Sober House Final Dinner
May 7th, 2010Suggested Music: "I'm Still Here" by Mindy McCready
May 6th, 2010I’m Still Here is more than a comeback album by an artist who’s suffered more than her share of hard knocks. Mindy McCready builds upon her appearances on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab to deliver the most substantial and emotionally resonant album of her career. As might be expected, there’s plenty of confession and resolve to be heard in these tracks. McCready sings bittersweet tunes like “Wrong Again,” “Fades” and the title song with a bruised sort of conviction. Her rendition of Tony Arata’s “The Dance” is particularly affecting. Seductive ballads like the atmospheric “The Way You Make Me Melt” and the conflicted “I Hate That I Love You” rekindle some of her old come-hither charm, while “I Want a Man” lets her swagger just a bit. Mindy reprises two of her early hits as well, with “Ten Thousand Angels” benefiting most from her matured perspective. Far from clinging to her former country starlet persona, McCready emerges as a fully-grown talent on I’m Still Here, seasoned by experience and filled with a survivor’s wisdom.
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Children who talk to their parents about alcohol regularly are less likely to drink.
May 5th, 2010“As children get older, the chance they will try alcohol continues to increase. One conversation isn’t enough to give them the information and guidance they need. By talking often and honestly about alcohol, you have the ability to influence your child’s decisions about underage drinking.”
Get the facts, the tools, and the advice you need to start talking real to your kids about alcohol at www.underagedrinking.samhsa.gov brought to you by the Substance abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Suggested Reading: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher and more.
May 4th, 2010A very talented writer, Carrie Fisher, has a lot to share with the fans who saw her grow.
“Post Cards from the Edge” was published in 1987 and is “semi-autobiographical in the sense that she fictionalized and satirized real life events such as her drug addiction of the late 1970s.” (Wikipedia)
“Wishful Drinking” Published in 2008, was turned into a show in which Fisher performed through 2009 .
Both works depict an honest description of her addiction and rehabilitation process in Tinseltown.
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Mackenzie Phillips Thanks Judge for Rehab Opportunity
April 30th, 2010We’re grateful to see Mackenzie Phillips’ recovery going so well!
Phillips, who starred on “Celebrity Rehab” season 3, learned today that the drug-related charges she faced as a result of her 2008 arrest have been dropped after the completion of a successful rehabilitation program at the Pasadena Recovery center.
Phillips also attended the Prism Awards recently. There she stated: “It’s very important that we have empathy and compassion for addicts and people suffering from mental illness. I think that by rewarding the shows that treat it in a great light,…it’s just really an important thing to do.”
Understand, Prevent and Resolve life's Challenges
April 28th, 2010
Hey folks, here is a great resource on health topics. Helpguide.org is a website with the mission to help people understand, prevent, and resolve many of life’s challenges.
This organization empowers people with knowledge and hope. Their goal is to give you the information and encouragement you need to take charge of your health and well-being and make healthy choices.
Helpguide was launched in 1999, following the suicide of Robert and Jeanne Segal’s daughter, Morgan. Her family believes that Morgan’s tragedy could have been avoided if she had had easy access to supportive health information. The mission of helpguide.org is to honor her memory and compassionate spirit by providing balanced, up-to-date, and motivating information about mental health, relationships, and lifelong wellness. See Morgan’s Story here.
Robert and Jeanne Segal, Morgan's parents
Recomended Reading: 'Spoon Fed: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life'
April 27th, 2010In her memoir, Kim Kim Severson writes about her struggles with her identity and with alcohol. But mostly, she writes about the life stories of eight women who became her source of inspiration: her mother, Anne Marie Severson, and culinary luminaries Marion Cunningham, Alice Waters, Leah Chase, Ruth Reichl, Edna Lewis, Rachael Ray and Marcella Hazan.
If you’re interested in knowing more about Severson or to buy her book visit kimseverson.com
Tom Sizemore on Larry King Live
April 23rd, 2010Hey folks, here is a clip from the heartbreaking appearance of Tom in Larry King Live.
He was also joined by Bob Forrest, drug counselor and addiction and recovery whisperer on Celebrity Rehab. Unfortunately that didn’t make to this version.
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April 22nd, 2010Plea for Rehabilitation as An Alternative to Prison for Cameron Douglas fails.
April 21st, 2010
Yesterday, Cameron Douglas, son of actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, was sentenced to 5 years of prison and 5 of supervised release.
Last year he was arrested in a hotel in New York in possession of 500 grams of “crystal“, the purest form of meth-amphetamine. He was charged and he pleaded guilty to possession and distribution.
Before the sentence, Michael Douglas and other family members sent letters asking Judge Richard Berman for compassion. “I have some idea of the pressure of finding your own identity with a famous father.” he said.
Catherine Zeta-Jones pleaded for her son to join a rehabilitation center, not a prison.
“What is wrong is wrong, but his positive qualities prevail, so going to a treatment center will help rehabilitate” she said.
His Lawyer, Nicholas M. De Feis said that “His dealing was simply the desperate act of an addict.”
Although dealing with the consequences of addiction is part of recovery. It’s sad to see that, even when an addict has a strong support system, authorities feel that a correctional facility works better than a recovery facility. We hope to see Cameron embracing rehabilitation despite his imprisonment.
