Want to know more about the REEL Recovery Film Festival? LIVE AND IN PERSON! – July 5, 2022 – Watch the video and see what goes on behind the scenes. 14th Annual REEL Recovery Film Festival, October 21-27, 2022, Laemmle NoHo Cinema, 5240 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeatured ArticlesLeonard BuschelREEL Recovery Film FestivalWriters In Treatment
Beyond Belief Sobriety w/Author of HIGH! – Confessions of a Cannabis Addict VIDEO – IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD(S) – June 2022 - Things could have played out very differently for Leonard Lee Buschel. A powerful combo of early-childhood trauma, temperament, a “professional” opportuni... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionInterviewLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
The Lighter Side of Addiction Recovery eBulletin VIDEO – FUNNY MAN Live at the Laemmle – May 19, 2022 - You may know him as the funny caveman on the Geico commercials but what you may not know is that actor and comedian John Lehr also says he struggled with ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyMay 24 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Paulo O’Brien talks with Leonard Buschel about his book, HIGH: Confessions of a Cannabis Addict VIDEO – ADDICTS’ LIVES MATTER – 2022 - Leonard Buschel is the author of the new book, HIGH: Confessions of a Cannabis Addict. He is a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor, and he is the founder of Writers ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninternetinterventionInterviewLeonard BuschelMay 17 2022RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
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
A Fond Farewell By Christopher Dale THE SAD DEMISE OF THE FIX – April 4, 2022 - As a writer and recovering addict, the highest praise I can give a media outlet is it made me better at each. TheFix.com, which suddenly and su... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 5 2022Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewlife expectancyRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWriters In Treatment
‘Full House’ Cast’s Quotes About Addiction IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANY GORGEOUS PERSON – March 25, 2022 - “I had a horrific DUI, which I’m so embarrassed by,” the Grandfathered alum, who played Jesse Katsopolis on both Full House and Fuller House, confessed du... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionExperience Strength and HopeExperience Strength and Hope AwardsinterventionInterviewMarch 29 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWriters In Treatment
Interview with Leigh Steinberg a.k.a. Jerry Maguire TOUCHDOWN – Feb. 15, 2022 - The first drink was Russian Roulette. After I took the first drink, it wasn’t clear what would be the eventual outcome. It could be anything from a blackout where I did not remember ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyFeb 22 2022interventionInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWriters In Treatment
Book Excerpt: HIGH Confessions of a Cannabis Addict by Leonard Lee Buschel HIGH-lights – Jan. 30, 2022 - Once I was back home, selling the hash was no problem, until I was dealing my last quarter ounce to some guys in a friend’s basement in the Kensington and Allegheny neighborhood of Phil... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
EDITOR’S CHOICE FILMS OF 2021 LOVED to LOATHED – Jan. 1, 2022 - I've seen most of these in the theater, a couple at home. Missed last year's list. You can imagine why. (Ratings based on personal reaction, opinion, enjoyability and my ... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaJan 11 2022Leonard BuschelREEL Recovery Film FestivalWriters In Treatment
Media Offers Unique Opportunity to Tell Addiction Stories MOVIES ARE REEL – Dec. 12, 2021 - Another somewhat common take can be seen in films such as Martin Scorcese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, where a young businessman quickly becomes corrupt as he’s overwhelmed with... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 21 2021Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Experience, Strength and Hope Awards Honors Leigh Steinberg & Courtney Friel THE RECOVERY EVENT OF 2021 – The 11th Annual, at the Skirball Cultural Center, returned Wednesday, December 15, honoring Leigh Steinberg, author of The Agent and the in... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionExperience Strength and HopeExperience Strength and Hope AwardsLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalWriters In Treatment
Lights, Camera, Recovery w/ Ahbra Schiff LISTEN – READY FOR HER CLOSE-UP – Dec. 1, 2021 - Almost 6 years after first meeting him, Ahbra has been working alongside Leonard to put on the REEL Recovery Film Festival (Now in its 13th year) and the Experi... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 7 2021internetInterviewRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
12 of the Best Movies That Deal Frankly With Addiction & Recovery WATCH – DON’T LOSE YOUR WEEKEND – Dec. 2, 2021 - Addiction and recovery are potent sources of drama, and are thus frequently portrayed in media. They’re also easy to get wrong: to veer into melodrama, or to re... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDec 7 2021Drug Abuse and AddictionRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
‘Candid’ Leonard Buschel Memoir Available Now 12 STEPS LATER... – Nov. 8, 2021 - "This book is one of the best (if not THE BEST!) addiction memoir I’ve read - and I have read a ton of them! The addiction memoir is a rather diluted space, but this book rea... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard BuschelNov 23 2021RecoveryRecovery AdvocateRehabWriters In Treatment
