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“Coach Jake” Overcame Opiated Past to Be The Winningest Soccer Coach in The History of New York City

FROM ADDICT TO HERO – Sept. 27, 2024 - Martin Jacobson, the beloved soccer coach of Amsterdam Avenue’s Martin Luther King Jr. High School, points out that “everything I do is a fight.” He goes by “Coach Jake”–made th... Read More...

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The Self-Love Recovery Podcast

VIDEO – LIVE AND LEARN – Sept. 19, 2024 - In this insightful discussion, Ross Rosenberg and Karen McMahon delve into the challen... Read More...

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Woman Overcame Homelessness and Addiction, ‘You Mean Something to Someone’

AUDIO – PATIENCE AND COMPASSION – Sept. 12, 2024 - “My parents, my sister, my kids — they didn’t want anything to do with me,” she remembered. As her family withdrew, Hernandez-Coleman’s life unraveled. At 59, she fo... Read More...

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Drew Barrymore About Her History of Blackout Drinking

5 YEARS SOBER – Sept. 10, 2024 - The “Charlie’s Angels” star sat down with Zoë Kravitz during Tuesday’s episode of her eponymous talk show to discuss the latter’s directorial debut in “Blink Twice,” which Barrymore a... Read More...

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Divas That Care Network

AUDIO – Dr. Johanna O’Flaherty, Ph.D. – Sept. 2, 2024 - Come and listen while Host Candace Gish interviews a variety of extraordinary people, whom are working to make the world a better place! Dr. Johanna O’Flaher... Read More...

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Former NFL QB Ryan Leaf Shares Story of Recovery

FIRST DOWN! – Sept.10, 2024 - Ryan was destined to be a star, but instead of a lucrative career in football, an addiction to pills took him from the top of his game to rock bottom in a prison cell. Leaf was the se... Read More...

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Josh Brolin’s Moment That Sparked Sobriety

POIGNANT DETAILS – Sept. 11, 2024 - The No Country For Old Men actor has been open about his sobriety over the years and previously revealed on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast that he first went sober when he w... Read More...

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Heart of the Matter – Podcast

AUDIO – LADIES OF THE DAY – Sept. 2024 - Braunwyn Windham-Burke, who starred in two seasons of the hit Bravo TV show “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” joins Elizabeth Vargas for the season 6 premiere episode of... Read More...

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His New Approach to Recovery: William Cope Moyers On His Hidden Painkiller Addiction

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Connecting With Others, Yourself, God and Rachel Kove

VIDEO – SHE’S GOT IT GOING ON – Sept. 2, 2024 - Thank you for dropping in on the @KnockinDoorzDown podcast. I am excited to have you eavesdrop on my conversation with the awesome Rachel Kove. Rachel Kove is a cert... Read More...

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David Rush Holds 181 Guinness World Records

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Demi Lovato Opened Old Wounds

A STAR IS REBORN – Aug. 14, 2024 - “I was filled with gratitude, and there was this sense of wonder and excitement,” she recalls. “It was very much the honeymoon phase of my career, right before the train got ... Read More...

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Singer ADAM GONTIER Celebrates Seven Years of Sobriety

ENJOYING THE GOOD LIFE – Aug. 4, 2024 - On Saturday (August 3),the 46-year-old musician took to his social media to share a quote from Thomas Edison, “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain ... Read More...

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Lamar Odom and Others Share Stories

VIDEO – TALKING AND WALKING THE TALK – Aug. 8, 2024 - Rachael Keegan says childhood trauma led her to addiction. And along the way, she says she abused every kind of drug, from opioids to meth. “At a certain ... Read More...

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Father & Husband Turns Grief Into Hope

AND INTO SERVICE – July 21, 2024 - Jeff Johnston meditates on his porch at 4:30 in the morning at his house in Cedar Rapids on July 7. Johnston uses meditation to help cope with the losses of his stepson, Seth... Read More...

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Sobriety Advocate & Herbalist Overcomes Homelessness

SUPPORT SOBER ENTREPRENEURS – July 13, 2024 - Valerie Wiener is following her dream by choosing a healing path as an herbalist. Also known as Mother Wanderer Earth Medicine, the mother of two says, “I’m a huge... Read More...

