Celebrity Sobriety

Celebrity Sobriety

Stepping On It A Little, Ed Begley Jr. Tells His Tale In The Temple of Tranquility

A STAR IS ON – Oct. 16, 2023 - Before unearthing some hilarious and poignant stories of Hollywood icons and Hollywood excesses, Ed Begley Jr. took a deep breath in front of an assembled crowd of family, friends, fans... Read More...

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Joe Walsh Talks Sobriety

HE KNOWS FROM WHENCE HE SPEAKS – Nov. 4, 2023 - Though the rocker, known for his shredding guitar chops and wry sense of humor, has been known for his work in various lineups over the years, ( like the Eagles,... Read More...

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Hank Azaria Remembers How Matthew Perry Guided Him Into Sobriety

A FRIEND REMEMBERS THE LOVE – Oct. 30, 2023 - Perry and Azaria shared the screen in five episodes of “Friends.” Azaria played David, a scientist who was in an on-and-off relationship with Lisa Kudrow’s Phoebe ... Read More...

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Vic Mensa On His Sobriety Following Car Crash

BOTTOM TO TOP – Nov. 1, 2023 - Taylor: You put it in your post you want to handle your emotions head on now. And I think as men, that’s something that is shied away from. It’s like, I’m gonna suck it up. I’m ... Read More...

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Wife of North Dakota Gov. All In On Recovery Journey

VIDEO – RIGOROUS HONESTY – Nov. 3, 2023 - Kathryn Burgum, wife of Gov. Doug Burgum (R-N.D.), is using her husband’s 2024 presidential campaign to share her personal story of addiction and recovery in hopes that it wi... Read More...

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Who did Matthew Perry want to play himself in his biopic?

A DIFFICULT PART TO PLAY – Nov. 2, 2023 - Perry’s journey in the entertainment world began as a child actor. When he was 15, he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and try out an acting career by moving to Lo... Read More...

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Jessica Simpson Celebrating Six Fabulous Years Sober!

STEPS TO HEALTHINESS – Nov. 3, 2023 - She continued, “Personally, to do this I needed to stop drinking alcohol because it kept my mind and heart circling in the same direction and quite honestly I was exhauste... Read More...

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Matthew Perry Was Brave to Speak About Sobriety Without Full Recovery

OPINION: TIME WILL TELL – Nov. 1, 2023 - I can’t stand moral puritans who sniff about free will and justify the deaths of addicts by saying they are “chosen”. Anyone who has known or been a person with substan... Read More...

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How Getting Sober Helped Dolphins Coach Achieve NFL Dream

VIDEO – THAT’S THE WAY SOBRIETY WORKS – Oct. 22, 2023 - McDaniel had been open about his story in the past. When the Falcons were playing in Super Bowl 51 against the Patriots, he spoke to Tom Pelissero — then... Read More...

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Nick Saban Explains Why He Quit Drinking Years Ago

WINNING – Oct. 26, 2023 - The 71-year-old Saban explained to party boy Pat that his own partying days were over when he and Miss Terry had kids and they started to get older and looking to him to set an exampl... Read More...

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Matthew Perry Passes at 54

THE SADDEST – Oct. 29, 2023 - Mr. Perry’s character, Chandler Bing, was a successful executive known on the show for his witty and sardonic personality. “Friends” has endured decades after it first aired in 19... Read More...

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John Stamos’ Tell-All Memoir ‘If You Would Have Told Me’

HONEST 5th STEP – Oct. 20, 2023 - ‘That’s when I was confusing the universe, because I’m not a bad person, but I was doing crappy things.’ ‘Sobriety, I’m telling you, is a huge thing,’ he told The New York ... Read More...

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Lala Kent: Without ‘My Sobriety I Wouldn’t Be Here’

VIDEO – LA WOMAN – Oct. 15, 2023 - “I believe that my obsession with my sobriety is what keeps me steadfast in this mindset,” she explained. “I revisit my rock bottom moment, recollecting why I chose to get sober, an... Read More...

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Actor Michael K. Williams’ Dealer Gets 5 Years for His Death

VIDEO – F**KING BE CAREFUL – Oct. 11, 2023 - A member of a New York City drug-dealing crew blamed for the fentanyl-laced heroin death of actor Michael K. Williams was sentenced Tuesday to five years in p... Read More...

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Adele Quit Drinking After Being ‘Borderline Alcoholic’

QUIT FOOLING? – Oct. 18, 2023 - She said her drinking during lockdown “got earlier and earlier” in the day, and continued: “I’ve always had a very close relationship with alcohol. I was always very fascinated by alco... Read More...

