Essay: Matthew Perry – the power of celebrities speaking publicly about their addiction
In an article first published on The Conversation, PAULA CORCORAN, a senior lecturer in health psychology at the University of London, says that perhaps the Friends actor’s most last legacy will be that he brought “a human face to addiction”…
Shame
There’s something most of us fear more than death. Something we avoid at all costs. Something that makes our very souls shake: Shame. PICTURE: K Mitch Hodge/Unsplash Shame induces trauma in us. Those dark places we don’t want anyone to know about. Failure, divorce, abuse, addiction. How can we show our face again? How can […]
“A crisis within a crisis”: Addicts at risk as drug support groups close, adapt
Mexico City, Mexico/London, UK/Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Coronavirus is forcing support groups for millions of addicts around the world to shut, leaving many to struggle alone at a time of isolation and anxiety and heightening their risk of relapse. The usual hugs and handshakes are banned, while many groups that once gathered in person and […]
CONVERSATIONS: TRISH PORTER TOPMILLER, FORMER US OLYMPIAN HIGHJUMPER TURNED AND PUBLIC SPEAKER
DAVID ADAMS speaks with former US Olympic highjumper Trish Porter Topmiller, now an author and in-demand speaker, about her book on the life of her father – Chuck King, his struggle with opioid addiction and journey to Christ, as well as her own remarkable story of faith in the midst of tragedy…
THIS LIFE: NO SHORTCUTS ON THE PATH OF LIFE
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, writes about why it’s important to “stay the course”…
SIGHT-SEEING: WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
NILS VON KALM looks at how, drawing from the example of Jesus, Christians should look to approach the issue of addiction…
HEALTH INSIGHT: HOW TO TELL IF YOUR DIGITAL ADDICTION IS RUINING YOUR LIFE
In an article first published on The Conversation, TERRI R KURTZBERG, of Rutgers University Newark, looks at how to make the most of new technologies while avoiding the pitfalls that can come with them…
THE INTERVIEW: JAMES KA SMITH, US THEOLOGIAN, ON ST AUGUSTINE
ROXANNE STONE, writing for Religion News Service, speaks with theologian James KA Smith about his latest book, ‘On the Road With Saint Augustine’, and the relevance of the 4th century bishop’s voice in today’s world…
THE INTERVIEW: TIMOTHY MCMAHAN KING, AUTHOR OF ‘ADDICTION NATION’
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, speaks to Timothy McMahan King about his new book – and the personal experience behind it…
ESSAY: FAITH AND FRIENDSHIP AS A REMEDY TO THE US OPIOID CRISIS
KATELYN BEATY, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at the benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to America’s opioid crisis…