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Archive: 2008

Join me live this Monday night on Recovery Talk Radio Network!

Hey Everyone! On Monday night very late my time-- I will be going live on the Recovery Talk Radio Network with Larry W. It is a two hour show! The best part is you can be a part of it. Got questions about me? Questions about the Book? Well call in toll free Monday night on March 24th during 11PM-1AM Eastern Time or 8PM-10PM Pacific Time and ask away!!!

Top of the morning to ya!

Sorry I couldn't resist...I am like a 1/3 Irish so I had to represent. I just got back from the Writers at the Beach Conference in Rehoboth Delaware. I don't think I can even find words that can express how energizing, wonderful, educational, inspiring and rejuvenating this whole trip was...oh hey look, I just found some words!

Radio, TV and American Idol

Happy Friday Everyone! I totally missed American Idol last night and am so bummed to hear that Alexandrea got kicked off! I loved her!!! So unfair. I was in the WITF-TV studio doing the Smart Talk program instead, which was great. I had to laugh when I realized they had the first half hour dedicated to the electric company and then had me on talking about the book…

Advocate Magazine

Hello! I hope your week has started off on a good foot. If not, remember you can restart your day at any given moment. I wanted to share with you a great article that is in the latest issue of The Advocate Magazine on sale now! Very exciting! I also just added a few dates to my schedule…

Review in Curve Magazine

Hello everyone! I hope this post finds you well on this holiday Monday-at least for most of us this is a holiday! I wanted to share a recent review with you all that just hit news stands in the March edition of Curve Magazine! www.curvemag.com to learn more about this female positive magazine! Here is the actual review!

Culture Shocks!

Last night I had the opportunity to appear on Culture Shocks with Barry Lynn. It was a great one hour show about the book. You can listen to the show here…

Thank you Penn State University!

Thank you to all those who came out to Pattee Library on a very cold, wet and icy night. I was so impressed with how many of you came in the horrible weather! It was a wonderful night and a great start to my book tour. Here is the article that ran in the Daily Collegian today!

The Bilerico Project & PSU!

Hello! Exciting news! The book is officially out! Your little package should have arrived or will anyday now! I do hope you enjoy your glipse into my world. I was a guest blogger over at The Bilerico Project. Go check it out!http://www.bilerico.com/2008/01/i_am_a_poster_child_with_no_poster.php If you are near State College tomorrow night please come check out my first lecture and book reading…

There is no such thing as an accidental overdose

Ike Turner, Brad Refeno and now Heath Ledger...sad...tragic....unthinkable... To call any one of these deaths an accidental overdose flies directly in the face of the reality of addiction. As a recovering addict for more than ten years, I can tell you there is nothing accidental about an addict's choice to overmedicate. It is in fact the inherent nature of the disease…

Books should arrive on your doorstep in the upcoming weeks!

I apologize for my lapse in posting a new blog here!I have been engulfed in holiday activities and travels.I am happy to report that my book has hit the warehouse and will begin arriving in your local book stores all over the country in the upcoming weeks.If you ordered on Amazon they will ship soon as well…