The ‘True Blood’ Actors True Stories of Addiction
The popular fiction phenomenon True Blood is an American television drama series based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, that made a huge impact on the HBO network’s line-up back when it premiered September 7, 2008. The series was nominated for, and won, several awards including Emmys and Golden Globes before it concluded on August 24, 2014. . . . . Continue Reading
Experience, Strength, and Hope Award Show for Recovering Artists
While we have talked quite a bit about the entire buzz created from the 87th Annual Oscar award show a few weeks ago, we now have an opportunity to highlight another celebration of celebrity triumph and hear shared stories of successful and inspiring change. This last Thursday night at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los . . . . Continue Reading
5 Choices That Can Change Your Life
In life there are always choices, some simple and some so complex or confusing people will put them off for years at a time. Every choice is an opportunity that can change our circumstances, and ultimately our life’s journey, and sometimes we don’t know how things could have been because of the choices we chose . . . . Continue Reading
How to Tap Into Your Creativity (and the importance of it in recovery)
The creative process is essentially the same in all its branches and varieties of self-expression, such as music and art or science and political innovations. And each variety stems from the same elements. In many ways the differences in creativity create opportunities to grow and evolve not just as a society, but personally, so it . . . . Continue Reading
13 Things Unemotional Women Understand
Have you ever felt weird, different, terminally unique? I, for one, have – and do on more than one occasion. In fact, I used to be convinced that I was an alien from another planet and sometimes I’d stand out in the back yard, looking up towards the night sky and imagine the Mother Ship . . . . Continue Reading
New Movement Gives Up Anonymity to Take Stigma Out of Addiction
Public opinion on the disease of addiction is by far misinformed and widely unnoticed as an idea based on stigma and stereotypes. Just the word addiction often stirs the imagination of those who are unfamiliar with the illness to draw all types of conclusions based on everything from racial and cultural differences to things like . . . . Continue Reading
Buddhist Advice on Smartphone Addiction
It’s 2014, the new iPhone just came out, things like texting and social media are such common place they are quickly being considered potential addiction, and digital devices like iPads and smartphones have their hooks in billions of people from every walk of life. I have my phone in my hand texting right now, and . . . . Continue Reading
Why YOU’RE the problem
As harsh as the title may sound, this isn’t so much about blaming (self) as it is about being accountable. Far too often, we turn to blaming other people or circumstances for our mistakes, problems, and failures. However, when you think about it, the one common denominator in every single of your experiences is…you. There’s . . . . Continue Reading
5 Ways to Deal with Difficult People in Recovery
Sometimes the recovery community has people who are less than friendly, and sometimes ‘normal’ people find it hard to be civil, and situations become stressful. As individuals in recovery we need to be mindful of the fact that not everyone is living the program we are living, and not everyone practices the principles we practice. . . . . Continue Reading
What Counts as A Relapse?
What do you mean ‘relapse’? Are medications a relapse? Is drinking a relapse for an drug addict? Questions pop up once in a while and opinions may vary on the terms of what is a relapse versus what people think are acceptable forms of substances that should not qualify as a drug or constitute a . . . . Continue Reading