6 of 7 🎧 Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers on making music and humanizing addiction 🎧

 

When he was 14 years old, Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers lost his older brother, Joshua, to a heroin overdose. He describes it as the worst thing to have happened to his family. Years later, Jeremiah is still reflecting on the monumental impact drugs and alcohol have on music, culture, families and relationships. This topic even served as inspiration behind the latest album from his band, titled III. In this episode of Heart of the Matter, Jeremiah joins Elizabeth Vargas to share his perspective on substance use and to discuss his family’s experiences navigating addiction, giving up alcohol himself, and learning to be a rock star without substances. Listen now Heart of the Matter with Elizabeth Vargas is available on iTunes, Spotify, Google or wherever you get your podcasts. Related reading After you listen, explore these resources to learn more about the topics and themes discussed in this episode: Our campaign featuring music from The Lumineers: Start with Connection Is substance use a part of "normal" teen behavior? Understanding and addressing heroin use

485 Lexington Avenue,Suite 300 New York, NY 10017 drugfree.org Get involved Prevention & early action Treatment & recovery About us privacy policy  |    DONATE NOW   Get Support Now Our help is free, confidential and safe.   Text 55753 Schedule a Call Email a Specialist

Meet New meeting Join a meeting Hangouts 3 of 5 Did You See This? Connecting Art and Brain Development

 

View this email in your browser Share Tweet Forward

Art Meets Science: The Connection Between Art and Brain Development Art can heal. Listening to music, for example, produces responses in the brain and body that can reduce stress and promote psychological well-being, which in turn has a beneficial impact on physical health. Making music, drawing, or creating art in other ways may also have health benefits. (The art displayed here was created by Elizabeth Sowell, Ph.D.) What’s more, research suggests that creating art or taking lessons in the arts strengthens circuits in a person’s brain. Researchers with the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD Study®) are studying the teen brain to learn more about how it grows and develops—including the connection between creating art and brain development. Read our NIDA for Teens article on the intersections of art and the brain and body to learn more! Read More Join NIDA and others March 22–28 for National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® (NDAFW), an annual health observance linking teens to science-based facts to SHATTER THE MYTHS® about drugs, alcohol, and addiction. Click here to learn more about NDAFW

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the principal biomedical and behavioral research agency of the United States Government. NIH is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. National Institute on Drug Abuse 6001 Executive Boulevard Bethesda, MD 20892 Add us to your address book

📆 One week away! SFBC - 8 new stories!

 

8 new storytellers take the virtual stage one week from today! Join us on the first day of Black History Month, Monday, February 1st, at 7pm EST, for a new set of stories from Stories from the Black Community, followed by Q&A with the cast. Let our storytellers from around the nation inspire you to find hope in your circumstances or give hope to someone you love who may be facing their own challenge. Tickets are free; donations are accepted to help us continue this vitally important program. Register Now & Save your seat today! Co-Producer of Stories from the Black Community, Dr. Kyaien Conner was recently interviewed on The Barrier Breakdown podcast: Disrupting Mental Health!  Now available! Order our new Stories from the Black Community logo tee!   $20 - $22.50 plus shipping Unisex sizing Available in sizes Small to 5x Click here to order yours today! Interested in giving online counseling a try? Check out BetterHelp.com. This Is My Brave has a partnership with BetterHelp.com right now for a free month of online therapy. Just go to www.betterhelp.com/thisismybrave, and you can get set up with a licensed therapist in the next 24-48 hours. Stay Connected! Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube to stay up-to-date with all things BRAVE! Simply click on the icons below to find us. Thank you to our 2021 National Sponsors: Forward this email to a friend or share on social media by clicking an icon below. Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2019 This Is My Brave, Inc., All rights reserved.

5 of 7 Take a peek in Libertae's 2020 Annual Report!

 

View this email in your browser The Libertae 2020 Annual Report Libertae's mission is to empower women and their families to maintain recovery through comprehensive treatment programs that support healthy communities. Thank you for your continued support of Libertae. Feel free to view our 2020 Annual Report. CLICK TO DONATE Our mission of empowering women is even more pronounced now. As an essential service, the difficulties wrought by the coronavirus are yet to be felt in full by the vulnerable population we serve. So, we are grateful for your generosity.   Feel free to forward this email to your family and friends.   Copyright © *2021 LIBERTAE, All rights reserved. libertae.org Our mailing address is: 5245 Bensalem Blvd, Bensalem, PA 19020  libertae.org

Libertae · 5245 Bensalem Blvd · Bensalem, PA 19020-4076 · USA