Drew Barrymore’s ‘wild, rebellious’ Younger Self AUDIO – NO MORE LITTLE FIRESTARTER – May 17, 2022 - “I like trying to tell myself to please react with grace. Be on the high road. Don’t flip out about everything. Find calm, find peace,” she said, noting toda... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 24 2022RecoveryRehab
How Bradley Cooper Embraced Sobriety AND SOBRIETY HAS HUGGED HIM BACK – May 15, 2022 - Bradley Cooper isn’t shy about discussing his past struggles with addiction. In fact, he continues to openly discuss those negative experiences, in part as a r... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 24 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Heartwarming Health News SOBRIETY NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD – May 12, 2022 - The 35-year-old shared a health update with his fans on Wednesday to mark three years of sobriety, revealing that despite a “particularly tough” year, he is proud ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 17 2022RecoveryRehab
Selma Blair Opens Up About Getting Drunk at Age 7 AUDIO – ALCOHOL NO MORE – May 11, 2022 - Selma Blair is not afraid to go there when it comes to sharing the ups and downs of her personal life — particularly in the wake of her 2018 Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 17 2022RecoveryRehab
Jodi Galloway Is a Champion of Addiction Prevention IT TAKES COURAGE – May 9, 2022 - “She develops leadership skills that help young women find their voice and encourages them to make a difference in their communities and among their peer,” stated Busler. Ga... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMarch 17 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Tony Stark’s Substance Abuse Is Symptomatic of a Much Scarier Problem COMIC? – May 9, 2022 - Ever since he could, Tony struggled with substance abuse as he has tackled alcoholism in the past. But in the most recent Iron Man run, Tony’s life had gotten more complicated with his vi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 17 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
How Film and TV Depict Alcohol Abuse GO WATCH A GOOD FILM – May 9, 2022 - Sofia Black-D’Elia’s performance as Sam is remarkable for capturing the all-over-the-map mood swings of her character’s early sobriety. As Sam’s sponsor keeps telling her, s... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 17 2022RecoveryRehab
Paulo O’Brien talks with Leonard Buschel about his book, HIGH: Confessions of a Cannabis Addict VIDEO – ADDICTS’ LIVES MATTER – 2022 - Leonard Buschel is the author of the new book, HIGH: Confessions of a Cannabis Addict. He is a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor, and he is the founder of Writers ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionInterviewLeonard BuschelMay 17 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Pete Doherty On Managing “to get out of the addictive cycle” VIDEO – BECAUSE ADDICTION IS LAME – May 15, 2022 - Doherty explained more about how he had “managed to somehow keep on the straight and narrow”, and said that his experience of lockdown in Normandy “completely ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 17 2022RecoveryRehab
Kirk Norcross Celebrates 1 Year Sobriety Milestone 15 Months After His Dad Died By Suicide LIFE GOES ON – May 5, 2022 - Taking to his social media grid, he joyously posted: ‘I DONE IT!!! He also went on to add an screenshot from his sobriety counter app which tracked his days into his recovery. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewlife expectancyMay 10 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabsuicideTrauma
Leah McSweeney Shares Her Sobriety ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK – May 6, 2022 - Once COVID hit, I knew quarantining and the way I drink would not work well together...to say the least,” Leah said at the time in an interview with Us Weekly. “Not drin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusinterventionInterviewMay 10 2022RecoveryRehab
Brad Pitt Credits Bradley Cooper For Helping Him Overcome Addiction LIKE BINARY STARS – May 7, 2022 - Following the announcement of his split from Jolie in 2017, Pitt opened up about his struggles with addiction. “I can’t remember a day since I got out of college when I wasn’t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 10 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Ex-Derby-Winning Jockey Reveals Suicidal Struggle With Alcoholism NEW DOCUMENTARY – May 1, 2020 - “When I think back to that night , I wonder how could I have been thinking like that? Imagine all I would have missed,” he says. “My thinking was completely gone by then. So whet... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 10 2022RecoveryRehabTrauma
The Big Happiness Interview IF NOT NOW, WHEN? – May 1, 2022 - ‘We are not seeing “rock-bottom alcoholics” who look like they have no choice but to quit. Instead, we are seeing people who do not look on the outside like they have a proble... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 10 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
