Raising Awareness During National Recovery Month REJOICING IS ACCEPTABLE – Sept. 14, 2021 - Poznanovich is in long-term recovery. He was fortunate to get help through treatment and the support of others, and has implemented lifestyle changes to sustain... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 21 2021
Can Online Therapy Help Children of Alcoholics? ONLY IF IT’S ON INSTAGRAM – Sept. 16, 2021 - How can online therapy help? Online therapy can be an extremely effective way to address and treat any form of mental illness or work through processing of ne... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressioninterventionMental HealthRecoverySept 21 2021
How to Age Gracefully by Jane E. Brody FOR A FEW OF OUR READERS – Sept. 13, 2021 - I took a similar inventory of my life and started at the top, with my hair. I’d been coloring it for decades, lighter and lighter as I got older. But I noticed that ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaInterviewMental HealthSept 21 2021
Book Review – My Body Keeps Your Secrets MORE WILL BE REVEALED – Sept. 13, 2021 - The people she interviews share gripping stories of violence, bigotry and shame – but also of courage, reclamation and strength. Osborne-Crowley cares deeply for her so... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMental HealthRecoverySept 21 2021Trauma
The Happiest (and Unhappiest States) in America WHERE DOES YOURS RANK? – Sept. 14, 2021 - The big takeaway is that money can’t buy happiness, but it certainly helps. States with low unemployment rates, high income growth rates, and reasonable work hours (Ma... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Medialife expectancyMental HealthSept 21 2021
‘Instagram for Kids’ Will Make Kids Suicidal DOES CAPITALISM CARE? – Sept. 15, 2021 - The demand comes as top lawmakers on the Senate Commerce Committee announced plans to investigate the company with the help of a “Facebook whistleblower.” “Chi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phonedepressioninternetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySept 21 2021Smartphone AddictionsuicideteenagersTrauma
Psychologists Learn What Religion Has Known for Years WE ARE ALL GOD? – Sept. 14, 2021 - Even very subtle actions—like moving together in time—can exert a significant effect on the mind. We see synchrony in almost every religion the world over: Buddhists an... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionGodlife expectancyMental HealthSept 21 2021
How the ‘Pleasure Molecule’ Will Reshape Treatment 4 Psychiatric Diseases and Addiction IT’S DOPE – Sept. 16, 2021 - Calipari emphasizes that “these data rewrite facts about dopamine, including what it encodes within the brain and how it drives behavior.” This is incredibly important as dop... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthPsychedelicsRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 21 2021Trauma
Jaw-Dropping Moments in WSJ’s Bombshell Facebook Probe WATCH – GIRLS DON’T NEED FILLERS OR FILTERS – Sept. 16, 2021 - There’s a lot to unpack from the Journal’s investigation. But one thing that stands out is just how blatantly Facebook’s problems are docume... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phonedepressioninternetMental HealthSept 21 2021suicideteenagersTrauma
Wendy Williams Lands In Hospital For ‘Psychiatric Issues’ FAME FLAME OUT? – Sept. 19, 2021- They added: “No one can tell her no. People are afraid to speak up.” A call to a rep for Wendy was not returned. Another show source previously disclo... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMental HealthRecoverySept 21 2021
Quote of the Week – Anya Taylor-Joy “I don't really feel like I belong anywhere, which makes me belong everywhere.” —Anya Taylor-Joy ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingMental Healthquote of the weekRecoverySept 21 2021
Facebook Knew Instagram is TOXIC/DEADLY for Teenagers WATCH – INSTADEPRESSED - THE YOUTH OF TOMORROW – Sept. 15, 2021 - Leaked documents from Facebook have revealed how the company’s picture sharing platform Instagram is pushing teenagers towards anxiety an... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phonedepressioninternetinterventionlonelinessMental HealthRecoverySept 21 2021Smartphone AddictionteenagersTrauma
Book Writing Helps Addiction Recovery WATCH – MEDIA: WORDS MATTER – Sept. 6, 2021 - It’s been my passion, it’s my relief. I would love to tell you I got clean and started my skateboard company and everything was happy, but it doesn’t work th... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 14 2021
Doing the Dance Between Life and Death with Orthorexia Nervosa WATCH – IF FOOD BE THE FOOD OF LOVE, EAT ON – Sept. 5, 2021 - When she began her recovery, she was able to trace many of her challenges back to the impact of growing up with a difficult home life. She lo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabSept 14 2021
How Diet Affects Mental Health YOU FEEL WHAT YOU EAT – Sept. 9, 2021 - The old saying goes “you are what you eat,” but a recent study finds it may be more accurate to say your mood is what you eat. Researchers from Binghamton Universi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionMental HealthRecoverySept 14 2021
