Jennifer Storm

Here is the podcast from Dr. Drew Live yesterday.  He was wonderful!

 Thank you Jennifer Merchant at The Bravo Group…you rock! http://www.bravogroup.us/

Sep 18, 2008: Jennifer Storm expounds on her book “Blackout Girl,” the self-told survival story of a teenage girl whose life is awash in alcohol, drugs, and the trauma of rape.

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Here is an interview I did for ABC NEWS on the release of Hounddog.  Please go support this movie.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Story?id=5834895&page=4

If you need to talk to someone about sexual assault, please call  the RAINN tollfree hotline at:

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Hello Everyone!

I will be on Dr. Drew Live today for two segments talking about addiction and recovery so please tune in if you can or go to his webpage and download the podcast once it is up!

http://www.westwoodone.com/drew

Call into the show if your around!

Dr. Drew Live airs on weekdays between 2p-4p ET. Call the Show: 888-DREW-502 / 888-373-9502

 September is National Recovery Month, a time set aside to honor and celebrate those in this world who have made the journey into recovery.  It is also a time to create a much larger and needed dialogue in our society about addiction and recovery.Having an active addict in your life is probably one of the most excruciatingly painful experiences a person can have.  The word powerless cannot even begin to capture the utter devastation, hopelessness and futility one can feel while being in the presence of an active addict. It is gut-wrenching and heart-breaking to watch someone you care about make all the wrong decisions.

Read On

Rob the Cradle
Lyrics by Jennifer Storm © 9/6/2008

Just a little girl twelve years old
All new curves and confusion to boot
Didn’t know any better, was never told any different
I took a sip and you took my life
I took a dive and you took my will to survive

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Here is a sneak at my new article in Mystic Pop Magazine….

“Secrets Will Keep You Sick”

“Your secrets will keep you sick” was one of the mottos I heard during my stay in a rehabilitation center for drug and alcohol addiction. It was a statement that I had never really considered before then. After all, I thought my secrets kept me safe: safe from reality and safe from the pain and the scrutiny that would be sure to follow if the people in my life really knew the things I felt, thought, and had done. I spent my entire preteens, teens, and early twenties hiding my scars from the world and from myself.

As a child I quickly learned that in my house we didn’t speak of tough issues like abuse, drugs, or death. I was taught to keep those things hidden and just act as if everything was okay. After all, this is what suburban families often did: We smiled for the camera at Christmastime and sent off our “American dream” card to our neighbors, families, and friends; yet in reality, behind closed doors, the smiles were rarely seen and all hell was breaking loose!

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