Recovery High Schools Help Kids Overcome Addiction HIGHER EDUCATION NOT HIGH – April 4, 2023 - The students attend Colorado’s only recovery high school — one of 43 nationwide. These schools are designed for students who are recovering from substance use disorder and ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryApril 11 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
From Orgasms to Overdoses AND BACK AGAIN – April 6, 2023 - he Lost Women of Science podcast is made for the ear. We aim to make our transcripts as accurate as possible, but some errors may have occurred nonetheless. In addition, important asp... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 11 2023Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecovery
Build a Better Brain Through Art AUDIO – THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON ART – April 3, 2023 - “Creativity is making new connections, new synapses,” says Ivy Ross, vice president of hardware design at Google and co-author of Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Tr... Read More...April 11 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionMental Health
‘Sober Seder’ Helps Jews in Recovery Experience Freedom CHAG SAMEACH! – April 2, 2023 - In the age of smart phones and internet, your Seder-booking experience is breeze. Yet, those who are in treatment centers may have a hard time experiencing the “freedom” of attending a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 4 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Dr. Tracy Strawberry. Finding the Courage to Heal AUDIO – DARRYL’S #1 FAN – March 16, 2023 - ...with requests to deliver her powerful messages of how to experience lasting change, re-inventing yourself, experiencing God in the most difficult of times, overcoming yo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMar 28 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Creating Emotional Sobriety Through Prayer PASSOVER APRIL 5th FULL MOON – 2023 - In an act of heartfelt encouragement for my infertility, people often like to point out the connection between my story and Chana’s in the book of Samuel. They encourage me... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionGodinterventionMar 28 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Overdose Prevention Sites Move Toward Expansion Remain in Legal Limbo AUDIO – SAVE LIVES NOW – March 4, 2023 - They discussed how City Hall can support overdose prevention centers, which provide supervised injection of illicit substances along with a range of other services. Two of th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMar 14 2023OverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Chris Herren Helps Boston Marathoner Stay on Track with Sobriety ONE SPEEDY STEP AT A TIME – March 6, 2023 - Herren is a former professional basketball player who’s been in long-term recovery from addiction since 2008. In 2011, he started the Herren Project, a national nonprofit o... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionMar 14 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Open Meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous Welcome Everyone ONE STEP AT A TIME – March 6, 2023 - For some AA members, their journey of sobriety began at “open” AA meetings, which can be attended by any member of the community, alcoholic or nonalcoholic. Open meetings ha... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMar 14 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Quote of the Week – Eleanor Roosevelt “For one thing we know beyond all doubt: Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.” – Eleanor Roosevelt ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionMar 14 2023quote of the week
Sisters Use TikTok to Bring Hope to People With Drug Abuse BETTER THAN DOPE—HOPE – Feb. 21, 2023 - Jones now has more than 135,000 followers who have invested in her journey. “I took this as an opportunity to make people aware of her situation and what also happens to the... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 28 2023interventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘I was a homeless drug addict but turned my life around after being given a chance’ COMPASSION MATTERS – Feb. 23, 2023 - The 29-year-old was in and out of prison, as he dabbled in crime to fund his addiction. He is now determined to help others who have been in a similar situation and feel like they... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionFeb 28 2023homelessinterventionInterviewRecoveryRehab
One Evening Only: Gabor Maté and Prince Harry WHO IS THE REAL PRINCE? – On March 4, 2023 - This event, to be produced by Random House in partnership with Barnes & Noble, Waterstones and Indigo Books & Music as the exclusive bookselling partners, wi... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionInterviewMarch 7 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateTrauma
Liver of Frat Hazing Victim Saves Recovering Alcoholic’s Life SWEET IRONY – Feb. 17, 2023 - After corresponding for about a year, Herold and the Foltz family met recently outside of Columbus at the high school where Stone Foltz graduated. Herold was honest in sharing h... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionFeb 21 2023
