Celebrity Sobriety

Celebrity Sobriety

How a chat with Mother Teresa and Jesus helped Jim Wahlberg

WATCH – What about the Pope? – Oct. 2020 - Jim joined Matt Austin and Ginger Gadsden from his Fort Lauderdale home for this week’s edition of Florida’s Fourth Estate to talk about being in recovery for 32 years now, ... Read More...

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Kristin Davis says ‘Sex & the City’ Saved Her Life

She’s not the only one... – Oct 9, 2020 - Davis’ most iconic role came after she checked herself into a rehab program. During a sit-down interview with James Andrew Miller for his podcast, Origins, Davis admitted tha... Read More...

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Darryl Strawberry … I’ll Help You Beat Drug Addiction

WATCH – What goes around... – OCT 5, 2020 -”DELONTE WEST IS JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE THAT PROBABLY HAS SOME DEEP-ROOTED ISSUES THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN DEALT WITH, YA KNOW? PUTTING ON A BASKETBALL UNIFORM AND B... Read More...

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Kevan Hueftle: Top Contender for the 2021 Paralympics

He did it his way... – Oct. 10, 2020 - Hueftle rediscovered his love of running in 2017, something he did successfully in high school at middle distance. Upon returning to the sport he set out to become one of... Read More...

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Toni Cornell Aims to End Stigma of Mental Health and Addiction

Love Never Dies – Oct 9, 2020 - Toni Cornell — armed with a mission to end the stigma associated with addiction — is honoring her late father, rock star Chris Cornell. On Friday ahead of World Mental Health Da... Read More...

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Chasing the News … Stone Cold Sober – Episode 3: Rebels

Episode 3: Rebels “Maintaining sobriety through 2020 and beyond” Sober artists discuss the pandemic, creativity and Zoom rooms. Thursday, Oct. 22, 5pm PT, 8pm ET FREE: Click to Register ... Read More...

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Mark Cuban Helps Homeless NBA Player Check Into Rehab

Doing the right thing – Sep. 30, 2020 - When images of Delonte West emerged online showing the former NBA star begging for money, the basketball community instantly rallied behind him. Fans, TV personalities and b... Read More...

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Jab on Hunter Biden’s Drug Addiction Horrifies Treatment Advocates

Stigma in high places – Oct. 1, 2020 - “Addiction is a medical condition that affects millions of Americans each year, irrespective of any demographic. It is a disease, not a moral or character failing,” Marvi... Read More...

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Lou Johnson, Dodgers’ home run hero dies at 86

Safe at Home – Oct. 2, 2020 - Later that season, Johnson hit a solo homer off Jim Kaat in the fourth inning of a 2-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins in the decisive seventh game of the World Series, making a ... Read More...

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Q&A with author and recovery coach, Laura Martella

Stick with the Winners! – October 1, 2020 - Laura Martella is an accountability and certified recovery coach with over 20 years of active sobriety. She has a strong track record for creating sustainable change in the... Read More...

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Tommy Lee was ‘drinking 2 gallons’ of vodka a day

Lightweight – October 3, 2020 - “She was like, ‘Baby, I don’t know, I don’t think I’ve ever even seen anybody drink that much. Like, you’re kind of scaring me,’” he quoted her saying, noting she asked him whet... Read More...

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Mike Tyson Knows He’s an Alcoholic but Refuses to Call Himself One

WATCH – He can call himself anything he wants – Sept. 28, 2020 - Mike Tyson was 41-1 as a pro boxer — his lone loss coming against James ‘Buster’ Douglas — when he was convicted of rape in 1991. Tyson was sentenced t... Read More...

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In Joe Biden’s response to attacks on Hunter Biden’s drug use, I saw my own father

WATCH – I see America – Oct. 1, 2020 - He was dishonorably discharged” — which he was not. “For cocaine use,” Trump added. My father is a one-time Republican and now a staunch Biden supporter, but you can never assum... Read More...

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Costa Mesa addiction treatment CEO faces federal charges

Arrested envelopment - Read List – Oct. 3, 2020 - The massive federal crackdown charges defendants with submitting more than $6 billion in fraudulent claims to federal health care programs and private insurers. That ... Read More...

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When Donald Went After Hunter Biden For His Addiction, He Went After Me Too

President of U.S. Demeans S.U.D. sufferers – Oct. 1, 2020 - Even the Real Housewives know that kids are always off-limits. Around 20 million Americans ages 12 and older have a substance abuse disorder, according to a... Read More...

