14 Years Online of IN THE ROOMS BEFORE THERE WAS ZOOM... – Sept. 30, 2022 - 14 years ago, Ken Pomerance and Ron Tannebaum came up with a revolutionary idea that was to change the face of recovery for people around the world. What started as a... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionOct 4 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Quote of the Week – Rubin Carter “Men without dignity are like clowns without an audience, pathetic and lost.” – Rubin Carter, May 6, 1937–April 20, 2014 ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionOct 4 2022quote of the week
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: ‘Out of Control’ BE SAFE, NOT SYPHILITIC – Sept. 20, 2022 - Sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. are at a crisis point. On Monday, prominent public health experts and government officials raised an alarm over the ongoing a... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusinterventionMental HealthSept 27 2022Sexual AddictionTrauma
Can Dogs Help People Stay Sober? FEED THEM, NOT YOUR ADDICTION – Sept. 20, 2022 - “Over the years, my patients explained how much their dogs meant to their physical and their mental health,” he said. “The dogs add stability. They give t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 27 2022
Pharoah Sanders Was a Force of Nature, Dies at 81 VIDEO – I THOUGHT GOD’S DIDN’T DIE – Sept. 24, 2022 - The sound Mr. Sanders drew from his tenor saxophone was a force of nature: burly, throbbing and encompassing, steeped in deep blues and drawing on extended ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiongrammy winnerSept 27 2022
Life-size Lanterns Raise Awareness of Suicide and Mental Injury ART CAN HEAL TOO! – Sept. 23, 2022 - “Too often, we see people suffering in silence,” said Emily Norton Ashinhurst, executive director of the Irish Diaspora Center, which organized the one-night display. But... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressioninterventionMental HealthRecoverySept 27 2022suicideTrauma
Are You a Love Addict? Or a Romantic? “WHAT IS LOVE...BABY DON’T HURT ME” – Sept. 16, 2022 - Love addiction is not a formal diagnosis. It is related to other clinical diagnoses under the spectrum of behavioral addictions, impulse control disorders,... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoverySept 20 2022Sexual Addiction
Quote of the Week – Jean-Luc Godard “A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order.” – Jean-Luc Godard (Dec. 3, 1930 - Sept. 13, 2022) ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionquote of the weekREEL Recovery Film FestivalSept 20 2022
Barbara Ehrenreich, Author Fought Injustice, Dies at 81 OBITUARY OF A HERO – Sept. 2, 2022 - Barbara Ehrenreich, the author of more than 20 books on social justice themes ranging from women’s rights to inequality and the inequities of the American healthcare system,... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionlife expectancySept 6 2022
French Montana To Help People In Music Business Struggling With Addiction VIDEO – FROM BAND TO WATER WAGON – Aug. 27, 2022 - Clients battling addiction will receive a treatment team and 24/7 medical and clinical care in the best location for them. French and the Guardian Re... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 6 2022
Sobriety Makes Making Music Better AUDIO – MORE HARMONIES – Aug. 26, 2022 - Amazingly, it took decades for Hull and McGovern to find each other despite being lifelong Lincolnites -- children of the 1960s -- and members of a musical community tha... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 30 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionRecoveryRehab
Anne Heche Died a Tragic Death. Why Are People Shaming Her? VIDEO – IT HURTS – Aug. 15, 2022 - Heche’s injuries left her brain-dead. On Sunday, her family took her off life support. I wonder whether it’s enough to satisfy those who have been calling for her head.... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 23 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionlife expectancyMental HealthTrauma
How Photographers Help Fight Addiction in Philly VIDEO – STARING IN THE FACE OF HOPELESSNESS – Aug. 16, 2022 - “It just doesn’t feel comfortable for me to continue to drive through this area, walk through this area, catch the train, pass this are... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 23 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental Healthmethopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabTrauma
Mental Health Crisis Tears Fabric Of College Sports PUSHED TO FAR? – Aug. 12, 2022 - Houle saw a sports psychologist as a high school sophomore after massive success in gymnastics, including a national championship. After competing for Ohio State, Houle g... Read More...Aug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressioninterventionMental HealthRecovery
