Cops Seize Phone & Laptop From Matthew Perry’s Friend MORE TO THE STORY – June 19, 2024 - Law enforcement arrived with a search warrant to the mystery woman's sober living residence in L.A., but she was not present. When she came back, she was "completely cooperative" ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 25 2024
Actor Donald Sutherland Dead at 88 ONE OF OUR FAVORITES – June 20, 2024 - Donald Sutherland, a Canadian actor whose career spanned more than six decades, he starred in many acclaimed titles. A magnetic screen star whose chameleon-like ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJune 25 2024life expectancy
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Failed Children on Safety LIKE PARENTS? – June 22, 2024 - The C.E.O. and his team drove Meta’s efforts to capture young users and misled the public about the risks, lawsuits by state attorneys general say. States accuse Meta of unfairl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionJune 25 2024Mental HealthSmartphone Addiction
What ‘Zebra Striping’ Alcohol Means VIDEO – ONE WITH, ONE WITHOUT – June 20, 2024 - The number of people zebra striping rises to two in three adults when looking at those who combine alcoholic and non-alcoholic options on a night whilst not specifica... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 25 2024
AA Meetings in the White House? Fat Chance!! WILL HUNTER BIDEN BE INVITED TO SPEAK? – June 20, 2024 - Is America ready to elect a recovering addict as president? How about one who wants to hold 12-step recovery meetings in the White House? RFK Jr. hopes ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 25 2024
The New Sobriety: Cara Delevingne, Lana Del Rey, Demi Lovato & Others…No Longer Drink Booze BEAUTIFUL AND SMART – June 17, 2024 - The list of celebrities advocating for abstinence is endless and continues to grow year after year: Eminem, Anne Hathaway, Pharrell Williams, Naomi Campbell, Lewis H... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 25 2024
What Ozempic Taught Johann Hari TO EAT LESS? – June 7, 2024 - Hari reappeared with a best seller, Chasing the Scream, on the social causes of addiction, and a viral TED Talk—which has now been viewed 21 million times—on the same topic.... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 25 2024
What is Emotional Sobriety! And Why Don’t I Have It Yet? WHO DOES? – June 18, 2024 - Amy Dresner explores the concept of emotional sobriety and why she feels like she still lacks it, even more than 11 years into recovery. Emotional sobriety, according to my sponsor,... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 25 2024Mental Health
Are Animals Conscious? VERY? – June 15, 2024 - Charles Darwin enjoys a near god-like status among scientists for his theory of evolution. But his ideas that animals are conscious in the same way humans are have long been shunned. Un... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 25 2024
Anne Lamott Talks About Love, Family, and Forgiveness AUDIO – ETERNITY AND INFINITY – June 19, 2024 - In this 40 minute Happier Book Club episode, we discuss Somehow: Thoughts on Love by Anne Lamott. Anne Lamott is the author of many New York Times bestseller... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionJune 25 2024
“They Die Like Flies” in Honduras! BUT THEY’RE HUMANS – June 20, 2024 - “Alcoholism is a nasty disease that has a firm grip on this region,” says Rómulo. “In this small city centre there are at least 400 addicted people who wake up on the stree... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 25 2024Trauma
Alaskan Alcohol Deaths Double in One Decade SMOKE MORE POT – June 20, 2024 - The study estimates that Alaskans spend just over $827,000 on alcoholic drinks every year. That equates to $1,165 per person which is 44 percent higher than the national ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 25 2024Trauma
Execs at Done. First Telehealth Arrested for ‘Scheme to Profit from Adderall’ MONEY MATTERS? – June 18, 2024 - Done ADHD was an “online subscription-based treatment program” for people with ADHD. Or who wanted to be evaluated for ADHD. The platform offered “online tools” and “communicat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 25 2024RecoveryRehab
Amazon’s One Medical Failure FROM BOOKS TO BLADDER INFECTIONS – June 15, 2024 - Since Amazon acquired the primary-care service One Medical, elderly patients have been routed to a call center — staffed partly by contractors with limi... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJune 25 2024Trauma
Quote of the Week by John Burroughs “A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.” – John Burroughs, 1837–1921 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 25 2024quote of the week
