, sunshine, vulnerability, and emotional-sensitivity. I find that I want to share my suffering, sadness, setbacks, doubts, fears, insecurities, beauty, love, dancing, humor, tears, and heartbreak with MY peeps. This community has allowed me to let people hold my hand, walk this journey with me and not hide. I am learning to let those tears fall to the ground; watering the beauty in what's to come. I'm also learning to bring my fears; my doubts; my guilt; my embarrassment; my tragedy; my depression; yes to bring it ALL! It hasn't always been easy, but this community has taught me it is so worth it!

As someone new to my recovery journey, The Addicted Mind Podcast with Eric and Duane Osterlind has been truly life-changing. Each episode brings fresh perspectives on addiction, trauma, perfectionism, and shame—topics that deeply resonate with me. The discussions are raw, insightful, and filled with practical resources that I’ve already started incorporating into my life. Through this podcast, I’ve gained a deeper understanding of myself and, most importantly, a renewed sense of hope. I highly recommend it to anyone, whether you’re in recovery or simply seeking greater self-awareness. These conversations are deep, meaningful, and truly rewarding. I've also joined The Addicted Mind Plus community, which has provided community for myself and others to interact with. My advice to someone who is struggling with addiction is to continue to show up for yourself, be as authentic and vulnerable as possible and surround yourself with community. It has been rewarding surrounding myself with others who are on their own journey.

I've found a community of people interested in learning more about recovery and that makes me feel included. I feel supported when I share in group and I'd say to anyone struggling, come join a zoom and see if it works for you because it'sso helpful to me to engage with peers! I feel stronger now than when I started my recovery and also less isolated. X

The Addicted Mind Community has been very significant in my recovery journey. It has helped me remain sober. I felt extremely supported by the community when I experienced a loss. I couldn’t help but to share and was so glad I was vulnerable. Many offered kind words and checked in on me. I would advise anyone struggling with addiction to reach out. There is help, and better days ahead. I now feel stronger and more hopeful after I started my recovery journey with the Addicted Mind Community. I have a sense of belonging and I am learning every day.

The opposite of isolate really is community. Before joining the TAM+ community, I was struggling alone without the tools I needed to ask for help or feel ready to share my struggles with anyone. This group has shown me how we all struggle with so many of the same things, which immediately made me feel less alone. Our first live workshop, I said things to these people that I hadn’t said to anyone out loud. I was met with support and compassion, and these people continue to empower me on my journey. I’m so grateful I signed up.

The Addicted Mind Community has benefited me in ways I never thought were possible. I spent years isolating and feeling alone. And this community has shown and proven that I am no longer alone. There's a solitude and peace sharing with people who struggle and think exactly like I do. This community has provided me a safe space to share with no fear of judgement. I truly believe this community breeds trust, understanding, support, and encouragement. One thing I have enjoyed about this community and felt supported can seem quite simple, but also so supportive at the same time. And that might be not sharing at all. Even if there's days, or moments that I don't feel like sharing, I still feel supported by this community. There's a sense of understanding that I feel where people just get it, and will be there for you regardless. There's a patience that people present and know that I will share when I am ready. And it makes me never question the love and support from others here. I think that can be a struggle for people who are on the edge of joining a community like this. There's so much that people can offer, even if you aren't ready. So if someone were to join and not be ready to share, we are still here for you! The best advice I can give someone who is struggling with addiction is to reach out to groups and communities like this. I have done the "alone" thing for far too long. And it just doesn't work. People thrive on human connection, and what better way than to do it with people who are like minded and struggle with the same things. It offers so much experience, love, and understanding. You just have to be ready to take that leap. As for right now, I feel way more supported than ever. This community has provided me with resources and the strength to know that no matter how low I can get, there is always someone to turn to. And the information provided by Duane and Eric always seems to be well timed. I can be going through something one week, and the deep dives seem to just hit exactly what I am going through. I feel very blessed and thankful to be introduced to such an informative, supportive, and loving group such as this.

Being a part of The Addicted Mind Plus Community has changed my life. The group is so supportive and nonjudgemental, I have found MY PEEPS! We are all working on recovery yet walk different paths. I have not only learned from other members but also from Duane and Eric with practical exercising to help with my recovery. We "dig deep" which can be nerve-wracking, exciting, and I find myself wanting to fall to the floor; sobbing in gratitude, contentment, and overwhelm. I've gain peace, clarity, calmness, serenity, contentment, and love for myself. Through this community, my heart desires MORE - more connection; morw authentic, and deep-seated, unconditional love; more stories of hardness, brokenness, suffering, loss, tragedy, and despair. We share and connect in authenticity, rawness, beauty, sunshine, vulnerability, and emotional-sensitivity. I find that I want to share my suffering, sadness, setbacks, doubts, fears, insecurities, beauty, love, dancing, humor, tears, and heartbreak with MY peeps. This community has allowed me to let people hold my hand, walk this journey with me and not hide. I am learning to let those tears fall to the ground; watering the beauty in what's to come. I'm also learning to bring my fears; my doubts; my guilt; my embarrassment; my tragedy; my depression; yes to bring it ALL! It hasn't always been easy, but this community has taught me it is so worth it!