Is Body Dissatisfaction A Global Crisis? WATCH – MEDIA TV: MIRROR, MIRROR – Sept. 8, 2021 - Early in the first episode, Sampson points to the crucial role the advertising industry has played in determing what is beautiful. The viewer is privy to a ph... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMental HealthSept 14 2021Trauma
John Mulaney on His Addiction and Recovery WATCH – WHERE HE’S AT – Sept. 12, 2021 - The Chicago native also revealed that he was expecting his first child with Munn and reflected on his future, adding, “You guys saved me from drugs, and Olivia and this... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabrelapseSept 14 2021
Megan Fox’s “Pretty Severe Eating Disorder” VULNERABILITY IS BEAUTIFUL – Sept 9, 2021 - “However, at a certain point, I went through some trauma in childhood and I developed a pretty severe eating disorder and manic depression, which runs in my fa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietydiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthSept 14 2021
Black Deaths Are Increasing Faster Than Whites ALL BLACK LIVES MATTER – Sept. 10, 2021 - Addiction specialist Edwin Chapman has made it his life’s work to fight the drug epidemic in the Black community. He says that drug addiction in these communities has alway... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanylinterventionlife expectancyMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoveryRehabSept 14 2021Trauma
The Cost of Putting Yourself Second WE’RE NUMBER 2! – Sept. 9, 2021 - In Australia, one in six women will suffer from depression in their lifetime. Add that to one in three women who will suffer from anxiety, and per ABS data, more than one in 1... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusdepressionMental HealthSept 14 2021Trauma
How Ex-sales Exec Found a Second Career in Hypnotherapy WATCH – START COUNTING BACKWARDS – June 23, 2021 - “I realized that the industry is changing and so was I,” Ludovici, 51, recounted. “It just seemed like everything around me was crumbling and my frustration was gr... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMental HealthRecoverySept 14 2021Trauma
Break Up With Booze for Sober October With These Non-Alcoholic Wines and Cocktails THEY’RE JUST BEVERAGES – 2021 - Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditab... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediainterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 14 2021
If You Still Think Addiction is a Disease, READ THIS FOR A REALITY CHECK ASTHMA IS A DISEASE – 2018 - Yet the disease concept of addiction may do more harm than good, to addicts, their families, the surrounding community, and the public health system at large. Here’s how. ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 14 2021
Busting Eating Disorder Stereotypes WATCH – SIZE DOESN’T MATTER – Sept. 8, 2021 - When plus-sized supermodel Tess Holliday opened up this spring about her struggle with anorexia, she also spoke about the backlash she received, saying, “I u... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediadiet sodaEating Disorderfood addictioninterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 14 2021
Liz Fraser: My Life With An Alcoholic Partner AL-ANON ANYONE? – Sept 12, 2021 - At the height of his addiction, Mike was so saturated by alcohol and anxiety he was barely able to think or function normally. He was nervous, wired, aggressive and prim... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 14 2021
Quote of the Week – Judy Crane “We do a huge injustice when we point our finger and make judgment about behaviors rather than recognizing the innate goodness of most human beings” —Judy Crane ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassioninterventionMental Healthquote of the weekSept 14 2021
Keith McCants, ex-NFL Player Struggled Who with Addiction Dead at 53 TOO DAMN SAD – Sept. 2, 2021 -“Before was over with, I was consuming over 183 pills a week, not knowing the effects it had on my liver or my kidneys,” McCants said in a 2015 Vice Sports interview. He was neve... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoverySept 7 2021Super BowlTrauma
The Well-Blown Mind MEDIA: TWO BOOKS ON DRUGS – Sept. 23, 2021 - The doublethink created by this language exasperates Carl Hart, a professor of neuroscience at Columbia University. “In recent years, psychedelic drugs have b... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoverySept 7 2021Trauma
Canada’s Drug Policy — Not Drugs — Is Killing People OH CANADA, OH NO – August 31, 2021 - It’s mind-boggling communities across Canada must still organize for an annual awareness day to draw public and policymakers’ attention to poisoned street drugs ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictioninterventionlife expectancyMental Healthopioid crisisopioidsOverdoseoxycontinRecoverySept 7 2021Trauma
How Business Can Become Recovery-Friendly by Leslie Glass NESPRESSO MACHINES FOR EVERYONE – Sept. 1 2021 - Sobriety should be honored and celebrated because, to use the lowest common denominator, it’s just good for business. When people seek treatment for their addic... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionMental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabSept 7 2021