Mental Health

Juggling My Children, Their Alcoholic Sitter and My Own Sobriety

All in a days daze –   Jan. 8, 2021 - But the struggle doesn’t end with the physical. It’s…

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Memoir Reflects on Prison, Addiction

LISTEN – Yourself, destiny, fate, dreams, public defender –   Jan. 4, 2021 - In describing his memoir, “The Five…

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Artist Transforms Shattered Ceramics To Highlight “Beauty of Destruction”

Just like us –  Dec. 26, 2020 - His deconstructed sculptures take on a variety of forms, but many of…

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Covid Poses ‘greatest threat to mental health since WWII’

From across the pond... –   Dec. 27, 2020 - The coronavirus crisis poses the greatest threat to mental health…

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Musicians Battle Another Epidemic: Addiction

LISTEN – RIP Cady Groves –  Dec. 28, 2020 - Groves had a difficult upbringing, losing two older brothers to…

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Illinois Expunges 500,000 Cannabis Arrest Records

WATCH – Decency has come to the USA –  Jan. 1, 2021 - In a unique twist, the law also…

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Bartender Starts Ben’s Friends to Help Restaurant Workers With Addiction

Extended families matter –   Jan. 1, 2021 - If he hadn’t already started drinking hours before with patrons while…

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Community Leader Celebrates 25 Years of Sobriety

WATCH – And just getting started –   Jan. 1, 2021 - “I probably should have gone to detention, but…

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42 Books That Made 2020 A Little Less Awful

All Books Matter –  Dec. 30, 2020  - One example: Bea Schumacher is a devastatingly stylish plus-size fashion blogger who…

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Rumer Willis Celebrates Four Years Sober

It’s True –   Jan. 1, 2021 - “This year has brought up so many challenges but I know that…

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Dax Shepard: About His Struggle With Addiction

Talk is cheap –   Jan. 2, 2021 - Shepard celebrated a major milestone in his sobriety journey in September…

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Addicts to Get Vaccine, Gov. Cuomo says

The chosen ones –  Dec. 28, 2020 - Residents and staffers will be vaccinated at both the state-run and privately…

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Louis Theroux’s Grounded podcast – Frankie Boyle: Alcoholism and the ‘horror’ of Early Life

The Horror –   Dec. 29, 2020 - Boyle told Theroux he was drinking vodka as a child and “was…

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Elton John Discusses ZOOM AA Meetings with The Royals

WATCH – Yes, he gets pinned –   Dec. 30, 2020 - “I connect with friends who I’ve known for…

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What Year of Staring at Our Own Faces on Zoom Has Done To Us

Zoom Zoom on my desk, who’s the fairest? –   December 30, 2020 - This year, we’ve spent an unholy…

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Hundreds of Crimes to Support Family Meth Addiction

WATCH – Crimes of Despair –  Dec. 28, 2020 - The defendants are accused of committing identity theft from more…

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Behind the Historic Numbers of Drug Deaths Under COVID-19

Stay close to those you love –  Dec. 28, 2020 - Earlier during the COVID-19 pandemic, stay-at-home orders were put…

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Pastor Mick – From Dangerous Drug Dealer to Lifesaver

Hands up, to hands held, Amen –   Dec. 18, 2020 - “There was no sun, it was a dull…

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Chrissy Teigen: ‘I was done making an ass out of myself’

WATCH – We’ve all been there –  Dec. 31, 2020 - “I was done with making an a-- of myself…

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Quote of the Week – Princess Diana

“Only do what your heart tells you.” —Princess Diana

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Coping With COVID

Carefully –   Dec. 28, 2020 - With the pandemic monopolizing government time, energy and resources, treatment programs with limited…

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Warning Signs For Technology Addiction In Children

WATCH – Friendly little robots –   Dec 24, 2020 - Online learning and being stuck at home can create…

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How Mental Healthcare and Rehab Changed During Pandemic by Mike Bayer

It’s complicated... –  Dec. 23, 2020 - Second, there’s been a noticeably larger percentage of individuals that come to us…

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San Antonio Mother Who Beat Addiction Gives Back

WATCH – Each one, teach one –   Dec. 24, 2020 - Harper was one of the first mothers to…

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To Protect ‘Children’ From E-Cigarettes, Congress Imposes New Restrictions

Where there’s smoke, there’s money –  Dec. 23, 2020 - Feinstein’s bill amends the Jenkins Act of 1949, which requires…

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Pandemic Blamed for Oregon’s 40% Increase in Drug Deaths

The most horrible time... –   Dec. 23, 2020 - “Many people who are using substances, they may be hanging…

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The Last Time I Drank, My Husband Found Me Bleeding

LISTEN – There is a way out... –  Dec. 24, 2020 - As the sun rose in the sky, the…

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Dangerous Side Effects of Drinking Every Day

WATCH – Not to mention DUI’s –   Dec. 25, 2020 - Perhaps one of the most known effects of…

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Tim Hardin Died 20 Years Ago, Dec. 29, 1980, Bob Dylan Called Him “the greatest songwriter alive”

WATCH – A reason to believe –   Dec. 29, 2020 - After moving to Los Angeles in 1965, he…

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Jared Gordon Celebrates Five Years of Sobriety

One round at a time... –  Dec. 27, 2020 - The incredible thing was he was coming up as an…

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