15 HELPFUL TOOLS TO SOBRIETY KEEP THAT TOOLKIT FULLS – Dec. 10, 2022 - As I sit, surrounded by water in the ships comfort approaching Abaco Island, writing trails about my bittersweet holidays, 71-years of memories thick with ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 13 2022Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘The Good House’ Plays Like an Alcoholism Themed Rom-Com AUDIO – FILM REVIEW – Dec. 9, 2022 - After introducing us to a cast of supporting characters who seem like figures out of a Hallmark Channel adaptation of Sherwood Anderson’s “Winesburg, Ohio”, the film ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 13 2022RecoveryRehab
Experience the Experience, Strength and Hope Awards VIDEO – DANNY TREJO HONORED Dec.8, 2022 - The glitterati of the clean and sober world in LA came together last night to honor Danny Trejo for his astounding memoir, "My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood" with ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 13 2022Drug Abuse and AddictionExperience Strength and HopeExperience Strength and Hope AwardsRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Jamie Lee Curtis: ‘the single greatest thing’ I Can Do Is Remain Sober TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD – Dec. 10, 2022 - When asked by Ferrell if she wonders about her legacy, Curtis got emotional and said she often thinks about how it intertwines with her sobriety. “Being sober is going... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 13 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Chris Therien’s New Book Chronicles Alcoholism And Sobriety THE ULTIMATE HAT TRICK – Dec. 10, 2022 - In Philadelphia Flyers orange and black, defenseman Chris Therien cut an imposing figure on the ice, a stalwart physical presence for over a decade in the NHL.&nb... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCelebrity SobrietyDec 13 2022interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
From the High Life to Rock Bottom TO TELEVISION – Nov. 26, 2022 - From harmless tipple to devastating turmoil, Lisa Greenberg knows how easy it is to fall into the grip of alcohol addiction. The wife of Todd Greenberg, one of Australia’s bes... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 6 2022interventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Addiction and Stigmatizing Language A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME STILL HAS THORNS – Nov. 29, 2022 - When our clients use these words to identify themselves or their behaviors, we typically pause the conversation to explore what they mean becau... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Their children struggled with addiction. Now, they’re fighting against the war on drugs NIXON WAS GUILTY – Nov. 22, 2022 - Both strongly advocate for a more rational approach to how we treat substance use in the U.S. “To throw money at going after the supply side and building up criminal... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery Advocate
Hilary Phelps Shares Her Effort to Help Others VIDEO – HELP EVERYONE MORE – Nov. 29, 2022 - From the moment I started drinking, I was a blackout drinker, which means I would drink until I would forget and wake up the next morning, not know what happened, no... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 6 2022interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Noah Cyrus on LP “The Hardest Part,” Recovery From Addiction VIDEO – FAMILY MATTERS – Dec.1, 2022 - Noah Cyrus Talks Debut Album “The Hardest Part”, Addiction, Losing Her Grandma & Billy Ray Cyrus... Click@YouTube ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
Robert Downey Jr. on Addiction: “It took me 20 years to become a person again.” BOYS TO MEN – Nov. 30, 2022 - Robert was aware of what his father was doing from a very young age and explained: “I always knew what was going on in that basement”. He started using when he was ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and AddictionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Lust For Life: The Dopamine Addiction PAINT FASTER – Nov. 29, 2022 - In the age of social media, online shopping and unlimited streaming, we have a constant stream of content readily available to us in various formats. Pornhub. Twitter, Shei... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabSmartphone Addiction
Fifteen Years of Insanity’: How Robert Downey Jr. Made Peace With His Maverick Father VIDEO – GOD LOVES DOCUMENTARIES – Nov. 29, 2022 - In his father’s underground western Greaser’s Palace, a seven-year-old Robert Downey Jr plays, in his own words, “a boy who got his neck slit by God”. This, per... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 6 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Holidays Can Be Challenging for Alcoholics In Recovery MORE TIME FOR THE SERENITY PRAYER – Dec. 3, 2022 - Linda said the purpose of all meetings is for members to share their experience, strength and hope with each other so they may solve their common proble... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 6 2022interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle Hospice Hustle – Dec. 5, 2022 - At AseraCare, a national chain where Marsha Farmer worked, she solicited recruits regardless of whether they were near death. She canvassed birthday parties at housing projects a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Drew Barrymore on the ‘Awful Cycle’ before giving up Alcohol SHE HAD TO HAVE IT – Nov. 21, 2022 - “One of the bravest things you can do,” she writes, “is slay those dragons and finally change an awful cycle in which you’ve found yourself stuck. For me, it was to s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Glenn Hughes Celebrates 25 Years Of Sobriety IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER – Nov. 23, 2022 - Asked if he went to rehab for alcohol abuse or if he just quit cold turkey, Hughes said: “I did . Let’s just say I had one too many cocktails on Christmas Day ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Jean Lapointe, singer, actor, rehab founder and Canadian senator, passes at 86 MERCI BEAUCOUP MONSIEUR LAPOINTE – Nov. 18, 2022 - Jean Lapointe, the beloved Quebec singer, actor and comedian who was later appointed to the Senate, has died at age 86. The foundation he created announced ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Celebrating Sobriety During The Holidays VIDEO ONLY – ONE DAY AT A TIME – Nov. 21, 2022 - One recovering addict shares her story of struggle and triumph as she celebrates one year sober. Click@KWCH.com ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
These 10 Facts Can Change How You Think About Addiction COMPASSION IS THE KEY – Nov. 25, 2022 - Show them how much you love them and also help them with the aspects of their life they are neglecting because of their condition. If you find that your own ment... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
What is it Really Like Giving up Alcohol for a Lifelong Fine Wine Aficionado? I DON’T HAVE EXPENSIVE HANGOVERS – Nov. 26, 2022 - It’s easy to diss Heineken 0.0, the ubiquitous alcohol-free beer that now accounts for 20% of the market, but, for many, it’s the first step towards sob... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewNov 29 2022RecoveryRehab
“Doctor Sleep” Director Mike Flanagan: Making “The Shining” Sequel Helped Him Get Sober WHEN WORK CAN HEAL – Nov. 26, 2022 - The subtext of The Shining is well known to be an allegory for King’s own battle with alcoholism, and Doctor Sleep is, above all, a story about recovery and sobriety -- both... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyNov 29 2022RecoveryRehab
‘Faces of Recovery’ Illustrates the Struggle of Staying Sober THERE IS ART IN SOBRIETY – Nov. 26, 2022 - The most compelling piece in the exhibition is also where Lawrence says he never wants to find himself again. “That’s ‘Pre Contemplation,’” Lawrence said. “T... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Lady A’s Charles Kelly Shares ‘Goodbye Letter to Alcohol’ Song AUDIO – MORE LIKE A LOVE LETTER – Nov. 22, 2022 - The lyrics to the song chronicle Kelley’s struggles with alcohol, from the way he depended upon it to be able to perform, to how it gave him “courage” the night... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietygrammy winnerNov 29 2022RecoveryRehab
9 Hard-Earned Lessons From 365 Days Of Sobriety DRAMATIC INSIGHTS – Nov. 23, 2022 - Everything suppressed rises to the surface. Everything you’ve ever pushed down, ignored, batted away, held off facing, comes to party. It’s now your job to scrutinize ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionInterviewNov 29 2022RecoveryRehab
Mom drank wine while pregnant birthed a son with developmental issues “THE BUZZ WASN’T WORTH IT” – Nov. 2022 - A few times during that pregnancy, Battaglia drank a full glass of wine. At least once, she had two. It was “definitely enough to feel the effects,” she said. S... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionNov 29 2022RecoveryRehabTrauma
Wealthy LA Woman Looking For To Cure Addiction VIDEO – IS THAT POSSIBLE? – Nov. 26, 2022 - If there is a cure for addiction … a Los Angeles philanthropist, Nancy Davis, is hoping to find it. She co-founded the non-profit Cure Addiction Now (CAN) with her la... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Addiction Exists Everywhere Expert Says AUDIO – EVEN RIGHT UNDER YOUR NOSE – Nov. 15, 2022 - “What’s important is how do we accommodate and address the issues folks are facing,” Birmingham said. “We have an organization that supports the worki... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 22 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
The Player-Coaches of Addiction Recovery Work Without Boundaries BEING TOUGH ON THE FRONT LINES – Nov. 16, 2022 - Norton works for the Hornbuckle Foundation, which provides peer support to participants in the SAFER Opportunities Initiative. SAFER provides short-term shelter ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 22 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Recovering Alcoholic Finds Strength Serving Others VIDEO – THANKSGIVING EVERY DAY – Nov. 16, 2022 - He had everything – a college education, a loving wife, and a daughter. He even owned his own business. But he didn’t have control of his alcohol. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 22 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab