SoberHeroes — Betty Ford
No name is more synonymous with recovery than Betty Ford. As first lady, she struggled with addiction. She is best known for founding the Betty Ford Center.
Stop Forcing Immigrant Children to Take Antipsychotics
Antipsychotic medications are reportedly being forced upon immigrant children detained at the federally funded Shiloh Treatment Center near Houston, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court.
SoberHeroes: Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis is more than just a “scream queen,” the nickname she earned for her numerous appearances in blockbuster horror movies, including 1978’s Halloween and its sequel. Recovery is the greatest success of her life.
Today’s Tough Guys Are Sensitive Too: Men’s Health Month
Be a tough guy. Play it cool. Hide your feelings. And, above all, never let anyone see you cry. I’m here to tell you that being a real tough guy is totally different.
An Open Letter to “Bipolar” Kanye West
You don’t even deserve to be bipolar. But if you are, you’re a buffoon. You are a total faux-artist provocateur — not in a good way — and an egomaniacal rapper who’s now only in it for the fame and fortune.
Suicide Is Not Selfish: Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade
Suicide is like a volcano. If your brain is wired for depression or suicide, like a volcano is wired to erupt, when the sleeping dragon awakes, the fire and frenzy flows down to the sea, and there’s no turning back.
The Suicide Epidemic Is Growing, Showing No Signs of Faltering
Suicide is becoming rampant — and not just among celebrities, such as Robin Williams, Chris Cornell, Chester Bennington, Scott Hutchison, and most recently, Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, but among the entire population.
An Open Letter to “Bipolar” Kanye
You don’t even deserve to be bipolar. But if you are, you’re a buffoon. You are a total faux-artist provocateur — not in a good way — and an egomaniacal rapper who’s now only in it for the fame and fortune.
My Stint In Rehab Inspired Me To Defend Mental Health
It was in rehab in 2012 that I decided to carry the flag for the mentally ill. I’d received my diagnosis of bipolar four years earlier and ended up in treatment because I was drinking two six-packs of beer or two bottles of wine — or more — every night.
SoberHeroes: Diana Ross
Diana Ross is an astronomical powerhouse of a singer, having built her reputation as the star of The Supremes, one of the premier Motown acts of the 1960s. But beneath the chart-topping and star acting, a beastly addiction to alcohol and prescription painkillers emerged.