Why it might be time to give up caffeine: From eye-twitches to insomnia & anxiety, what it REALLY does to you – and the truth about decaf WITH OR WITHOUT? – June 8, 2024 - Two coffee drinkers in five want to reduce their caffeine intake. ‘Decaf sales are growing fast. So, should you switch?” Let’s sort fact from fiction. That depends. ‘... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfood addictionJune 18 2024
How Meditation Helped Me Stop Drinking SILENCE MATTERS – June 7, 2024 - By embarking on an inward search, I settled into the calm awaiting beneath the choppy surface of anxiety and depression, a well-being so profound that I practiced TM dail... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 18 2024Mental Healthsobriety
Author Hopes To Break Stigma With New Book VIDEO – READING MATTERS – June 6, 2024 - We sat down with Cheyenne Jenvey to talk about her book “Dragonflies and Demons” and the upcoming signing event in Clovis. CONTINUE@ABC30 ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 18 2024RecoveryRehab
Excuses People Make When In Denial About Being a Functional Alcoholic SKIING WITH LAGER – June 8, 2024 - Sarah Allen Benton, a licensed mental health counsellor, said they might think: “I have a great job, pay my bills, and have lots of friends; therefore, I am not an alcoholic’... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 18 2024
Jontay Porter: Banned For Life – Was ‘in over his head’ with Gambling Addiction VIDEO – SAD DEMISE – June 7, 2024 - Jeff Jensen, a government investigations attorney in St. Louis, also said “Jontay is a good young man with strong faith that will get him through this. He was in over his h... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginterventionJune 18 2024
Mother Uber Driver Educates Passengers on Overdose Prevention VIDEO – SAY WHAT? – June 5, 2024 - Ann Drummond says it took months for her son to recover from addiction. Now, she’s using Uber as a platform to educate riders about addiction and overdose prevention. “I encourage... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionJune 18 2024RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How Japanese Brewer Aims to Attract Pesky Sober Generation AIN’T NO MONEY IN SOBRIETY – June 5, 2024 - There is now a whole new generation that chooses not to drink as much. Multiple studies in the UK, the US and Australia show that people from Gen Z are more sober th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 18 2024sobriety
Braunwyn Windham-Burke On Sobriety Journey VIDEO – WHAT A VIDEO! – June 7, 2024 - Braunwyn Windham-Burke On Sobriety Journey and Andy Cohen Legal Drama. CONTINUE@News ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 18 2024
The Blessings of Sobriety BOOK PROMO – June 11, 2024 - Author John Delong spent twenty-one years working for the Winston-Salem Journal, covering the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, the NFL’s Carolina Panthers and at other times, covering coll... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousJune 18 2024RecoveryRehabsobriety
Neuroscience Says One Simple Habit Improves Cognition and Helps You Live Better Longer GO TO MORE MEETINGS – June 8, 2024 - “These results might have clinical implications as an expanding body of research suggests that mindfulness exercises and meditation may reduce cortisol levels and improve c... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 18 2024life expectancyMental Health
Myth That Antidepressants Are Addictive: Debunked USEFUL INFORMATION – June 8, 2024 - I have been prescribing antidepressants since 1991. Like most medications, they are imperfect tools: they have side-effects and don’t work for everybody. Some patients repor... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionJune 18 2024
Alcoholism Can Be Cured With Medication REALLY? – June 8, 2024 - Research has shown that brain damage caused by alcohol can be reversed in 7.3 months after abstinence, but there are probably many people who think, ‘If I can quit drinking, it won’t b... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 18 2024
It’s Hard To Stop at One Drink. Here’s Why! NO BRAINER – June 6, 2004 - Alcohol has a direct effect on various pathways in the brain. “Alcohol triggers the release of dopamine, a chemical in the brain that makes you feel good,” Heather Hausenblas tel... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 18 2024
FDA Rejects Ecstasy Drug as Treatment for PTSD BUMMER – June 7, 2024 - The decision reportedly came as a “shock” to observers, as psychedelics advocacy groups have gained widespread traction by steadily engaging in a decades-long effort to push the suppose... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJune 18 2024Mental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Poor Diet Linked to Depression NO KIDDING – June 5, 2024 - A new study reveals that a poor quality diet may lead to brain changes associated with depression and anxiety. Researchers found that unhealthy eating habits reduce grey matter and ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictionJune 18 2024