CrossFit Legend Reveals How Sobriety Makes Him Stronger VIDEO – ONE BENCH PRESS AT A TIME – May 5, 2022 - His wake up call came when he got yet another drinking citation at 17, bringing it home to his father who was so used to the summons that he didn’t react. Fras... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 10 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Terry Crews on Abusive Upbringing In His New Memoir VIDEO – BEAT THEM TO THE PUNCH – April 29, 2022 - Entertainer Terry Crews joins Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager to discuss his new memoir, “Tough: My Journey to True Power,” which takes readers behind the curtai... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Woman With Global Fashion Success: There Is ‘Life After Addiction’ VIDEO – A BETTER LIFE TOO – April 27, 2022 - She later moved to London, as she needed medical treatment following an accident after she overdosed. “I’d caused myself a severe head injury through an overdose ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMay 3 2022OverdoseRecoveryRehabTrauma
Breaking the Misconceptions of Sobriety AUDIO – ROSECRANCE PRODUCED – April 27, 2022 - Tune in while Rosecrance’s Director of Alumni Relations Colleen Fry and Paul Gilmet who is the Director of Access at Rosecrance’s Lakeview Campus join WGN’s John ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionInterviewMay 3 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Megan Fox Opens Up About Her Sobriety SOUNDS COMPLICATED – April 27, 2022 - And, she says it all comes down to how it makes her feel. “I’m not saying you have to be like that. I’m saying for me, that’s how I feel the best. When I was in Costa Rica,... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 3 2022RecoveryRehab
Dave Coulier Says His Sobriety Helped Him Grieve the Deaths of His Brother, Dad and Bob Saget VIDEO – AND YOU GET YOUR FEELINGS BACK – April 29, 2022 - “He was texting me and making me laugh and we were texting back and forth and making each other laugh very, very hard,” recalled Coulier. “The last thin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionInterviewMay 3 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Wife On Kit Harington’s Sobriety: It’s His Deal! Al-ANON ANYONE? – April 29, 2022 - Leslie and Harington married in 2018 and welcomed a baby boy in 2021. He checked into a wellness retreat in 2019 “to work on some personal issues,” according to his represent... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 3 2022RecoveryRehab
Ireland Baldwin Recalls Being “Tortured” by Eating Disorders VIDEO – WHEN SNACK FOODS KILL – April 26, 2022 - “I just hit a total breaking point,” she told the talk show’s co-host Willow Smith. “I was self-medicating with Xanax and I was drinking. And I have a lot of al... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionInterviewMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
How My Porn Addiction Nearly Ended My Marriage VIDEO ONLY – TERRY CREWS HONESTLY IN RECOVERY – April 27, 2022 - Terry explained the stunning impact his addiction had on his marriage, life style and self-esteem. “After my work out I would watch porn f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSexual Addiction
Florence Welch Talks Sobriety & The Lure of Motherhood SOBRIETY IS BIRTHING – April 26, 2022 - The photographer and director Autumn de Wilde, responsible for the album’s artwork and Welch’s new music videos, was instrumental in creating Florence’s new liberated wor... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassiongrammy winnerinterventionInterviewMay 3 2022RecoveryRehab
Quote of the Week – James Brown “The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.” —Happy Birthday, James Brown (May 3, 1933 - Dec. 25, 2006) ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerMay 3 2022quote of the week
Keith Urban’s ‘Lucky’ That Addictions, Sobriety ‘Hasn’t Defined Creativity’ THE MUSE NEVER LEFT HIM – April 18, 2022 - Keith Urban says he’s “lucky” that his music and creativity remain unaffected by his sobriety now 15 years later. He told the Sunday Times, “I’m glad it didn’t change ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 26 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
You Lived Through Covid, Now Don’t Die From Alcohol THE ROAD TO SOBRIETY – April 20, 2022 - The Buddhists say the odds of being born a human is the same as if there was a single round life preserver floating in the Pacific Ocean and every 100 years a porpoise pop... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 26 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionLeonard BuschelMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWriters In Treatment
Daniel Johns Releases “I feel like a complete f**k-up” NOT FOR LONG – April 16, 2022 - “My drinking had become a bigger problem than I even realised, and how I have used it to help numb a range of deeper psychological issues that I’ve been living with since childh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 26 2022Celebrity SobrietyRecoveryRehab
Nicki Minaj Opens Up About Sobriety VIDEO (at your own risk) – PUTTING AWAY THE GANGA – April 22, 2022 - “I used to b happy when I was high,” Nicki wrote in part. “Now I’m happy when I’m sober. No judgment to anyone. Be gentle with yourself.” Sh... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 26 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
‘Teen Mom 2’ Star Shares Uplifting Message About His Sobriety UP BUT NOT HIGH – April 20, 2022 - In an April 20 Instagram post, Sean shared a series of photos of him with his girlfriend, “Teen Mom” star Jade Cline, and their daughter, Kloie, alongside a lengthy capt... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 26 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab