In the season one finale of Making An Addict, D.J. talks with colleague Kristina Cook about her life in recovery and the challenges she faced growing up as a young person looking for validation, support, and love - everything she should have re
In this week's episode, DJ talks his dear friend, Christina about what it was like to lose her father at a young age, and the neglect she suffered within her family of origin. Christina shares what it's like to be a parent while in recovery; da
In this week's episode, D.J. talks with Seattle therapist Danielle DeBray about emotional intimacy and addiction. In the interview, Danielle references the classic psychological experiment "Rat Park" from 1978, which demonstrated how connectivi
In this week's episode, D.J. talks with Allie Haydon, a licensed chemical dependency counselor, licensed marriage and family therapy associate, who works for Palmer Drug Abuse Program(PDAP) in Houston, Texas. Allie shares her story of alcohol a
In this week's episode, D.J. talks with his friend and colleague Christian (Christy) M. Alexander, trauma therapist, about her recovery journey from alcohol and drugs and the impact her addiction has had on her health. Christy opens up about he
In this week's episode, DJ talks with colleague Joe Class about his experience working with addicts in recovery, and his own journey of recovery. Joe's belief is every one has an addiction to something. He explains that he is a soul healer - em
In this interview, D.J. interviews his friend in recovery, Christopher D., a recovering substance abuser. Chris tells D.J. about his long history of substance use dating back to the 80s; he once surrounded himself with people who were all about
In this interview, D.J. interviews colleague, Troy L Love, author of Finding Peace: A Workbook on Healing from Loss, Neglect, Rejection, Abandonment, Betryal and Abuse. Troy talks about the attachment theory of addiction and how lack of attachm
In today's episode of Making An Addict, D.J. talks with Robert Cox - therapist and host of Mindful Recovery podcast - about filling our broken places with addictive substances to numb the painful experiences we encounter in life. Robert's heart
In this week's episode, D.J. talks with successful entrepenuer Mitch Russo about his polysubstance use and abuse, growing up in New York City in the 1970s. Hard drugs led to intensive inpatient drug rehabilitation which saved Mitch's life. Mitc
In this week's episode, D.J. has an intimate conversation with his partner, Alan. DJ and Alan talk openly about their individual family addiction history; Alan's older brother's addiction to drugs and subsequent death; and how D.J.'s addiction
In this week's episode, D.J. talks with fellow podcaster and friend in recovery, Arlina of the ODAAT(One Day at a Time) Chat podcast. Arlina Allen speaks openly about her 23 years of sobriety, as well as her years of active addiction to drugs,
In this week's episode, D.J. talks with Diana about what it was like growing up in a house with five other siblings; addiction being present in her life from an early age; and, what happened when she began to use alcohol and food to numb all th
In this week's episode, DJ talks with his best friend, Randal, whom he met in the 12-step rooms. Randal's story is unique. He was suffering with depression, substance dependence and signed himself into rehab only to learn he wasn't an "addict"
In this week's episode, D.J. talks with Dr. Kay Brumbaugh, a licensed psychologist practicing in Humble, Texas. Dr. Brumbaugh shares her experience of working with adult clients suffering from various addictions. You will learn today that it's
In this week's episode, D.J. talks with fellow therapist, Lisa Duez, of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Lisa works with children and adults in her private practice. She works primarily with women in recovery. D.J. and Lisa talk about the consequences
In this week's episode, D.J. talks with his colleague, Dak Wasson of MacPherson Pacific Counseling in Seattle, WA. Dak is a chemical dependency professional and sex addiction therapist. Dak talks candidly about being a "mess" in active addictio
In this week's episode, D.J. talks with his good friend and colleague, Anne. Anne is a chemical dependency professional and licensed mental health counselor. Anne shares her deeply personal account of growing up in a dysfunctional family system
In this third episode of Making an Addict, D.J. talks with Forest Benedict, sexual addiction therapist and author of Life After Lust: Stories and Strategies for Sex & Pornography Addiction Recovery. Forest highlights his own recovery journey of
In this episode, D.J. talks with Becca about her experience as an addict in recovery. She shares openly about her struggles with food, compulsive spending and debting. Becca relates her addictive behaviors to early childhood trauma including mo
In the premiere episode of Making an Addict, D.J. talks with Steven C., author of It's A Selfish Program: Experience, Strength and Hope for Recovering Addicts and Amends, Apologies and the Myths of Forgiveness: A Guide to the Eighth and Ninth S
Trailer for the new podcast, Making an Addict, exploring what makes someone an addict. Listen to recovering addicts, their family members, and treatment providers all provide their thoughts and opinions on the subject. Hosted by D.J. Burr, psy
In this week's episode, D.J. has an intimate conversation with his partner, Alan. DJ and Alan talk openly about their individual family addiction history; Alan's older brother's addiction to drugs and subsequent death; and how D.J.'s addiction
In this week's episode, D.J. talks with fellow podcaster and friend in recovery, Arlina of the ODAAT(One Day at a Time) Chat podcast. Arlina Allen speaks openly about her 23 years of sobriety, as well as her years of active addiction to drugs,
In this week's episode, D.J. talks with Diana about what it was like growing up in a house with five other siblings; addiction being present in her life from an early age; and, what happened when she began to use alcohol and food to numb all th