Podcast: "I am woman. Hear me roar."

Written by Eliza Player on Friday, 04 May 2012.

This podcast is dedicated to all the women in recovery.

"Bomb-Ass Dope" and How It Changed My Life by Eliza Player

Reading the article about an unusually high number of heroin overdose deaths in South Carolina, I was struck with a host of feelings and emotions. Officials believe these deaths could be attributed to a more pure heroin, and my mind started thinking about it all. I was transported back to one of my experiences with the "bomb-ass dope," and I realized that it changed my life.

April 27 2012 | Read More
“To Thine Own Self Be True” by Eliza Player by Eliza Player

“To thine own self be true.”
William Shakespeare is credited with this quote. “To thine own self be true.” This is Polonius’s advice to his son Laertes, as he boards a boat to Paris. In Elizabethan times, this phrase was not simply the phrase of self-acknowledgment that it appears to be.

April 03 2012 | No Comments | Read More

Soul Coughing Frontman Publishes Memoir, “The Book of Drugs.”

Mike Doughty, front man for the 90s band, Soul Coughing, speaks out in his new book, “The Book of Drugs.” Soul Coughing rose to fame in the beginning of the alternative rock era, with singles like “Super Bon Bon” and “Circles.” According to The Metro West Daily News, Doughty was only 22 when the band formed, and eight years later they broke up.

April 02 2012 | Read More

Coca-Cola Addiction Could Have Been a Factor in 30-Year-Old Woman's Death

Coca-Cola addiction, smoking, and poor nutrition habits contributed to the death of a 30-year-old New Zealand woman, who consumed between 2.1 and 2.6 gallons of Coke daily.

April 23 2012 | Read More

Nic Sheff, Author of Tweak, Speaks About Recovery

Nic Sheff has been traveling around the country, speaking about addiction, since his book, “Tweak,” was published four years ago. He speaks at high schools, and colleges, and fundraisers, and treatment centers, giving a 45-minute “life story presentation,” followed by 15 minutes for questions. Nic expresses that many of the questions are similar, but recently he was faced with a question he was unable to answer quickly.

March 27 2012 | Read More