Edie Falco Gave ‘Nurse Jackie’ Writers a Deeply Personal Ultimatum REAL LIFE EDUCATION – Dec. 31, 2021 - It’s hard to imagine that this talented, hardworking actor ever struggled with alcohol abuse. But Falco shared with The Guardian that she’s battled addiction since her col... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewJan 4 2022life expectancyOverdoseRecovery
Dopamine Dressing Will be 2022’s Biggest Trend GOOD ON SALADS TOO – Dec. 24, 2021 - “She believed the colour yellow made her look ‘washed out’ due to being caucasian,” Dr Karen says. “She then reported back that the colour not only lifted her spirits, bu... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetJan 4 2022Mental HealthRecovery
Modern Economy Is Built On Addiction AND WE LOVE IT – Dec. 27, 2021 - It’s a behaviour that seeks to medicate fear, sorrow, boredom, regret, anomie, heartbreak, or the existential heebie-jeebies: take your pick. That desire — the desire to take y... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionJan 4 2022Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
These High-Achievers Share Mental Health Struggles ‘That’s making me better’ – Dec 31 2021 - Last month, five-time NBA All-Star Kevin Love told CNBC Make It that he started using mental health struggles as fuel to win basketball games as early as high school. But t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusdepressioninterventionJan 4 2022Mental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Quote of the Week – Betty White “People say, ‘But Betty, Facebook is a great way to connect with old friends.’ Well, at my age, if I want to connect with old friends, I need a Ouija board.” – Betty White (1922-2021) ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJan 4 2022life expectancyquote of the week
‘I give because I know what it’s like to have nothing’ REAL ANGELS OF CHRISTMAS – Dec. 28, 2021 - Lynne Corry arrived at Samaritan Daytop Village in 1997 with her newborn son and monkey on her back in the form of drug addiction. Located on 119 West 106th Street, the Yo... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionInterviewJan 4 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
San Francisco Approves Emergency Declaration In Tenderloin WATCH – DRASTIC ACTION – Dec. 24, 2021 - “We know this increase in police presence will disproportionately impact Black and brown unhoused community members who — due to lack of dignified housing options — are... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 28 2021depressionDrug Abuse and Addictionhomelesslife expectancyMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabrelapseTrauma
What 1,320 Therapists Are Most Worried About Regarding Our Mental States AS THE WORLD TURNS NUTTIER – Dec. 17, 2021 - “All the therapists I know have experienced a demand for therapy that is like nothing they have experienced before,” said Tom Lachiusa, a licensed clinical social w... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 28 2021interventionMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Surge of Mental Health Issues for Kids Back In-School LISTEN – NO SAFE SPACE TO LEARN? – Dec. 23, 2021 - RHITU CHATTERJEE, BYLINE: When Millis Public Schools opened its doors this fall, teachers and staff were happy to have everyone back in classrooms.&n... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 28 2021depressioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Quote of the Week – Joan Didion “Do not whine...Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.” —Joan Didion (12/5/34–12/23/21) more@Poets&Writers more@NYTimes ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 28 2021life expectancyquote of the week
Outreach Ministry to Host Addiction Support Event in WV FOR LYLE P. – Dec. 17, 2021 - Their goal is to connect people struggling with addiction to local resources. According to High on Hope Founder Tim Craft, the event is called Equip the City, and they’ll... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 21 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Save the Children – 456,791 views GENERATIONAL TRAUMA IN SONG – Dec. 2021 - Marvin Gaye video more@YouTube ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 21 2021grammy winnerlife expectancyMental HealthRecovery
Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On, Featuring Sara Bareilles – SPECTACULAR VIDEO WATCH – MERRY CHRISTMAS – June 4, 2014 - We started this performance with PFC Band members Titi Tsira and Clarence Bekker while on a trip together in Rio de Janeiro. Wherever we traveled we would add more musicians... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 21 2021grammy winner
Exercise Addiction TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING – DEC. 17, 2021 - While exercise addiction has not been accepted as a mental health disorder in the DSM-5, (“Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition”), resea... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 21 2021interventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Experience, Strength and Hope Awards Honors Leigh Steinberg & Courtney Friel THE RECOVERY EVENT OF 2021 – The 11th Annual, at the Skirball Cultural Center, returned Wednesday, December 15, honoring Leigh Steinberg, author of The Agent and the in... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and AddictionExperience Strength and HopeExperience Strength and Hope AwardsLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalWriters In Treatment