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Faye Dunaway Reveals Bipolar Disorder, Alcoholism, and Being ‘difficult’ in Bombshell Documentary

VIDEO – STAR POWER – July 12, 2024 - The Hollywood legend was filming a restaurant scene for the 1974 movie “Chinatown,” opposite Jack Nicholson, but production kept being halted by a stubborn follicle. “It w... Read More...

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Brad Lamm Shines a light on Meth Epidemic in LGBTQ Community

METH IS A MYTH – May 22, 2024 - The silent epidemic of methamphetamine addiction in the LGBTQ+ community has reached a breaking point, leaving countless lives shattered in its wake. In response to this growing... Read More...

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Age & Sobriety: Michael McDonald Stays Beautiful & Funny

AUDIO – THE SONG BIRD SINGS – May 20, 2024 - “I don’t mean to be self-deprecating when I say this, but I never really understood why people gave me so much credit as a musician,” McDonald says. “I really am ju... Read More...

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Billy Horschel’s Inspiring Message in Honor of Wife’s 8 Years Sober

ALL IN THE FAMILY – May 21, 2024 - Billy Horschel shared a powerful message on social media Tuesday in honor of his wife’s eight-year sobriety journey in hopes of encouraging others in a similar situation to r... Read More...

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I Was Addicted To Meth For 7 Years And No One Knew

EXCEPT HER – May 14, 2024 - I was “dating” a bad boy at the time. Our relationship only lasted a summer, but we were together long enough for him to introduce me to methamphetamine, which he sold. I hardly dra... Read More...

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Mike Santana Shares Emotional Moment of Clarity great

AUDIO – NEW KIND OF CHAMPION – May 17, 2024 - Mike Santana went through hard times in recent years, and he came out on top passing one year of sobriety. During an interview airing on Impact Santana shared the ... Read More...

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Cara Delevingne On Sobriety: ‘If I Can Do It – Anyone Can’

AUDIO – A STAR IS REBORN – May 7, 2024 - “You’re not alone,” she told me at the Met Gala on Monday night. “If I can do it, anyone can. But you need to communicate and be honest about it as much as you can — especia... Read More...

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Bradley Cooper’s PBS Documentary About Family Caregivers

BEING OF SERVICE SOBER – May 9, 2024 - The documentary, Caregiving, is in production and is set to air in 2025 on PBS stations. The film will examine both systemic issues within the care system - whe... Read More...

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Charles Barkley’s Tragic Tale of Addiction & Loss

TIME OUT FOR FEEDINGS – May 7, 2024 - During a candid interview on the “Club Shay Shay” podcast, the former Sixers and Phoenix Suns power forward recalled the profound impact of his brother’s cocaine addiction... Read More...

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John Mulaney Recalls Lorne Michaels Warning Him About John Belushi: “John Didn’t Want To Die”

AUDIO – NO JUNKIE DOES, MAYBE – May 1, 2024 - Mulaney recalled how Michaels invoked John Belushi, who died in 1982 at 33 after struggling with addiction. While in rehab, Mulaney received a call from Michaels.... Read More...

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Priscilla Presley’s Son Navarone Details Addiction Struggles

VIDEO – FAMILY DESPAIR – May 1, 2024 - “It started with weed in high school and, by the time I was 16, 17, I had kinda tried everything,” Navarone tells ET’s Kevin Frazier about his journey into addiction. “I don’t... Read More...

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Hot Broadway Star Overcame Cocaine, Alcohol and Gambling Addictions

VIDEO – NEW YORK STORIES – April 23, 2024 - Sara Gettelfinger had steadily worked on the Broadway boards since her debut in 2000’s Seussical, appearing alongside stars including John Stamos, John Lithgow and J... Read More...

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Drew Barrymore: ‘We have all been such hedonists’

FAMILY AFFAIR – April 13, 2024 - Drew Barrymore takes the most pride in her sobriety. “I think, for me, stopping drinking is one of the most honoring things I can do to the Barrymore name because we have al... Read More...

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Professor Overcame Opioid Addiction

AND HELPS OTHERS – April 19, 2024 - “My dad is a doctor, I grew up in the suburbs and kind of had every advantage. That mattered; it mattered in terms of my addiction and my recovery.” Today, Elswick is an ... Read More...

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