How to Keep Kids Healthy: Honest Conversations and Modern Prevention Plans
Much has changed in the world of prevention since the days of "Just Say No." Now the conversation is nuanced and fact-based, and the methodologies are backed up by data. Kids are given the information...
23 Feb 202220min
Champions for Children: Jerry Moe's Legacy and Alliance with First Lady Betty Ford
After announcing his retirement, Jerry Moe, the national director of the Children's Program, revisits the incredible impact the program has made for countless children and families. He recounts Mrs. B...
9 Feb 202216min
The Chance to Be a Kid Again, and an Era of Wonderment, Healing and Love
The Children's Program is a delicate balancing act: it has to respect the gravity of addiction, but it also needs to be a safe space for healing—for having fun and being a kid again. That balancing ac...
9 Feb 202218min
The Family Grieving Process: How to Heal and Find Meaning within the Madness
Sara Polley, MD, watched her dad struggle with addiction for much of her life, and she had grown to expect bad news. When she learned of his death, some part of her felt relieved—his suffering was fin...
26 Jan 202220min
Stress Relief or Something More? When Casual Drinking Becomes Problematic
Stress is as natural and persistent as the moon and the tides, and people often unwind with a drink. The rough edges of the day are quickly smoothed out by the depressant effects on the mind and the b...
12 Jan 202215min
The Science and Spirit of Recovery: A Farewell Conversation with Marvin Seppala, MD
Before he retired as Chief Medical Officer Dr. Marvin Seppala shared a few of his quintessential lessons and memories from the past 40 years. To name a few: Our pressing need to belong and be loved. T...
15 Des 202120min
Jeff Goldring Speaks about His Ongoing Recovery
Jeff Goldring has a uniquely intimate perspective on addiction and recovery. His family's storied history is all about distilled spirits and he himself works for Sazerac, one of the world's most recog...
1 Des 202121min
The Healing Power of Love, Communication and Acceptance
Addiction passed from one generation to the next, and Reyna watched her family succumb to alcohol-related disease and death. She never had a chance to speak up, and she was never given the words to sp...
17 Nov 202117min
