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Travis Barker says plane crash horror helped him beat addiction

NOT THE ONLY WAY – May 25, 2021 - He also revealed he would wake up during surgery following his accident as his tolerance to opioids was so high. The star underwent 26 surgeries and multiple skin grafts af... Read More...

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Q&A with author of LOVE WITHOUT MARTINIS, Chantal Jauvin

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – May 28, 2021 - Chantal Jauvin is the author of three books. Where We Begin, A collection of stories written by the students based on their personal experiences which focus on sma... Read More...

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93-year-old man publishes 3 books about life as a recovering alcoholic

WATCH – IT’S NEVER TOO LATE! – May 26, 2021 - For the past 35 years, Bob Nylund’s family and friends told him to write a book about his interesting life of overcoming alcohol addiction. It took until t... Read More...

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What pushed Ryan Leaf into painkiller addiction?

STICKS AND STONES... – May 18, 2021 - The audience cheered and clapped. And then the MC there at the MGM Grand announced my name and the whole auditorium just booed and hissed,” Leaf, who has since recovered f... Read More...

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‘Queen of Meth’: sister of Tom Arnold, Lori Arnold tells all in documentary

GETTING IT ON FILM – May 10, 2021 - “They promised me that they were going to tell it the way it was, and I trusted them, and I’m glad I did because they’re an awesome company,” she said. At its heigh... Read More...

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Ewan McGregor Says His Own Sobriety Helped Him Better Understand His ‘Halston’ Role

WATCH – REMEMBER WHEN LUNCH WAS COCAINE? – May 17, 2021 - In Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series “Halston”, Ewan McGregor plays the late American fashion designer Roy Halston who became the face of an internationa... Read More...

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Lamar Odom on His Sobriety 5 Years After Near-Fatal Overdose

KETAMINE IS MY FRIEND – May 17, 2021 - With Lamar’s reported current solution, he believes he has found the best way to helping him maintain his sobriety, telling GMA, “I call it the healthy high.” His trea... Read More...

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South Philly parish dedicates shrine to former alcoholic on the path to sainthood

“We are not saints...” UNTIL NOW! – May 12, 2021 - Born in 1856, Talbot started drinking at age 12, and for more than 16 years afterward was mired in addiction — even “pawning his own clothing and boots” for al... Read More...

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Cody Ware shares his mental health story

WATCH – BACK ON TRACK – May 13, 2021 - Ware has opened up with frank transparency about his past, using it as a means to move forward in his ongoing fight with the effects of depression. In the film, he details his ... Read More...

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Q&A with Fay Zenoff, Recovery Strategist/Podcast Host

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – May 13, 2021 - Fay Zenoff holds a MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Business and has a 30 year career in management with experience in a variety of sectors including education, t... Read More...

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Rob Lowe marks 31 years of sobriety

WATCH – HIGH MARKS FOR HAPPINESS – MAY 10, 2021- “Today I have 31 years drug and alcohol free,” he wrote on Monday in honor of the anniversary. “I want to give thanks to everyone walking this path with me, and ... Read More...

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Andra Day’s New Day

ROLE OF A LIFETIME – May 11, 2021 - Living with Holiday for such an intense stretch of time seems to have gifted Day the opportunity to consider different ways of being and thinking, particularly around the ide... Read More...

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James Kennedy Is “So F—ing Happy” Without Alcohol

NATURAL HIGH – May 6, 2021 - It’s the feeling of being so thankful for my sobriety. I wake up every day thanking god that I’ve got it. My life has just gotten so much better from quitting drinking. I’m never hu... Read More...

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Q&A with Peter Werth, CEO of Recovery T’s n’ Things

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – April 29, 2021 - Peter Werth was born in South La and raised in a poor area of El Monte. My dad was a WW2 POW and when he came to America he carried back a lot of turmoil wi... Read More...

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Sobriety Makes Our Sex Life So Much Hotter

AND NO MORE SUNRISE DESPERATION – May 4, 2021 - What was your sex life like before you got sober? TAWNY: My sex life was very performative. It was for the other person. I had fun and it felt good—don’t... Read More...

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They used drugs as children then turned their lives around. Here’s how!

