https://youtu.be/cthyUkpX-yE Issue 87 Features our Exclusive Interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In this video, he shares how he was introduced to drugs as a young boy. What followed, after the tragedies his family endured and which the world mourned, was 14 years of addiction. Then, following these 14 years, more than 40 years of sobriety with as many as 9 meetings a week and over 10,000 meetings in total. We've never interviewed anyone with RFK Jrs, knowledge of this disease. NO "Teleprompter," he can talk for 15 minute stretches including names, dates, places and exact quotes about addicti ..read more

Hope Through a Lens Hope through a Lens is a new feature of Recovery Today Magazine where we follow the “Ansel Adams of Recovery,” our friend and Award-Winning Photographer, Michael Blanchard. Michael discovered his remarkable talent and passion for photography in recovery, after he’d lost virtually all of his previous life. He’s one more example, living proof, addiction and recovery can be a gift. https://video.wixstatic.com/undefined Michael's work, Hope Through a Lens is a regular part of Recovery Today Magazine. Here is a small sampling of how amazing he is ..read more

Live Free or Die was a bumper sticker I resonated with long ago. I wanted my own way in all matters, and I never liked authority or constrictive people or clothes. I do wish to write from the heart, of my experience, strength and hope. Actually, in the middle of this first draft I rolled off my chair and did some stretches. I just searched/prayed deeply, for the words to give meaning to the significance of this topic. It has been and remains the most important and precious decision to live a life of sobriety, sanity and serenity for me…bar none and no matter what happens, good, bad or indiffe ..read more

Cocaine. A gateway to self-love until it no longer serves its purpose. A high that will never be as good as the first. A Band-Aid on life that can’t stop the bleeding. From the outside looking in, it might seem farfetched for a middle-class boy like Brian to end up battling bulimia for decades, an alcoholic, and hooked on cocaine. But, as much as society wants to label and define what things should or should not look like, addiction doesn’t have a type. The gold pants. Those gold pants were gifted to Brian from his cool, entrepreneurial, older brother, Mark Cuban, and now it was Brian’s turn ..read more

In early recovery, I was introduced to the concept of recovery advocacy by an old timer who had been there and back again. I remember my first thoughts about the topic: “You mean I can talk openly about my addiction and recovery?...and this will actually help people?” I couldn’t believe that some people shared about their addiction and mental health recovery in public, outside of church basements and in the light of day. It made me queasy. This old timer, a woman who would later become my mentor, told me about the power of storytelling and the importance of smashing the stigma of addiction. S ..read more

*Originally appearing in Issue #58, Sept 2019 (Sugar Ray Leonard Cover), Page 23 “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, ...break forth into joyous song and sing praises!” –Psalm 98:4 We are all familiar with soundtracks, they set the emotional tone of a scene. As soon as the music enters our ears, our mood naturally corresponds. It could be suspenseful, comedic, or heroic. We feel the emotions and begin to anticipate exactly what the storyteller has intended. Similar to the effect a soundtrack has on a scene, so does everything reflect our attitude. You mentally and verbally influence everything i ..read more

When my daughter relapsed after six years of sobriety, it took her less than five months to lose everything she had worked so hard for: her job, her savings, her good credit rating, and – most damaging – her self-respect. “How could I have done this to myself?” she cried when the fog had lifted enough for her to see the wreckage. “How could I have been so stupid?” She – and I – had believed that her drug days were over. We thought she had moved on, built a new life, and left her old destructive ways behind. Now, we both faced the stark reality that addiction is seldom completely “in the past ..read more

Throw back to a GREAT issue with a very, very, ... good human, doing ...very, very good things. The incredible, Russell Brand graces our cover. #speaktruth #russellbrand Issue #38, January 2018. ... Russell Brand If you're not subscribed yet to Recovery Today, ... why not??? LOL. We're still free. Download us now at the link in our bio or at http://RecoveryTodayMagazine.com Music by our amazing friend, Chris Jones, aka Jonezen. Album "Live from Rehab" https://vimeo.com/756187572/6f4efa1f1d #recoverytodaymagazine #recoverytoday #freddynegrete #sobriety #recovery #wedorecover #sobermovement ..read more

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This is the Kyler Overmyer Story and ...it's a damn good one! It doesn't end at an orange jumpsuit. Kyle has now served his time and is doing ... very good things with his new life. The story is told in full in our next issue, Issue #82 in our "Five-O" section, "The Law Enforcement side of Recovery." .... Subscribe Now https://vimeo.com/759655189/4c23531e16 Keywords: Kyle Overmyer, Convicted sheriff, redemption, motivational speaker, second chances ..read more