Comedian uses humor to share captivating recovery It’s a very funny disease – March 2, 2020 - “I had a lot of fun in sobriety,” Holbert said. “I got to do shows like this.” For eight years, his alcoholism pulled experiences away from him. Trapped by his addict... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMarch 10 2020Recovery
Laura McKowen on Addiction, Recovery and We Are the Luckiest We Are Miracles, Too! – MARCH 2, 2020 - I just don’t think the labels are very helpful. Nobody hears the word “addict” or “alcoholic” and thinks something positive, or even neutral. Those words carry with them... Read More...Addiction RecoveryDrug Abuse and AddictionMarch 10 2020Recovery
Mika Brzezinski: This therapy is helping me triumph over my 20-year addiction to sleep medicine All Roads Lead to Home – March 5, 2020 - It started with my graveyard shift at CBS News when I was 30 years old. Besides having two babies under the age of two, my shift was brutal. After a one-hour commute, I ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyMarch 10 2020RecoveryRehab
‘The Way Back’ Review: Ben Affleck Shines as Alcoholic Basketball Coach Off His Back – March 4, 2020 - There is an origin story for his current predicament, one that is both universal and specific, the film never allows that trauma to excuse or justify his behavior. Jack is surrou... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousCelebrity SobrietyMarch 3 2020Recovery
Ozzy Osbourne Talks Sobriety and Having ‘the Midas Touch Batshit Sane – FEBRUARY 24, 2020 - The Godfather of Heavy Metal released his reunion album with Black Sabbath in 2013 and has been sober for seven years. “The last album, I wrote some of it stoned,” he admits. “I qui... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyMarch 3 2020Recovery
Sober Porn Stars Share Their Best Recovery Advice Get Married? – Feb. 26, 2020 - A quick Google search of “sober porn stars” took me down a rabbit hole of former adult entertainers wh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMarch 3 2020Recovery
Ben Affleck thanks Robert Downey Jr. for his help and support during his battle with alcoholism Been there, done that... – Feb. 25, 2020 - The Oscar-winner said: ‘It doesn’t really bother me to talk about alcoholism and being an alcoholic. It’s part of my life, it’s something that I deal with. ‘It doesn’t ha... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyMarch 3 2020RecoveryRehab
Tyson Fury: Fought addiction & depression to win world title Retake The Crown – Feb. 23, 2020 - Of course Fury has experienced such glory before - he was on top of the world back in 2015 when he defeated Wladimir Klitschko to claim all four world title belts. But his ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryMarch 3 2020RecoveryRehab
For the last year and a half, Global News has documented Elliot’s life in and out of jail Riveting Story – February 21st, 2020 - n the backyard, the two friends mixed whisky with Pepsi and drank until Elliot was giddy and a little bit dizzy. Elliot lay back on the grass. Wow, he thought, no wo... Read More...March 3 2020Recovery
How ‘managed alcohol programs’ are helping treat alcoholism with moderation Ultimate Harm Reduction – February 22, 2020 - “It breaks the cycle of people revolving through emergency shelters, through jails, though hospitals,” Dr. Bernie Pauly, scientist with the Canadian Institute for S... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionMarch 3 2020RecoveryRehab
NHL player wipes away tears after hat trick in return from alcohol rehab Sober Victory – Feb. 28, 2020 - Bobby Ryan. Hockey player. Takes... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionCelebrity SobrietyMarch 3 2020RecoveryRehab
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Bassist Chris Kael Celebrates 2 Years of Sobriety We Can All Punch In – February 19, 2020 - He wrote: “I post this not as a pat on the back for myself. Rather, this is for you. To those who have less time than my two years - keep putting one foot in fro... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyFeb 25 2020Recovery
Three women with addiction-prone pasts open recovery center Healing Headquarters – Feb. 20, 2020 - “We decided to sign up. We said, ‘Oh, heck -- why not? What are we doing? We’re not doing much. Sure, we’ll do it,’” Collins recalled. “That started this journey.” That journ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 25 2020RecoveryRehab
One man’s journey – addiction & the power of his poetry Black Words Matter – February 19, 2020 - After 13 trips to detox and an equal number of arrests, Kearse “hit rock bottom” on the roof of his mother’s house in a failed suicide attempt. Today Kearse is Vice Pres... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 25 2020Recovery
AA Shares New Video: “Young & Sober in A.A.: From Drinking to Recovery” AA’s First Commercial – Feb. 21, 2020 - Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of people who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, no cost, all gender, apolitical and... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousFeb 25 2020Recovery
