Andy Dick Arrested With a Deadly Weapon WATCH – NO PUN INTENDED – June 29, 2021 - The comedian’s girlfriend, Elisa Jordana, opened up about the arrest via her YouTube show, “Kermit and Friends” on Tuesday, detailing what she knew about the alleged in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 6 2021Mental HealthRecovery
Sobriety Challenges: ‘To Say It’s Been Easy Would Be a Lie’ WATCH – RIGOROUS HONESTY – June 30, 2021 - Before posting the full video, Burke shared a teaser on Instagram. “To say that my sobriety has been easy would be a lie. I’ve decided to make sure I hold mysel... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionInterviewJuly 6 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Danny Trejo opens up about being typecast — and close call with Mexican Mafia CHICO MALO OF RECOVERY – JUNE 29, 2021 - An assistant director stopped him that day on the set. “You have a good look,” the crew member said. “Can you play a convict?” Funny question. He got hau... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJuly 6 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Conservatorship: Mental Health Care’s Last Resort TOXIC – June 29, 2021 - “As troubling and extreme as Britney’s circumstances may seem,” Erica Schwiegershausen wrote in The Cut, “much of what she recounted — such as being medicated without consent and subject... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJuly 6 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
Jamie Lee Curtis Revealed the Saddest Contradiction SHE’S A SCREAM – June 25, 2021 - “I’m the child of movie stars. I watched my parents get face lifts and neck lifts,” Curtis told PEOPLE in the ’90s podcast hosts Jason Sheeler and Andrea Lavinthal on this week’... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 29 2021Mental HealthRecovery
Ryan O’Connell’s life improved 100% after one year sober EVERY DAY IS SPECIAL – June 24, 2021 - “One year ago today I quit drinking,” O’Connell wrote, in a lengthy post on Instagram. He went on to reveal that he’s long struggled with the substance, and point... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewJune 29 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Quote of the Week – Britney Spears “With love, you should go ahead and take the risk of getting hurt... because love is an amazing feeling.” —Britney Spears ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassiongrammy winnerinterventionJune 29 2021Mental Healthquote of the week
Gus Glasser’s Strength in Daily Sobriety Battle DOING THE RIGHT THING – June 18, 2021 - College freshman year at the University of Georgia, the physical appearance of the classical piano major deteriorated (weight gain, ungroomed, Garfield eyes), but Gus mad... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 22 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Hazelden/Betty Ford Graduate School Announces Scholarship EDUCATION IS EVERYTHING – June 18, 2021 - At the same time, there are gaping racial disparities in access to the addiction care community that itself suffers from a dearth of diversity nationwide. “Su... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 22 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Jim Wahlberg opens up on his opioid crisis WATCH – HELPING HELPS EVERYONE – JUNE 12, 2021 - “I was like the old song goes, ‘I was looking for love in all the wrong places.’ I was from a family of nine children, and my mom and dad worked constantl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionJune 22 2021opioid crisisopioidsRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘RHOBH’ Bravely Discusses Past Struggle With Bulimia GETTING IT ALL OUT – June 17, 2021 - Real Housewives of Beverly Hills newcomer Crystal Kung Minkoff bravely detailed her past struggles with disordered eating on the most recent episode of the hit Bravo ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyEating DisorderinterventionInterviewJune 22 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
Today host Craig Melvin opens up about his alcoholic father WATCH – FORGIVENESS – June 15, 2021 - ‘In elementary school, when kids’ dads were showing up for soccer games and little league, my dad wasn’t there. As I got older, he missed more important things,’ ... While ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewJune 22 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery Advocate
John Stamos “Could Have Never Been a Father” Before Getting Sober WATCH – FATHERHOOD PRIDE – June 16, 2021 - Have mercy on John Stamos because fatherhood isn’t as easy as it appears on TV. With Father’s Day just around the corner, the Full House alum gave E!’s Lilliana Vazquez ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 22 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Ewan McGregor says going sober has given him ‘joy and happiness and peace’ PROMISES FULFILLED – June 10, 2021 - He added: “But at the same time, it’s quite an important part because it’s given me such joy and happiness and peace in a way I didn’t have before I was sober. It’s interest... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 15 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘It was toxic’: Liam Payne says of ‘One Direction’ fame WATCH – STORY OF HIS LIFE – June 8, 2021 - Payne catapulted to fame at age 16 in “One Direction” alongside Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik in 2010 when the group competed on “The X Facto... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinterventionInterviewJune 15 2021Mental HealthRecovery
Sarah Brannon’s Exhibition About Addiction and Empathy POLLOCK SHOULD HAVE TRIED THIS – June 8, 2021 - Originally from Memphis, Brannon was discovered during her senior year of high school by a modeling scout in 2014. Her refined look immediately struck a ch... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 15 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Quote of the Week – Dick Van Dyke “As I’d found time and again throughout my life – and would continue to find – you do what you can, say your prayers, and hope for the best.” –Dick Van Dyke ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyJune 15 2021quote of the week
Having a ‘Hot Girl Summer’—and Staying Sober TAKING A SIP, NOT TAKING A SIP – June 10, 2021 - The last time Christina Kimbrough had a drink was Feb. 3, 2020. The 32-year-old writer and grad student, who readily identifies as an alcoholic, checked into an ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusinterventionJune 15 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
New Yorker of the Week: Christian Parker WATCH – SOBER RAINBOW PARTIES ALL OVER 5 BOROUGHS – June 7, 2021 - Fun for him, and others in the LGBTQ community also in recovery, does not have to involve alcohol. “We wanted something for the sober commun... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictiongayinterventionInterviewJune 8 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Clueless star says film helped her ‘stay on the recovery path’ SHE GOT A CLUE – June 3, 2021 - Clueless star Elisa Donovan says starring in the iconic film helped her “stay on the recovery path” from an eating disorder. The actor has been open about suffering from anore... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionInterviewJune 8 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Author Kelsey Darragh On Being ‘Terrified’ She’d Break Her Sobriety During The Pandemic STAYING SOBER NO MATTER WHAT – May 30, 2021 - I started gardening and thrifting and DIY’ing all over my home. I read and played games and practiced yoga and wrote a book. It took some experimentation and ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCoronavirusinterventionJune 8 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabrelapse
Matthew Perry’s Ups and Downs Through the Years ALWAYS THE BEST FRIEND – May 30, 2021 - The light at the end of the tunnel. For years, Matthew Perry has been making fans laugh. Most known for his role as Chandler Bing in Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004, Pe... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 8 2021RecoveryRehab
Tom Latimer on Sobriety and Wrestling With the Past PINNED TO FREEDOM – June 4, 2021 - “…When I got fired from WWE for a drinking related thing, for touching a cop … For one, I was arrogant and I was in a good position, I thought ‘Oh, I’ll be fine.” Because I’d ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewJune 8 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
What is Team Downey Productions? SWEET TOOTH – June 4, 2021 - Susan Nicole Downey, born Susan Levin is an American film producer. She was born on 6th November 1973 in Illinois, USA to parents Rosie and Elliott. Susan graduated from the ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJune 8 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Mental illness wrecked his NFL career, now Montee Ball helps others avoid same fate WATCH – HE ‘GOT BACK UP’ – May 28, 2021 - Depression, anxiety and alcoholism led to the end of Montee Ball’s NFL career. Now in recovery, he’s mentoring others who are fighting the same battles. more@Yahoo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietydepressioninterventionInterviewJune 8 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Kelly Osbourne: Vicodin at 13 led to heroin WATCH – BACK ON THE WAGON – June 3, 2021 - However, the former MTV star said it didn’t take long for her addiction issues to spiral out of control. “Very quickly, it went from Vicodin to Percocet, fro... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictionInterviewJune 8 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRehabVicodin
Amy Winehouse spent £500,000 on drugs and her heroin habit GARGANTUAN LOSS – May 29, 2021 - That was how I found myself invited to dinner with the neighbours. People were asking about Amy. I tried to hold everything in but I got upset. It was Jagger who comforted me. ‘... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerJune 8 2021life expectancyMental HealthOverdoseRehab
‘Sober 21’ Zine’s Elia Einhorn Talks Recovery in the Music Industry HAPPY, JOYOUS AND ROCKIN’ OUT – May 28, 2021 - Addiction and recovery stories — both the triumphs and tragedies — are among the most common narratives in popular music, but Einhorn saw that, while there ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinterventionInterviewJune 1 2021RecoveryRecovery Advocate
Hazelden/Betty Ford Names Andrew Williams Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion SHAKING UP THE STATUS QUO – May 18, 2021 - “The people who power Hazelden Betty Ford are mission-driven, compassionate and empathetic, and are primed to make the organization more equitable and accessible,” sai... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionJune 1 2021Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Moby’s Therapist Once Suggested an Unorthodox Way to Get Sober STOP DRINKING? – May 28, 2021 - If you start doing a lot of cocaine, you’re going to get sober very, very, very quickly.’ Turns out, he was right.” However, Moby admits that that particular rock star trappin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinterventionInterviewJune 1 2021RecoveryRehab