Adolescent Females in Texas Face Barriers to Treatment AND SO MUCH MORE – Dec. 3, 2021 - A birthday without cake, presents and miles from her high school friends, may not be the ideal celebration for most. However, Madero was grateful to spend any time in resident... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 14 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagersTrauma
Are We Losing the War for Our Children? WHO’S EVEN TRYING? – Dec. 3, 2021 - Even more so, sadness and anxiety have ensnared many young people in a vise-like grasp. “Likes” and “views” on social media have caused some of them to continuously compare ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 14 2021depressionDrug Abuse and Addictioninternetinterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Former Alcoholic Targets 70 Triathlons in 70 Days WHY WOULDN’T HE? – Dec. 3, 2021 - Before the pandemic, Mr Stone worked as a scuba instructor overseas, but had to return to Staffordshire when tourism dried up. He has taken a year off to focus on his lates... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 14 2021life expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Former Browns’ Safety Jordan Poyer’s Battle With Alcoholism WHEN HONESTY BECOMES THE GOAL – Dec. 3, 2021 - “A big part of my sobriety is to lean into the truth. To be comfortable with who I am. And I’m actually surprised by how easy it’s been to open up to people,” Poyer sa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 14 2021interventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRehab
Drew Barrymore’s “quiet, confident journey” to Sobriety WATCH – FROM E.T. to FINDING HER WAY HOME – Dec. 9, 2021 - The actress is known for her bright and bubbly personality, but she told “CBS Mornings” that she did not talk to people about her sobriety for years b... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 14 2021interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
WARNING! Young People Face ‘Devastating’ Mental Health Crisis According to Surgeon General WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO SAVE OUR CHILDREN? – Dec. 7, 2021 - Although blame for adolescent distress is often pinned on social media, the research suggests that screen time alone does not account for crisis. Rather... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassionCoronavirusDec 14 2021depressioninternetinterventionlife expectancyMental HealthSmartphone AddictionteenagersTrauma
Gloria Harrison: A Story of Hope and Healing SHE’S NEVER GIVEN UP – Dec. 6, 2021 - Gloria’s story, is shocking in the brutality of the reactions she received when she reached out for help. At every turn, as a girl and a young woman, she was knocked down,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 14 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
UK Overhauls Drug Strategy to Focus on Recovery Not Prison NOT THE AMERICAN WAY – Dec. 5, 2021 - The overhaul has been drawn together by at least six government departments, the BBC understands. It will form part of a wider week of law and order announcements for t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 14 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
SAMHSA Announces Unprecedented $30 Million Harm Reduction Grants MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING? – Dec. 8, 2021- SAMHSA will distribute $10 million per year over the next three years. Grant recipients must use the funds to support harm reduction services. Harm reduction service p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 14 2021Drug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Venus Williams Talks About Mental Health LISTEN – GRAND SLAM FOR LIFE – Dec. 9, 2021 - Williams, who is still playing competitively at age 41, thinks that professional athletes are some of the best people to promote conversations around mental health... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 14 2021InterviewMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Quote of the Week — Dolly Parton “I always count my blessings more than I count my money. I don’t work for money, never did.” —Dolly Parton ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 14 2021grammy winnerquote of the week
Recovery Community Mourns Loss of Recovery Coach Laurie Quinn WATCH – SHE WILL BE MISSED – Dec. 2, 2021 - Courtney Lovell was her long-time friend, and co-founder of Our Wellness Collective in Columbia County. As part of Morgan’s recovery from drug addiction, together th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Lights, Camera, Recovery w/ Ahbra Schiff LISTEN – READY FOR HER CLOSE-UP – Dec. 1, 2021 - Almost 6 years after first meeting him, Ahbra has been working alongside Leonard to put on the REEL Recovery Film Festival (Now in its 13th year) and the Experi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 7 2021internetInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Q&A with Nat’l Dir. of Outreach, J. Flowers Health, Claudia Schwarz MFT STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Dec. 3, 2021 - Claudia Schwarz is a Board Certified, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and has decades of experience in various mental health settings. In addition to having a success... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How to Master Boundaries in Recovery PLAYING IT SAFE – Nov. 30, 2021 - The term “boundary” is defined by Lexico as both “a limit of something abstract, especially a subject or sphere of activity” and “a line which marks the limit of an area; a di... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab