‘Lockdown had me drinking again’ Vigilance always – Dec. 6, 2020 - From the beginning of lockdown in March, Pam had been fighting a losing battle. As AA meetings began shutting their doors she was forced inside to face her demons alone. “I... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDec 8 2020interventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
My Father Is An Alcoholic, And It Hurts Even Though I’m Grown Brutal – Dec. 5, 2020 - He missed so many things that were important to us. Before he knew it, we grew up. All three of us. My brothers moved out, moved away, moved on. One joined the Navy, and the other ran to... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 8 2020interventionMental HealthRehab
Chasing the News … stone cold sober – Episode 4 WATCH – Fascinating rhythm – Nov. 17, 2020 - Sobriety, creativity, serenity and laughter in the Coronaverse. A conversation with Paul Williams, Ester Nicholson, Ricky Byrd, John Taylor, Johnny Solomon... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinternetinterventionInterviewLeonard BuschelMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Q&A with Creator of The Global Sober Series of Giant Books Stick with the Winners! – December 4, 2020 - The Global Sober Series grew out of the Anonymous author’s first book 101 Shares that featured 101 meeting starter topics. Wanting to reach a wider audienc... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 8 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Queen’s Gambit Shows Knowledge Can’t Defeat Addiction – OPINION Check(mate)-ing out – November 3, 2020 - Even when she wakes up severely hungover in Paris, she whips her head forward and instantly collects herself, looking like a veritable siren doll with sinuously reflecti... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 8 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionGaminginterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
Zappos founder Tony Hsieh spent last hours planning to enter rehab Don’t wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!! – Dec. 6, 2020 - Then, just before entering a shed on his girlfriend’s posh waterfront property in the wee hours, the on-edge Hsieh asked pals to check on him every 5 minutes, sources t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 8 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionRehab
Sober living, addiction treatment conflicts return to lawmakers’ crosshairs The good, the bad and the ugly – Dec. 4, 2020 - On Thursday, Dec. 3, three Congress members introduced a bill aimed at improving the quality of care offered to recovering addicts living in sober living homes. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 8 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Tallulah Willis Credits Mom, Demi Moore, for Her Sobriety Sober mother, sober daughter – December 3, 2020 - Willis also said she finds herself “becoming mother in the most complimentary way” and feels that Moore is someone she can “really draw from.” “She’s even,... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 8 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
12 Step Meetings: What is was like, what happened and what it’s like now! Hindsight IS Indeed 2020 – by Dr. Don Grant, MA, MFA, DAC, SUDCC IV, PhD November 27, 2020 - In the early 2000’s, I began to notice sobriety support “chat rooms” online, and online recovery opportunities inc... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusDec 8 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
From A.A. to Zoom – Treatment Goes Online An Alphabet Soup of Recovery – November 28, 2020 - Though online rehab rose as an emergency stopgap measure, people in the field say it is likely to become a permanent part of the way substance abuse is treate... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 1 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sobriety: an indigenous woman tells her story WATCH – Struggles and successes – Nov./Dec. 2020 - ‘Turning Points’ continues: stories produced, directed and told by indigenous people from Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories, part of an empowerment... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 1 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hazelden Betty Ford Patient Care Network Convened for First Summit Still working to heal... – Nov. 24, 2020 - “Collaboration is powering 21st century health care, and that’s what our Patient Care Network and this annual summit are all about – working together and learning fro... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 1 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Celebrities who have discussed sobriety in 2020 Talk is cheap? – Nov. 28, 2020 - In some cases, stars speak out to help provide support to other addicts and show a pathway to sobriety. While others share their stories for a sense of freedom and to be open w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 1 2020interventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘Recovery is possible’: beating drug addiction to spread hope Never stop trying ... it pays off with life – Nov. 29, 2020 - Henry continued to use and would go on to fail more than 50 drug tests administered through Indiana Department of Child Services, who still allowed ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 1 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Ex-49ers linebacker Aldon Smith addresses his troubled past We all have a comeback inside us – Nov. 27, 2020 - “When I drank, it was always to numb,” he said. “It was to not be anxious. It was to be liked. It was for me to like myself because I didn’t know who I was, an... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 1 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabrelapse
