Psychotherapist Dr. Mike Dow is guest-blogging at Zap2it on a myriad of topics. (Think our resident Dr. Drew). Readers may also be familiar with Dow from his regular contributions on Huffingtonpost. In this edition, Dr. Dow talks the latest Charlie Sheen debacle and the lax consequences for celebrities.
The hardest thing about dealing with someone you love battling addiction (or any mental illness...or any illness or less-than-ideal-life-situation for that matter) is sitting with the whole "consequences shape behavior" concept. Turning your own son in on probation violation -which Martin Sheen did when Charlie Sheen overdosed in 1998 - is not easy even if it's rcommended by addiction professionals and Al-Anon.
Now for most people, getting fired from your job for getting drunk, high, and violence towards women would be the standard response...unless you're a celebrity like Charlie Sheen. For celebrities, all publicity is good publicity. And for Sheen...
The hardest thing about dealing with someone you love battling addiction (or any mental illness...or any illness or less-than-ideal-life-situation for that matter) is sitting with the whole "consequences shape behavior" concept. Turning your own son in on probation violation -which Martin Sheen did when Charlie Sheen overdosed in 1998 - is not easy even if it's rcommended by addiction professionals and Al-Anon.
Now for most people, getting fired from your job for getting drunk, high, and violence towards women would be the standard response...unless you're a celebrity like Charlie Sheen. For celebrities, all publicity is good publicity. And for Sheen...
- 10/28/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Psychotherapist Dr. Mike Dow is guest-blogging at Zap2it on a myriad of topics. In addition, Dow will serve from time to time as our go-to expert, weighing in on various celebrity addiction stories. (Think our resident Dr. Drew). Readers may also be familiar with Dow from his regular contributions on Huffingtonpost. In this edition, Dr. Dow talks Chelsea Handler and the MTV Video Music Awards:
Chelsea, you have a hit show on "E!" You're a best-selling author. You have columns in Cosmopolitan and Ok. You produce and write for your own show and produced episodes of "Pretty Wild." And, you're starring in a new film, "Hop" (2011). Now you're the first solo female to host the MTV Video Music Awards since Roseanne in 1994!
That doesn't worry me. Busy is good -- especially in your business. Just because Roseanne's show started to slip in 1994 creatively, well, I'm not saying the two are related.
Chelsea, you have a hit show on "E!" You're a best-selling author. You have columns in Cosmopolitan and Ok. You produce and write for your own show and produced episodes of "Pretty Wild." And, you're starring in a new film, "Hop" (2011). Now you're the first solo female to host the MTV Video Music Awards since Roseanne in 1994!
That doesn't worry me. Busy is good -- especially in your business. Just because Roseanne's show started to slip in 1994 creatively, well, I'm not saying the two are related.
- 9/11/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Psychotherapist Dr. Mike Dow who debuts as one of the experts featured on Tlc's "Freaky Eaters", who Zap2it interviewed for the premiere of the show, will be guest blogging on a myriad of topics. In addition, Dow will serve from time to time as our go-to expert, weighing in on various celebrity addiction stories. (Think Zap2it's resident Dr. Drew). Readers may also be familiar with Dow from his regular contributions on Huffingtonpost. In this first edition, Dr. Dow talks "cheat food":
Everybody has a cheat food. When you're with your friends and co-workers sharing and you admit, yes, sometimes you eat 2 ice cream sandwiches instead of just one. The cheat food you describe in menu-like detail - "and then, I top off the burger with..."
What is your cheat food?
Ok, come on. There's cheat food that you admit to, and then there's the Real cheat food.
Everybody has a cheat food. When you're with your friends and co-workers sharing and you admit, yes, sometimes you eat 2 ice cream sandwiches instead of just one. The cheat food you describe in menu-like detail - "and then, I top off the burger with..."
What is your cheat food?
Ok, come on. There's cheat food that you admit to, and then there's the Real cheat food.
- 9/5/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Tlc invites viewers into the world of "Freaky Eaters" -- everyday people who just happen to be food addicts.
In the premiere of Tlc's "Freaky Eaters" on Sunday, Sept. 5 at 10 p.m. Et, we see Victor Munoz, a 34-year-old man who has only eaten cheeseburgers for every meal for nearly three decades. The thought of eating anything other than cheeseburgers fills him with anxiety, but he needs to make major changes because his health is already suffering.
On the show, Dr. Mike Dow -- a psychotherapist and addiction recovery expert -- and nutritionist J.J. Virgin work with Victor over the course of a week to retrain his approach to food and put him on the path to a healthier and happier lifestyle.
Dow talks to Zap2it about food addictions, the underlying problems and "Celebrity Rehab."
Which foods are the most addictive?
Dr. Mike Dow: Fatty, sugary, and...
In the premiere of Tlc's "Freaky Eaters" on Sunday, Sept. 5 at 10 p.m. Et, we see Victor Munoz, a 34-year-old man who has only eaten cheeseburgers for every meal for nearly three decades. The thought of eating anything other than cheeseburgers fills him with anxiety, but he needs to make major changes because his health is already suffering.
On the show, Dr. Mike Dow -- a psychotherapist and addiction recovery expert -- and nutritionist J.J. Virgin work with Victor over the course of a week to retrain his approach to food and put him on the path to a healthier and happier lifestyle.
Dow talks to Zap2it about food addictions, the underlying problems and "Celebrity Rehab."
Which foods are the most addictive?
Dr. Mike Dow: Fatty, sugary, and...
- 9/4/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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