Publisher Turns 27* and is subject of a piece in Shout Out LA A PUFF PIECE ON AN EX-POTHEAD – August 2, 2021 - Occasionally the gang and I would wait at the news stand for the ‘bulldog’ edition, dropped off at 11pm. An early edition of the morning Inky, nickname for the Phila... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewLeonard BuschelRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Robert Downey Sr., Filmmaker and Provocateur, Is Dead at 85 A MAN OF HIS TIME, A MAN AHEAD OF HIS TIME, A MAN FOR ALL TIME – July 7, 2021 - The film, though probably a financial success by Mr. Downey’s standards, made only about $2.7 million. (By comparison, “Butch Cass... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Chasing the News … stone cold sober – The Pros Episode 7 - The Pros - “Maintaining sobriety through 2021 and beyond” - February 18, 2021 - 11amPT, 2pmET - SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Randy Grimes, Dr. Billy Taylor, James Black, Hollywood Henderson REGISTER NOW! ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 16 2021internetInterviewLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateWriters In Treatment
Q&A with Benjamin Oberman, CEO, Film Festival Flix Stick with the Winners! – December 23, 2020 - Benjamin Oberman is the Founder, President & CEO of Film Festival Flix, a streaming platform connecting quality films, the festivals that champion them, and th... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 29 2020internetInterviewREEL Recovery Film FestivalWriters In Treatment
A Happy News Year Letter From the Editors – December 29, 2020 - As the year finally comes to an end and the world transitions into 2021, there is one overarching emotion suffusing our mission. Gratitude. Yes, gratitude for every reader of th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusDec 29 2020Leonard BuschelMental Healthnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateWriters In Treatment
Letter from the Editor December 22, 2020 – Dear readers, Welcome to Christmas 2020. Well, this isn’t your traditional Christmas, but the heartfelt gratitude to our subscribers, contributors and sponsors/advertisers is invested with the sam... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionDec 29 2020Leonard BuschelMental Healthnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalWriters In Treatment
Writers In Treatment: Melding Recovery, Arts, and The Information Praise for the eBulletin – Nov. 11, 2020 - Driving his Volvo home one night from his job at a Los Angeles rehab, Leonard experienced a life-changing event. Without warning, a distracted driver in an SUV ran a r... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDec 22 2020Drug Abuse and AddictionExperience Strength and Hope AwardsLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateWriters In Treatment
Chasing the News … stone cold sober – Episode 4 WATCH – Fascinating rhythm – Nov. 17, 2020 - Sobriety, creativity, serenity and laughter in the Coronaverse. A conversation with Paul Williams, Ester Nicholson, Ricky Byrd, John Taylor, Johnny Solomon... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinternetinterventionInterviewLeonard BuschelMental HealthNov 17 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Shorts are a Big Deal at the Reel Recovery Film Festival by Burl Barer A Short in The Arm – November 20, 2020 - There is a thrill to discovering an excellent film, a brilliant director, a magnificent performance, and a cinematic story that touches you as if social distancing were ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictioninterventionLeonard BuschelMental Healthnetflixnonprofit organizationNov 24 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalWriters In Treatment
Chasing the News – Episode 4 – Musicians WATCH – Sobriety, creativity, serenity and laughter in the Coronaverse. A conversation with Paul Williams, Ester Nicholson, Ricky Byrd, John Taylor, Johnny Solomon, with fabulous host Stevie Mack. more@YouTube ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusDrug Abuse and Addictiongrammy winnerinternetinterventionInterviewMental HealthNov 24 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateWriters In Treatment
Writers In Treatment: Melding Recovery, the Arts, and Information The accident that led to a Film Festival November 12, 2020 - For the past twelve years, Leonard Buschel has been an instrumental force in adding flavor and culture to the recovery community by filling ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryArticles of InterestBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyExperience Strength and HopeExperience Strength and Hope AwardsLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalWriters In Treatment
Iconic New York Bookstore Flooded With $200,000 in Orders After Plea to Fans Helped Avert Closure Writers In Treatment LOVES books! – Oct. 29, 2020 - Unfortunately, with the Covid-19 pandemic reducing crucial foot-traffic, store proprietor Nancy Bass Wyden, granddaughter of the store’s original owner, was f... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionCoronavirusinternetMental HealthNov 17 2020Writers In Treatment
From a Simple Idea, to the Longest Recovery Event Come for the Recovery, Stay for the Films – October 21, 2020 - It’s no secret that 2020 pummeled some industries—particularly those where people gather close together—and social distancing rules are almost imp... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionDrug Abuse and AddictionInterviewnonprofit organizationNov 17 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
Chasing the News … Stone Cold Sober – Episode 3: Rebels Episode 3: Rebels “Maintaining sobriety through 2020 and beyond” Sober artists discuss the pandemic, creativity and Zoom rooms. Thursday, Oct. 22, 5pm PT, 8pm ET FREE: Click to Register ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyCompassionCoronavirusInterviewLeonard BuschelMental HealthOctober 20 2020RecoveryRecovery AdvocateREEL Recovery Film FestivalRehabWriters In Treatment
WATCH NOW! WATCH – A Webinar Affair to Remember Chasing the News...Stone Cold Sober! with Dr. Tian Dayton, William Cope Moyers, Ryan Hampton, Courtney Friel, Alonzo Bodden, Tio Hardiman and Leonard Buschel. Maintaining sobri... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity Sobrietycell phoneCoronavirusinternetInterviewLeonard Buschelnonprofit organizationRecoveryRecovery AdvocateSept 1 2020Writers In Treatment