Man Denied Liver Transplant Because of Alcoholism VIDEO – FAMILY OFFERS ONE – Aug. 12, 2022 - Quebec man denied liver transplant because of his alcoholism. more@CTVNews ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionlife expectancyRecoveryTrauma
Q&A with Dianne Griffin, Award-Winning Filmmaker STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – Aug. 11, 2022 - Dianne Griffin Director, Producer is an award-winning international documentary filmmaker, teacher, public speaker and has been creating films for over thirty year... Read More...Aug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionInterviewRecoveryREEL Recovery Film Festival
Officials Push for Gov. Newsom to Approve Safe Consumption Sites VIDEO – TIME FOR DEATH REDUCTION – Aug. 10, 2022 - People would be able to bring drugs into these sites and use them while a trained supervisor monitors them for symptoms of overdose. These supervisors w... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Quote of the Week – Iyanla Vanzant “We are all here in this life to help each other grow into our greatness.” – Iyanla Vanzant ... Read More...Aug 16 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionquote of the week
Alda Merini: “Mad Poet” or “Poet of Joy”? WRITING THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE – Aug. 5, 2022. - In 1965, her husband had her admitted to the Paolo Pini psychiatric hospital in Milan, and for years she found herself in and out of asylums, where patients... Read More...Aug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyMental HealthRecovery
Quote of the Week – Olivia Newton-John “Once you face your fear, nothing is ever as hard as you think.” – Olivia Newton-John ... Read More...Aug 9 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerCompassiongrammy winnerquote of the week
Quote of the Week – BILL RUSSELL “Friendship is a full-time job.” – BILL RUSSELL (1934-2022) ... Read More...Aug 2 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyquote of the week
Happy Birthday Tom Robbins! Now 90 Years Old! CELEBRATION DAY – July 19, 2022 - Tom Robbins was born July 22, 1932 in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. A quick scan of his Wikipedia page underscores the enormous contributions he has made to American literature... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJuly 26 2022
The Transformative Potential of Psychosis COUNT ME IN – July 21, 2022 - As a researcher with lived experience of psychosis, I wanted to understand how the meaning-making process impacts the potential for positive transformation and growth, post-psychot... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionJuly 26 2022Mental HealthRecovery
Suicide Hotline # 988 Gets Over 96,000 Calls During First Week VIDEO – SAVE A SOUL, SAVE THE WORLD – July 24, 2022 - The 988 system will build on an existing network of over 200 crisis centers nationwide staffed by counselors who answer millions of calls each year - about ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCompassiondepressioninterventionJuly 26 2022life expectancyMental HealthRecoverysuicideTrauma
Quote of the Week – Oscar Wilde “Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.” – Oscar Wilde ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJuly 26 2022life expectancyquote of the week
Opinion: Why I Will Never Live Without a Dog Again THE ULTIMATE GIFT – July 4, 2022 - I grieved hard for my Latte, who was the dog equivalent of St. Francis of Assisi — a little hairy mammal (Latte, not Francis) who radiated universal benevolence. She was a co... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCancerCompassiondepressioninterventionJuly 19 2022Mental HealthRecovery
A Modern Day Love Story WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN – July 9, 2022 - In 1996, I was making an album in LA and didn’t know what was meant to happen next. I just knew I couldn’t go home. My friend Ian Rogers, who was dating her best ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionInterviewJuly 19 2022Mental HealthRecovery
Claes Oldenburg Dies at 93; Pop Artist Made the Everyday Monumental Monumental Impact – July 18, 2022 - One of his most famous installations, erected in 1976 — the bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence — is “Clothespin,” a 45-foot-high, 10-ton black steel sculpture of prec... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionJuly 19 2022life expectancy
Q&A with Artist, Animator, Writer, Producer, Genius – Evan York STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – July 8, 2022 - York’s award winning animation is as unique as he is. Each frame of York’s animation is a piece of art in itself, drawn by York and added to the timeli... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionInterviewJuly 19 2022Recovery
988 National Mental Distress Hotline NOW ACTIVE 988 VIDEO – TEXT FOR LIFE – July 16, 2022 - National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress... more@SAMHSA ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressioninterventionJuly 19 2022life expectancyMental HealthRecoverysuicideTrauma