What’s Happening In Our Brains When We Meditate? NOTHING? – April 30, 2022 - Dr Hohwy says there’s value in studying the underlying cognitive processes at play, so we can work with our consciousness to shift our thinking. “Whenever we have a change in our con... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionlife expectancyMay 10 2022Mental HealthRecovery
16 Celebs Who Refused To Lose Weight for Work VIDEO – TAKING A STAND – May 6, 2022 - Despite her success and show of range on Saturday Night Live, Aidy Bryant was only offered mediocre and offensive roles. She told AdWeek, “There was one where — and I don... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMay 10 2022Mental HealthRecoveryTrauma
One Thing That All Life in the Universe Has in Common FROM ONE COMES THE MANY – March 21, 2022 - Jeremy: In your new book, Probable Impossibilities, you talk about a remarkable moment you had as a boy, when you had this experience of “nothingness,” as you put ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewlife expectancyMay 10 2022Mental Health
Do You Still Believe in the “Chemical Imbalance Theory of Mental Illness”? ANTI-ANTIDEPRESSANTS – April 29, 2022 - Acceptance of the idea that a chemical imbalance causes depression transformed the public’s comfort level about taking antidepressants. With a belief that a chemical imb... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 10 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
Four Simple Ways To Supercharge ONE DAY AT A TIME – Feb. 10, 2022 - When it comes to restoring energy, it’s all about balance. “Practically every nutrient plays a role in energy production,” says nutrition therapist Ian Marber. “Asking which... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionlife expectancyMay 10 2022Mental HealthRecovery
TikTok Addiction? Here Are The Signs! YOU ARE READING THIS ARTICLE – May 6, 2022 - Sometimes the TikTok algorithm shows us things we like, sometimes it doesn’t. Every time we see something we like, our brain produces a little hit of dopamine. This... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetMay 10 2022Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
Kirk Norcross Celebrates 1 Year Sobriety Milestone 15 Months After His Dad Died By Suicide LIFE GOES ON – May 5, 2022 - Taking to his social media grid, he joyously posted: ‘I DONE IT!!! He also went on to add an screenshot from his sobriety counter app which tracked his days into his recovery. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewlife expectancyMay 10 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabsuicideTrauma
The Shame Industrial Complex: Who Profits in the New Age of Humiliation MEDIA: BOOK REVIEW – April 26, 2022 - Weinstein’s incarceration followed a decades-long career of abuse, and is inextricably linked to the launch of the #MeToo movement, when women publicly named their powerful... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainternetMay 10 2022Mental HealthTrauma
Sobriety Boosted Their Careers NO MORE 3 MARTINI LUNCH – April 30, 2022 - “I wasn’t an alcoholic and never went to a 12-step program, yet I didn’t have a healthy relationship with alcohol. It had become the place I turned to numb, self-sooth... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusinterventionInterviewMay 10 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
‘I’m 90 Days Sober — Am I Ready for a Baby Yet?’ TAKING A STAND – May 4, 2020 - Dear Clear Eyes, Full Heart: I’m not going to tell you I think a second child in early sobriety, by choice, is a good idea. But I’m also not going to tell you it’s a tragically ba... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyMay 10 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Terry Crews on Abusive Upbringing In His New Memoir VIDEO – BEAT THEM TO THE PUNCH – April 29, 2022 - Entertainer Terry Crews joins Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager to discuss his new memoir, “Tough: My Journey to True Power,” which takes readers behind the curtai... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionInterviewMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
Mindful Individuals Have These 3 Things in Common IT’S ALL IN YOUR ... YOU KNOW – April 28, 2022 - To better understand the benefits of mindfulness, a team of psychologists led by Lisa Best of the University of New Brunswick in Canada conducted an in-depth per... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaMay 3 2022Mental Health
Fighting the Stigma of Addiction VIDEO ONLY – SMASH STIGMA, SAVE LIVES – April 27, 2022 - Dr. Omar Abubaker shares the story of his son’s losing battle with heroin addiction. Dr. Abubaker believes that his son, Adam’s addiction beg... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
How to Talk to Kids about Drugs VIDEO – EARLY AND OFTEN – April 28, 2022 - “You have to have a very direct conversation,” she said. “You have to say, ‘I’m not saying you’re going to do it, but in the event you’re around people and doing it, I... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylinterventionlife expectancyMay 3 2022Mental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryteenagersTrauma
Addiction Recovery High School MIGHT Open VIDEO – WHAT GOOD? – April 26, 2022 - “This school keeps those students separate from the general education students, so they can work on their recovery and continue in their recovery and not be subject to thos... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabteenagersTrauma
Ireland Baldwin Recalls Being “Tortured” by Eating Disorders VIDEO – WHEN SNACK FOODS KILL – April 26, 2022 - “I just hit a total breaking point,” she told the talk show’s co-host Willow Smith. “I was self-medicating with Xanax and I was drinking. And I have a lot of al... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionInterviewMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabTrauma
U.S. Army Sued Over Discharging Soldiers with Drug Addiction AUDIO – GET LOST ADDICTS – April 28, 2022 - Army veteran Mark Stevenson, with help from students at Yale Law School, is suing Army Secretary Christine Wormuth in federal court in Connecticut, seeking to force ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma
Did Doctors Kill His Son? Now Dad is Fighting Back VIDEO – ADDICTING YOUTH FOR PROFIT and LOSS – April 27, 2022 - “I promised for the rest of my life, I would change the killer of addiction, everywhere I can and anyway I can,” the professor of oral and maxillo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionHeroin AddictioninterventionMay 3 2022Mental HealthOverdoseRecoveryRecovery AdvocateTrauma
‘It’s Life or Death’: The Mental Health Crisis For U.S. Teens VIDEO – The X-GENERATION – April 23, 2022 - American adolescence is undergoing a drastic change. Three decades ago, the gravest public health threats to teenagers in the United States came from binge drinking, ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusdepressioninterventionlife expectancyMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoverysuicideteenagers
Worried about your kids’ screen time? Check your own first. SCROLLING NOT STROLLING – April 29, 2022 - Experts have been studying the effects of smartphones on parents for almost as long as we’ve had phones to distract us from our kids. And the evidence, according to se... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
The Dark Side of Life Trading Crypto INSOMNIA, ADDICTION, DEPRESSION, OH MY – April 28, 2022 - Therapists, such as Aaron Sternlicht of New York, say they are seeing an influx of people seeking help for crypto addiction, though treatment is availa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionGaminginternetinterventionMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
How My Porn Addiction Nearly Ended My Marriage VIDEO ONLY – TERRY CREWS HONESTLY IN RECOVERY – April 27, 2022 - Terry explained the stunning impact his addiction had on his marriage, life style and self-esteem. “After my work out I would watch porn f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSexual Addiction
How Your Mindset Can Change Your World WATCH WHAT YOU THINK – April 28, 2022 - Perhaps the most famous expectation effect is the placebo response, in which positive beliefs about a treatment can relieve patients’ symptoms and accelerate recovery. As... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediainterventionlife expectancyMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehab
Family Suing Social Media over Son’s Suicide VIDEO ONLY – EVIL ON THE SMALL SCREEN – April 27, 2022 - “When we found him, his phone was still on-still in his hand”, explained CJ Dawleys’ mother. She continued, “He was so addicted to his phone... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetlife expectancyMay 3 2022Mental HealthSmartphone AddictionsuicideteenagersTrauma
A Deep Dive into the History of Mental Illness BOOK REVIEW: IN SEARCH OF MADNESS – April 17, 2022 - A word of caution for those approaching Professor Brendan Kelly’s latest book, In Search of Madness. If your self-esteem has recently taken a pummelling, do ... Read More...April 26 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionMental HealthRecoveryTrauma
How-To Travel Guide for the Newly Sober DON’T FORGET YOUR GRAPEVINE – April 18. 2022 - What felt like her unchangeable future proved not just changeable but also hopeful. That PBS moment sparked something within Hong. In 2013, two years after watchin... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 26 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehab
You Lived Through Covid, Now Don’t Die From Alcohol THE ROAD TO SOBRIETY – April 20, 2022 - The Buddhists say the odds of being born a human is the same as if there was a single round life preserver floating in the Pacific Ocean and every 100 years a porpoise pop... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 26 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionLeonard BuschelMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWriters In Treatment
Battle To Keep People Alive as Fentanyl Ravages SF’s Tenderloin STOPS YOUR HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO – April 23, 2022 - This neighborhood and the adjoining South of Market (SoMa) district have become ground zero in an opioid overdose crisis that is killing thousands of Califor... Read More...April 26 2022Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylHeroin Addictionlife expectancyMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinPurdue PharmaRecoveryTrauma
Veterinarians Suffering From Burn Out ITS RAINING CATS AND DOGS – April 18, 2022 - The resulting spike in pet health concerns has been straining a corner of the medical world that doesn’t get as much attention as doctors and nurses: veterinarians.... Read More...April 26 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusinterventionMental HealthRecovery
Pandemic Stress & Loneliness Making Addiction More Common HOW DO WE COPE? – April 18, 2022 - Eliana Leve, director of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s New York services, agreed: “Addictive behaviors are often linked to emotional and social deficits. The isolation... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 26 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusdepressionDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental HealthRecoveryRehabTrauma