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
Quote of the Week – Aida Murad “I paint with my fingers to turn my pain into a beautiful creation.” – Aida Murad ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCompassionDec 6 2022Mental Healthquote of the weekRecovery
Leslie Jordan Honored at ‘Love. Light. Leslie.’ Memorial: ‘You Made Millions of People Happy’ VIDEO – MISSED BY MILLIONS – Nov. 21, 2022 - Sordid Lives writer Del Shores emceed the event, echoing that thought as he reflected on a decades-long friendship with Jordan. “I loved seeing the fame,” Shores ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionNov 29 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
FDA Authorizes Overdose-Reversing Medicines for Over-the-Counter Sale UN-DRUG STORE – Nov. 15, 2022 - Nationwide, other solutions to reduce overdose deaths are being tested at the state and local levels. In late 2021, New York City opened the country’s first legal supervis... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionharm reductioninterventionNov 22 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Recovering Alcoholic Finds Strength Serving Others VIDEO – THANKSGIVING EVERY DAY – Nov. 16, 2022 - He had everything – a college education, a loving wife, and a daughter. He even owned his own business. But he didn’t have control of his alcohol. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewNov 22 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Delaware Is Providing Substance Abuse Treatment for Mothers A STATE OF GRACE – Nov. 17, 2022 - The center is operated by Gaudenzia Inc., one of the region’s largest nonprofit providers of treatment for substance use disorders. The program is funded by $3.2 million in fe... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionNov 22 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
‘I learnt how to channel my addiction into art’ VIDEO – SO CAN SOME OF US – Nov. 7, 2022 - A former homeless drug addict has turned his life around and is now an up-and-coming graffiti pop artist hosting an exhibition in an east London gallery. Opa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionNov 15 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Quote of the Week – Dr. Bruce Lipton “Our beliefs control our bodies, our minds, and thus our lives.” – Dr. Bruce Lipton ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionNov 15 2022quote of the weekRecovery
A Day at The Wall by Brian Delate WELCOME HOME – Nov. 11, 2022 - It’s a late sunny afternoon when my daughter Tirsa, now in sixth grade, arrives home from school. She runs in, drops her school backpack, and heads upstairs to my home offi... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionMental HealthNov 8 2022RecoveryTrauma
Tribes Lead Way on Opioid Treatment WISDOM OF THE ELDERS – Nov. 1, 2022 - After five years of active addiction, Clayton applied for a spot at a local inpatient rehabilitation center. In the four months it took for a bed to become available, he lo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyNov 8 2022opioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Redemptive Power of Creativity ART LIGHTS THE WAY – Oct. 27, 2022 - In The Creative High, the evolution of the stories of the nine artists begins with the rawest examples, teetering on the edge of relapse, and ends with the most experi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionNov 1 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehab
She Confronted Matthew Perry about ‘scary’ alcoholism A FRIEND IN WEED IS A FRIEND INDEED – Oct. 22, 2022 -The actor - who played Chandler in the hit sitcom - detailed how his drug and alcohol addiction left him with a 2% chance of survival. During his i... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassioninterventionInterviewOct 25 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Woman Who Beat Her Addiction Now Empowering Abuse Survivors VIDEO – EACH ONE, TEACH ONE – Oct. 14, 2022 - “I had tried every avenue to get clean and then I started learning about my addiction, educating myself about why I was relapsing. Every time there was a tra... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewOct 25 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
How Hospital Addiction Specialist Saved a Life AUDIO – MORE THAN ONCE! – Oct. 9, 2022 - BEBINGER: This is Liz Tadie. She helped launch a different approach for Marie and other patients at Salem Hospital. That day, when Marie said, please don’t make me g... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionOct 18 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehab
Dr. Gabor Maté on Trauma, Addiction, and Illness Under Capitalism VIDEO – SOCIETY’S CHILD – Oct. 14, 2022 - This is helpful. I’ve never made the connection between societal (in US, etc) expectations related to individualism and the how they facility capitalism and vice versa.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassiondepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthOct 18 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Quote of the Week – Angela Lansbury “Better to be busy than to be busy worrying.” – Angela Lansbury, Oct. 16, 1925, London - Oct. 11, 2022, Los Angeles ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyOct 18 2022quote of the week
Angela Lansbury, Star of Stage, Film & TV passes at 96 VIDEO – MRS. LOVETT’S REAL MEAT PIES – Oct. 11, 2022 - For all her stage success, Ms. Lansbury would capture the biggest audience of her career in 1984, when she was cast as the mystery writer and amateur sleut... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyOct 18 2022