The childhood drug addiction that inspired The Queen’s Gambit Here comes the knight – Nov. 27, 2020 - Tevis, originally from San Francisco, learned to play chess as a young boy but fell ill at the age of eight. He was put in a nursing home and abandoned by his parents, w... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 1 2020depressionDrug Abuse and AddictionGaminginterventionInterviewlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRehabsuicide
Miley’s Honest Update About Her Sobriety Discomfort Zone – November 24, 2020 - Rather than getting mad at herself for going backward on her sobriety journey, Cyrus used the opportunity to figure out what caused the setback. “One of the things I’ve use... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 1 2020Drug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Man finds hope, gratitude and sobriety WATCH – From way down, to marriage, work and sobriety – Nov. 26, 2020 - “I got sober right before COVID hit.” As addiction rates began soaring during the pandemic, he kept moving forward. “I told myself t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDec 1 2020depressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Trey Anastasio Raises Over $1 Million For New Treatment Center WATCH – Darn, missed this – Nov. 29, 2020 - He refers to that incident and his subsequent time in drug courts as having saved his life. Sharing his experiences in chatter between tunes during The Beacon Jams ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 1 2020Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental Healthnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Racial treatment disparities mean many reluctant to seek help In this case, it is Black and White – Nov. 11, 2020 - Here’s some of what the research shows: They are disproportionately sent to jail or prison for addiction-related crimes. In the federal system,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediabuprenorphineCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthNov 24 2020OverdoseRecovery
Navy veteran celebrates 11 years of sobriety WATCH – Service with a smile – Nov. 11, 2020 - More recently, having a tough time making ends meet during the pandemic, the 66-year-old says the VA trust fund paid his rent for six months and DTE paid his elec... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 24 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Man Completes Cross-Country Bike Ride To Celebrate Sobriety WATCH – Everyone Saved Him a Padded Seat – Nov. 20, 2020 - Connor finished his 4500 mile ride Friday, pedaling into Santa Monica, California. After a congratulatory hug and some photos, he raced down the beach and d... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 24 2020RecoveryRecovery Advocate
‘My Strange Addiction’ is really strange WATCH – Exploitation for Fun and Fortune – Nov. 22, 2020 - The show is actually a documentary that features people who just can’t stop doing what can be considered extremely unusual things. Their behavior is pr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionMental HealthNov 24 2020RecoveryRehab
Jewel on Reconciling with “Abusive” Father After He Got Sober Shining Brighter Than Ever – November 19, 2020 - No longer willing to put up with the abuse, Jewel moved off her family’s homestead at age 15 and into a cabin of her own. When she left home, Jewel, now 46... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerhomelessMental HealthNov 24 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateTrauma
Johnny Cash’s drug addiction struggles WATCH – Man in Black – Nov. 22, 2020 - John Carter Cash admitted candidly: “It was the fact that he thought he was going to die. “He saw his whole life falling apart. His relationship with his first wife wa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 24 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Meet attorney who documented her battle with alcoholism WATCH – Drink in the inspiration – Nov. 19, 2020 - Adam Chodak: The detox facility you initially went to was not a romanticized version of a detox facility, but it appeared to be the best fit for you at the tim... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewMental HealthNov 24 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Shorts are a Big Deal at the Reel Recovery Film Festival by Burl Barer A Short in The Arm – November 20, 2020 - There is a thrill to discovering an excellent film, a brilliant director, a magnificent performance, and a cinematic story that touches you as if social distancing were ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionLeonard BuschelMental Healthnetflixnonprofit organizationNov 24 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalWriters In Treatment
What has changed during COVID-19 for People in Recovery WATCH – Lack of traditional AA meetings? – Nov. 12, 2020- A lot has changed for people in recovery as the coronavirus pandemic continues to limit in-person meetings and access to treatment. Crisis coach, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionMental HealthNov 24 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Overcoming addiction with the help of ayahuasca Plant Medicine Magic? – Nov. 21, 2020 - Rory’s ayahuasca experience reflects broader research on ayahuasca and addiction. A 2010 study published in the Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence reported that ayah... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 24 2020PsychedelicsRecovery
Chasing the News – Episode 4 – Musicians WATCH – Sobriety, creativity, serenity and laughter in the Coronaverse. A conversation with Paul Williams, Ester Nicholson, Ricky Byrd, John Taylor, Johnny Solomon, with fabulous host Stevie Mack. more@YouTube ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinternetinterventionInterviewMental HealthNov 24 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateWriters In Treatment