We Need Harm Reduction Built for and by Youth Who Use Drugs IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL LIVE – Feb. 10, 2023 - It remains so hard for many people to get their heads around the importance of harm reduction programs and spaces dedicated to young people. Older adults remain... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 14 2023harm reductioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Compassion, Not criminalization, Could Have Spared My Son VIDEO – WHEN DOES IT END? EVER? – Jan. 30, 2023 - When you lose a child, finding ways to ensure they are remembered and that the same tragedy doesn’t befall other parents becomes a priority. I lost my son, Tyler,... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 7 2023interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Thich Nhat Hanh Documentary Premieres VIDEO – WALKS TALL – Jan. 11, 2023 - The new documentary comes from filmmaker Max Pugh, who has previously created two additional films about Nhat Hanh’s life and community: Cloud Never Dies and Walk With Me. ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJan 24 2023life expectancyMental HealthRecovery
More School Counselors Could Help Address Youth Mental Health Crisis EACH ONE TEACH ONE – Jan. 9, 2023 - These developments drew new attention to a worsening situation, yet concrete strategies for improving youth mental health are often missing from the discussion, notes Assista... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressioninterventionJan 17 2023Mental HealthRecovery
Joey Rubio Helps Hundreds Beat Homelessness and Addiction VIDEO ONLY – JOEY IS ANGELIC – Jan. 10, 2023 - After spending 35 years in prison, Joey Rubio is offering a second chance to others. Click@CBS8 ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionhomelessinterventionJan 17 2023RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Dolly Parton’s Emotional Leslie Jordan Tribute: ‘I will always love you’ VIDEO – GONE TOO SOON – Jan. 6, 2023 - “I just want you to know that we all love you, we all miss you, and I bet you’re having a big laugh over all of us being sad and sorrowful,” Parton continued of Jordan, who die... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionJan 10 2023Recovery
Sex Addiction Is a Thing But So is Love Addiction IT’S COMPLICATED – Dec. 22, 2022 - “She had fallen in love with some men from afar, had these intense feelings of love with men she was never able to meet or talk to,” Harary told The Toronto Sun. “It wa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJan 3 2023Mental HealthRecoverySexual Addiction
Zen and the Art of Whatever Works TAOISM LIVES – Dec. 30, 2022 - Rather than focus on addiction, topics in meetings instead focus on trauma healing, coping strategies, grounding techniques and the importance of building supportive community, Hi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionJan 3 2023Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Sobriety Over the Holidays VIDEO ONLY – YOU CAN’T BE TOO CAREFUL – Dec. 19, 2022 - Staying safe during the holidays. Click@WTOK ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 27 2022Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Celebrating Sobriety Through Comradery ARRIVE LATE – LEAVE EARLY – Dec. 14, 2022 - “All are invited, not just Jewish people,” he said. “We accept people from all walks of life. The concept (is to welcome) people from any race, gender, orienta... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 20 2022Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Yoga Behind Bars Can Free the Man Within UPWARD FACING DUDE – Dec. 14, 2022 - “As soon as I was willing to let go of being in charge of my own life, which I had messed up pretty badly, admitted my powerlessness over alcohol and drugs, and asked... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 20 2022interventionMental HealthRecovery
Parents, You Need Narcan CORN FLAKES, MILK & NARCAN – Dec. 4, 2022 - But after a minute, she returned to the bedroom. The noises he was making were disconcerting. And when she shook him, he didn’t respond. Kyle was not asleep. He h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 13 2022Drug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagersTrauma
Experience the Experience, Strength and Hope Awards VIDEO – DANNY TREJO HONORED Dec.8, 2022 - The glitterati of the clean and sober world in LA came together last night to honor Danny Trejo for his astounding memoir, "My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood" with ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 13 2022Drug Abuse and AddictionExperience Strength and HopeExperience Strength and Hope AwardsRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Who Read What in 2022: Literary Voices FOR BOOK WORMS ONLY – Dec. 8, 2022 - Abraham Verghese - For many of us in health care, 2022 felt like a gift compared to the two preceding years. Still, I was restless, anxious about Covid-19’s next chapter. “T... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 13 2022Mental Health
Dr Gabor Maté Live in London | The Myth of Normal LIVE VIDEO – CAN YOU HAVE A HAPPY CHILDHOOD NOW? – Nov. 2022 - We tend to believe that normality equals health. Yet what is the norm in the Western world? Joining us live on stage in London, the renowned physic... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 6 2022internetinterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
Their children struggled with addiction. Now, they’re fighting against the war on drugs NIXON WAS GUILTY – Nov. 22, 2022 - Both strongly advocate for a more rational approach to how we treat substance use in the U.S. “To throw money at going after the supply side and building up criminal... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 6 2022Drug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRecovery Advocate