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Mac Davis, singer-songwriter dies at 78

He did it all – Sep. 30, 2020 - Mac Davis, a singer-songwriter who parlayed a string of hits for Elvis Presley into a varied career as an actor and recording artist, blending country and pop in chart-topping songs su... Read More...

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Lady Gaga and her mother offer advice for opening up about mental health to parents

WATCH – Family Values – Sep. 22, 2020 - Gaga thanked her mother for her honesty and gave her own advice, noting that not everyone has parents who are receptive to conversations about mental health. “I think... Read More...

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Delilah Montagu on Sobriety and Writing ‘Savage’ Songs About Her Girlfriend

Rising sober star – Sep. 23, 2020 - After finding her rhythm during lockdown with her mum and girlfriend – “I took up dancing, not very well, but I realised how happy it made me” – 22-year-old Delilah re... Read More...

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Riz Ahmed Is a Drummer Going Deaf

WATCH – I hear ya – Sep.24, 2020 - Lou finds him a sober living home for the deaf, where he begins to grapple with his new reality and what it means for the life of music he’s always known. Sound of Metal marks the d... Read More...

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Shadow Mountain Recovery Launching New Facility In Santa Fe

Open Spaces – Sep. 24, 2020 - The Shadow Mountain Recovery facility in Santa Fe will be joining the organization’s other locations in Taos and Albuquerque to form a full continuum of care — ranging from detox ... Read More...

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Loretta Lynn cheers her granddaughter’s sobriety after addiction battle

WATCH – Songs that heal – Sept. 2020 - This story is raw but it’s real,” writes Loretta. “I’m so proud of her sobriety.” Loretta has seen many friends and family members struggle with addiction over the years, i... Read More...

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Q&A with Rock ’n Roll Hall of Famer Ricky Byrd

Stick with the Winners! – September 24, 2020 - Grateful for all his musical achievements, Ricky is fond of saying that one of the greatest gifts he’s been given happened on Sept. 25, 1987 when he started his journey ... Read More...

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50 of the best posthumous albums

Music don’t ever die – Sep 25, 2020 - Whether a solo album by a former member of one of Canada’s great rock bands, a spoken-word album by a lizard king with a backing track by the band he left behind, or a live album... Read More...

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Rob Halford would like Gary Oldman to play him in a biopic

Sid Vicious as Judas Priest – Sept. 25, 2020 - In promotion of the novel, Halford recently took part in a lengthy interview with GQ, where he discussed everything from his sobriety, fronting a heavy metal band as a... Read More...

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Dax Shepard Says He Is Newly Clean Off Vicodins

Rigorous Honesty – Sep. 25, 2020 - “Eight years into sobriety, I had not done a single shady thing,” he said. “I hadn’t done anything gray.” At that time in 2012, he had been traveling back and forth to visit his ... Read More...

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Timmy Solomon, a guide through the Rehab Riviera, dies of overdose at 31

Makes ya wanna holler – Sep. 26, 2020 - “You are out of your mind with worry,” she had said in a phone call from her home in Boston. “And you don’t know where it ends. Well, you do. It ends with death.” Pat... Read More...

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New addiction program launched as emergency room visits rise

WATCH – Expanding Series and Hope – Sep. 23, 2020 - “We’ve come a long way in Georgia since I stepped out of the crack house October 12, 1994 in terms of resources,” he said. “We’ve come a long way as far as stigma... Read More...

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Nikki Sixx talks recovery, sobriety

WATCH – Sixxed to the twelve steps – Sept. 15, 2020 - But then again, there was a time when people wouldn’t have expected Sixx, now age 61, to even be alive in 2020. As chronicled in his harrowing memoir The He... Read More...

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The Bachelor’s Juliette On Surviving A Major Drug Addiction

Everyone can quit – Sep. 16, 2020 - As we get closer to the final few bachelorettes in line to win Locky Gilbert’s heart, it’s safe to say things can get pretty heated, pretty fast. The Bachelor’s Juliette Herrera... Read More...

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Q&A with Dr. Jamie Marich

Stick with the Winners! September 17, 2020 - Dr. Jamie Marich (she/they) began her career as a humanitarian aid worker in Bosnia-Hercegovina from 2000-2003, primarily teaching English and music while freelancing with... Read More...

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