Celebrity Rehab: Was Leif Garrett’s Anger on Family Day an Expression of being Enabled?

January 2nd, 2011 | Posted by Sherry Gaba in Addiction | Alcohol Addiction | Celebrity Rehab - (1 Comments)

Things are getting tough for Leif Garrett on Celebrity Rehab. During family day, his mom was so loving and supportive. She said she’d do anything to help him stay sober. But when she said that, Dr. Drew pointed out that bailing him out of jail would not help him—it would only make things worse by enabling …
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How Celebrity Rehab 4 Deals with the Effects of Post Traumatic Stress with Janice Dickinson

December 18th, 2010 | Posted by Sherry Gaba in Addiction | Alcohol Addiction | Celebrity Rehab - (1 Comments)

Post-Traumatic Stress Last week on Celebrity Rehab, you saw me have a very intense session with Janice Dickinson. (You can see a short clip at http://www.vh1.com/video/misc/606920/janice-dickinson-talks-to-a-therapist.jhtml#id=1654325.) Janice is coming unraveled, and very small things are setting her off in a big way. What’s going on here? Janice was subjected to terrible neglect and physical, sexual …
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Is watching the Academy Awards an Addiction?

March 8th, 2010 | Posted by Sherry Gaba in Addiction - (2 Comments)

As I watched the Academy Awards last night, I couldn’t help but wonder is this an addiction?  Every year we have an Academy Awards party. Every year all the guests bring the same food: crab dip, meatballs, chili, hot-dogs, chicken wings and the list goes on.  When the show begins, my mom shouts, “Everyone be …
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