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“Rehab with Dr Drew” – All New Episode Sunday Night
Catch an all new episode, Sunday October 28th at 8pm on Vh-1 and see a sneak peek of episode 8, “Facing the Past”, on Vh1.com
Guest Speaker Series: Jennie Ketcham
Former “Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew” participant and Pasadena Recovery Center alum, Jennie Ketcham, returned to PRC to speak to the current residents about her experience with addiction on Wednesday, August 8, 2012. Ketcham, a former adult film star who went by the name Penny Flame, spoke about her inspiring transformation from porn star to the hostess, student, blogger and author that she is today.
In a brief interview, Jennie credits PRC’s role in her recovery:
“Pasadena Recovery Center was like ground zero for my experience in recovery and for the new life that I get to live today… it’s like the core of my earth”
Additionally, she sings the praises of PRC counselor Shelly Sprague:
“She had such solid boundaries and was really established in her sobriety and knew who she was and could identify herself very solidly in her program and that really helped me”
You can watch much of Jennie’s brutally honest talk – which was packed with residents, alumni, and staff – in the videos below:
Part 1
Part 2
Jennie Ketcham To Speak About Her Life And Book Wednesday
Pasadena Now has a great article about Pasadena Recovery Center alum, Jennie Ketcham, who will be speaking about her life and recently released memoir, I am Jennie, at PRC on Wednesday. From the article:
“My life today is really the result of PRC,” claims Ketcham. “It has opened the door for me to a new kind of living. My hope in returning there and speaking and sharing my story is that some people will identify with the feelings and thoughts I had when I was there and find hope.”
Jennie continues:
“I’d like to go back to PRC and express how great life is after rehab. I really want to open the door to a new life to the people who come to hear me.”
August Newsletter
The Pasadena Recovery Center August newsletter – which has a ton of great content – is out. Read it now! In case you missed last month’s newsletter you can view July here.
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PRC Alum Jennie Ketcham Interview On The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast has an excellent interview with Pasadena Recovery Center alum, Jennie Ketcham. Here’s the first question and answer:
Was there a specific moment during shooting Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew that it clicked for you that it was real and you embraced being a sex addict? How idd you know that you had to quit porn as a result?
I don’t know that I’ll ever “embrace” being a sex addict. I think that’s probably one of the most difficult things about addiction; I must reaffirm that I am an addict all the time. No matter how much I know it’s true, there will come a day where I think, well… maybe not. The day I knew I had to quit porn was when we started talking about checking out of the Pasadena Recovery Center. I’d been ensconced in the wonderfully safe rehab bubble — no phone, no Internet, no rent, no closet filled with vibrators or talk of real life. Once we started discussing what we would need to do “on the outside” to stay sober, it was a little bit of a white light moment. I remember thinking, I don’t know what I’m going to do, but I know I can’t do porn anymore.
Read the entire Daily Beast interview.
Jennie Ketcham will be speaking at the Pasadena Recovery Center on Wednesday, August 8, 2012.