SOBRIETY IS A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND – May 2, 2021- But when she was 26 years old, a phone call with her father made her realize the “living hell” she had put her family through. That’s when she decided to re... Read More...

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‘RHOC’ Star Braunwyn Windham-Burke’s ‘Gift’ of Sobriety

WATCH – REALITY UNWRAPPED – April 29, 2021 - After 2020, like many others, she’s found benefits of slowing down as well. “I now realize that pausing is important, to take a moment to reflect and know that... Read More...

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Kelly Osbourne Opens Up About Relapsing

WATCH – CAN A PICKLE EVER BE A CUCUMBER AGAIN? – April 27, 2021- “I don’t know why my nervous breakdown happened at the end of the lockdown, I made it all the way through, everything was great, and my life was perfe... Read More...

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Q&A with Founder of Healing House in Kansas City, Bobbi Jo Reed

STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – May 4, 2021 - Bobbi-Jo Reed is a person in long-term recovery with 25 years of continuous sobriety. She has provided safe, transitional housing for thousands of individuals over the pa... Read More...

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Leslie Jordan once hated himself for being gay

5.7 MILLION FANS LOVE HIM FOR BEING GAY & SOBER – April 26, 2021 - He now has 5.7 million followers. Fans, old and new alike, were cheered by his quirky posts delivered in Jordan’s distinctive Southern draw... Read More...

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Dedee Pfeiffer Talks Road To Sobriety

WATCH – IT TAKES ALL KINDS – April 20, 2021 - Dedee Pfeiffer, best known for her role in the hit ‘90s sitcom “Cybill”, is back on the small-screen after taking a 10-year break to sober up and get her masters in... Read More...

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Jack Osbourne celebrates 18 years: ‘It’s life on life’s terms’

STILL NEEDS ALANON – April 22, 2021 - Alongside a screenshot of an app which tracks his sobriety, he wrote: “It’s not that it get easier or harder, It’s just that it’s life on life’s terms. If anyone is trying to ge... Read More...

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Macklemore talks about his 2020 relapse to Dax Shepard: ‘The disease of addiction is crazy’

WATCH – BACK TO BASICS – April 20, 2021 - “I really, really resonated with the episode,” the 37-year-old songwriter expressed, adding how amazed he was by Shepard’s ability to be “vulnerable and honest” with hi... Read More...

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Former Incarcerated, Drug Addict and Dealer Shares Story of Sobriety and Success

“YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, ANTHONY BROWN” – April 17, 2021 - Growing up in Ohio to a single mother who was an alcoholic and suffered from depression, Brown never met his father and was the victim of severe physical ab... Read More...

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“Without sobriety, this album or this band wouldn’t exist.”

ROYAL BLOOD – April 16, 2021 - “There are people in my life now who have got sober, and now helping fucking crack addicts,” says Kerr. “It’s amazing. Someone reached out to me that way. I feel like I have a res... Read More...

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My parents were addicted to heroin, and I had a happy childhood.

IT’S ALL IN THE BOOK – April 12, 2021 - Audrey told me they fought a lot when he stayed with her. She didn’t want him doing drugs in her house, and often noticed cash missing. “I was so furious with him when yo... Read More...

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True Works of Genius: Global Sober Books

THE WORLD AT YOUR FINGERTIPS – April 13, 2021 - Peter T. has authored eight books, and very few folks know his full name. Such is a life and a lifestyle shaped by Alcoholics Anonymous. In early 2020, j... Read More...

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Lena Dunham celebrated three years of sobriety

NAKED SOUL – April 12, 2021 - Lena Dunham is ready for mental health to not be considered a secret anymore. The multitalented star revealed on The Drew Barrymore Show that she at first was resistant to seek tre... Read More...

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Philip Lawrence To Host CBS Competition Series

WITH A SONG IN HIS HEART – April 15, 2021 - It comes after Deadline revealed that World of Dance host Jenna Dewan was set as one of the judges for the series. The series, which is exec produced by NCIS: Los ... Read More...

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John Stamos: ‘Sobriety Helped’ Me Get Married & Settle Down

THE PROMISES COMING TRUE – April 16, 2021 - John Stamos credits his sobriety to his decision to get married and have children. The “Fuller House” actor, 57, joined Howard Stern on SiriusXM’s “The Howard Ster... Read More...

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