Public Radio’s “Back from Broken” – stories of addiction, struggle & recovery Good Radio – Feb 21, 2020 - The podcast will consist of 10 episodes released every other Friday and focus on conversations with people of all walks of life – including some celebrities – who have dealt with st... Read More...Addiction RecoveryCelebrity SobrietyFeb 25 2020Recovery
Fruits of their labor: Restaurant celebrates love and recovery Are you hungry? – February 14, 2020 - Employees, or students as they call them, will go through a 12-week course to get their first level of certifi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 18 2020Recovery
Coronation Street actor helps addicts in Brighton A couple of swells – Jan. 31, 2020 - Kennedy Street has helped other projects set up their own social enterprises, feeding the homeless, organising dry gigs, and using crafting as therapy. Clare said: “Kennedy Str... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryFeb 18 2020RecoveryRehab
Cody Simpson credits Miley Cyrus and sobriety for inspiring new music Couple In Love – February 15, 2020 - Cody Simpson’s new music is inspired by the sober lifestyle he and girlfriend Miley Cyrus have adopted. The couple began dating last October, following the Slide Awa... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 18 2020Recovery
Q&A with Barbara Nicholson Brown Stick with the Winners! – February 12, 2020 - Barbara Nicholson Brown is publisher of Together AZ newspaper in Scottsdale AZ. Together AZ is a valuable source of information online and in print for anyone to access f... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 18 2020Recovery
Leigh Steinberg’s comeback continues with Patrick Mahomes Super Bowl MVP Touchdown in Sobriety – FEBRUARY 13, 2020 - It’s wonderful,” said Steinberg, who added that Mahomes is the kind of player and person he has always sought to represent, someone of high character and strong work ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryExperience Strength and Hope AwardsFeb 18 2020Recovery
Courtney Love celebrates 18 months of sobriety Sharing the Good News – February 2020 - Love used her unplanned acceptance speech to celebrate her sobriety, love for London, and to remind audiences that her accolade is well deserved. “I had the honour today ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionFeb 18 2020Recovery
Noah Centineo opens up about his sobriety From stoned to success – February 12, 2020 - Once you wade through all those descriptions, you learn that Centineo recently shaved his head, exposing a scar he got at the age of 6 in a trampoline accident; he’s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 18 2020Recovery
Attorney Appeals to West Hollywood Mayor to Preserve ‘Log Cabin,’ a Haven for Recovering Addicts The Hollywood Bowl of Recovery – Feb. 3, 2020 - Veteran music-business attorney Dina LaPolt has appealed to West Hollywood Mayor John D’Amico and other officials to preserve the “Log Cabin,” a building that for years... Read More...Feb 11 2020RecoveryRehab
Things You Only Know If You’re Long-Term Sober It Gets Better and Better – Jan. 31, 2020 - My own sobriety date, four years ago last week, coincides with an attempted dry January – embarked on, ironically, to prove I didn’t have a problem – gone disastrousl... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 11 2020Recovery
Social Life Without the Buzz? It’s the ‘Sober Curious’ Movement Boozeless – February 3, 2020 - Member Cori Clark says it’s a social gathering that allows for more authenticity “because you’re not distracted by what you’re drinking.” Clark, a recovering alcoholic, says that ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 11 2020Recovery
Florence Welch celebrates six years of sobriety She’s Gotta Not Have it – February 5, 2020 - She then captioned the painting of a red heart, “I send love to anyone on day 1. I love you. I’m with you.” Friends and fans congratulated the singer on her mileston... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousFeb 11 2020Recovery
Catastrophe’s Delaney 18 years sober 12th Step work – February 5, 2020 - Thank you to everyone who’s helped me along the way. Delaney previously attributed his sobriety to helping him cope with the death of his 2-year-old son, Henry, two years ago... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcoholics AnonymousFeb 11 2020Recovery
Emory, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation form ‘Addiction Alliance’ Solution Based – February 7, 2020 - “I was ready to give up. I just wanted to die. My family, my employer – CNN and Tom Johnson, refused to give up on me,” Moyers said. “This community saved me.” S... Read More...Addiction RecoveryFeb 11 2020RecoveryRehab
Proof positive power of AA in our town Our primary purpose... – February 6, 2020 - For sure, there are families in this town that struggle with someone addicted, and many of those addicted are seeking help. At Christ Church Greenwich the 12-Step mee... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousFeb 11 2020Recovery