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How Jelly Roll with his new Tattooed Face Overcame Addiction and Prison

VIDEO – A MIRACLE? – Oct. 10, 2023 - Backstage he can make an industry schmoozefest feel like an intimate hang; onstage, as at Mechanics later that night, he can bring audience members to tears as he locks eyes and... Read More...

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‘I Bought A One-Way Ticket To Hell’ says Jackass’ Bam Margera

HOW’S THAT WORKING OUT? – Oct. 8, 2023 - So now that I’m out ... All that didn’t work, because I got forced into these rehabs like sabotaged by friends and family saying like, ‘Hey, Bam, come to Ruth’s Chris Steak Ho... Read More...

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Heather Locklear Looking Good Following Sobriety Setback – as she Rocks a Poison T-Shirt

VIDEO – KEPT COMING BACK – Oct. 11, 2023 - Heather Locklear looked healthy and quite hip while out in Los Angeles on Wednesday - three months after DailyMail.com revealed she had been acting erratically and was... Read More...

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In Person – REEL Recovery Film Festival & Symposium

FILM LOVERS ONLY – Oct. 2023 - After each film, the filmmaker will perform a question-and-answer session or a clinician will do a mini-interactive process group with audience members. There will be engagement with th... Read More...

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Braunwyn Windham-Burke: ‘I wish I could drink’

VIDEO – ONE DAY AT A TIME – Oct. 7, 2023 - In the message thread, the former Bravolebrity wrote that she was “really sad” and wished she “could drink.” “Sobriety isn’t always easy. The moment I decided to share th... Read More...

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Julia Fox Recalls Near-Death Experience with Drug Overdose

VIDEO – JUST IN TIME – Oct. 12, 2023 - Fox recounted one particularly disturbing memory before being saved by paramedics: “The near-death experience was crazy, because the whole tunnel thing and all of that is real. ... Read More...

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Tony Hawk talks 20 Years of Sobriety with Andrew Reynolds

VIDEO – EVERYONE CAN LEARN – Oct. 10, 2023 - Andrew says he was done talking, on any podcast or interview platform, unless Tony hit him up to do anything. Check it out. It’s kinda funny watching this on Youtube as ... Read More...

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Artist Dani Wilson Talks About Her Sobriety

VIDEO – WORTH WATCHING – Sept. 29, 2023 - Award Winning Artist Dani Wilson Stops By To Talk About Abstract Art And Her Sobriety. Abstract Art Can Contain Deep Meanings. We’ll Sit Down With An Artist Who Will Share Wh... Read More...

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Rock 4 Recovery Fundraiser

VIDEO – MUSIC HEALS – Sept. 28, 2023 - The money raised will help those struggling with addiction and is sponsored by LRADAC. It’s a substance free event. WATCH@WLTX ... Read More...

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To the Temple of Tranquility…And Step On It!

BOOK REVIEW – Oct. 3, 2023 - Begley seems to have known everyone in Hollywood, from Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando to Bill and Hillary Clinton and iconic Los Angeles artist Ed Ruscha. He met his first wife w... Read More...

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Eddie Randle Shares His Story

MORE FOOD...FOR THOUGHT – Sept. 29, 2023 - On paper, my life seemed together. My career was progressing, and I convinced myself I was happy. That lie shattered in a crash I will never forget. People ask me why I am s... Read More...

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Governor and First Lady Highlight Progress at Recovery Reinvented

IT HAPPENS TO ANY OF US – Oct. 5, 2023 - “Recovery is a gift. It’s a gift that has lasting impact and acts as a force multiplier for people who are surrounded by a person who finds recovery,” the governor said... Read More...

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Actress Jodie Sweetin Celebrates Recovery From the Heart

QUALITY NOT QUANTITY – Oct. 6, 2023 - “The freedom, gratitude and grace that I found in being able to forgive myself for not being able to get sober because, ‘I’m a mom now.’ … I then found for so many other places i... Read More...

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Sly Stone on Addiction and Aging

STILL ALIVE! – Oct. 6, 2023 - In fairness, this couldn’t have come as news. It was, he says, the fourth time in recent years he had been taken to hospital in an ambulance, suffering from breathing difficulties: the m... Read More...

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Recovering Alcoholic Given $90 Bottle of Wine by Oakland Athletics as Farewell Gift

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? – Sept. 22, 2023 - If the wine bottle wasn’t cheap compared to the other gifts Cabrera received, the gesture seemed odd considering he’s a recovering alcoholic. Cabrera, being his joking self... Read More...

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