Helaina Hovitz
Contributor
American Addiction Centers (AAC)
American Addiction Centers (AAC) is the leading provider for addiction treatment across the U.S. specializing in evidence-based treatment and mental health care.
At AAC, we aim to treat the whole person, which includes those with co-occurring mental health disorders, physical illnesses, or social issues related to addiction treatment.
About
Helaina Hovitz is a journalist, editor, author, content strategist, mental health advocate and native New Yorker who has always had the unreasonable notion that she can help change the world.
Her memoir, After 9/11: One Girl’s Journey Through Darkness to a New Beginning, details her recovery from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and alcoholism.
Her experience has led her to a career as a journalist who writes about social good, social issues, mental health, and the ways that people are working to help make the world a better place.
Her continuing bylines appear in The New York Times, Women’s Health, Glamour, Salon, Newsday, New York Observer, Teen Vogue, VICE, Newsweek, Reader’s Digest, HEALTH, Fast Company, The Fix,The Daily Meal, Tasting Table, and many others.
To connect with Helaina, visit HelainaHovitz.com, follow her on Twitter @HelainaHovitz, Facebook/com/HelainaNHovitz, or reach out on LinkedIn.
Authored (31 Posts)
- Gains and Losses: When Getting Healthier Means Getting Heavier in Sobriety
- The "Real Reason" Relapse Rates Spike in Summer
- On Stem Cell Usage for ‘Alcoholics’ and Whether We’re Ever ‘Recovered’
- The Debate: Am I Desperate Enough to Risk My Sobriety By Smoking Medical Marijuana for Chronic Migraines?
- Fact vs. TV Fiction: What to Expect From a Real Intervention
- Knitting Your Way to a Strong Recovery
- Prepare U: The Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Curriculum for Students
- My Diagnosis is Not an Excuse, It’s a Responsibility
- Reflecting on Dry January: Insight, Hindsight, and Clarity
- Making it to 2018: How to Help a Person Who OD'd or Drank Way Too Much
- Should You Smoke Weed With Your Kid - Even if They’re 18?
- This Play About Recovery is Being Celebrated Internationally - Which is a Shame.
- Let's Talk About the Stigma Surrounding Sobriety
- What Every Parent Needs to Know About Teen Opioid Abuse
- Why Do People Drink and Drive? The Answers Are Pretty Jarring...
- My Best 7 Tips for Newcomers After 2,000 Days Sober
- Tough Call: How to Find the Red Flags in Your College Drinking
- Experts Weigh-In on the Dangers of an Adolescent's First Toke
- Here's What Happens When You Apply a 12-Step Attitude to Your Fitness Routine
- The Healing Power of Dance Movement Therapy
- Having Sex in Recovery: A Meeting Between the Sheets
- Getting Sober Young Isn’t Social Suicide
- Get Real: FDA “Tripping” On Trial to Treat PTSD With Ecstasy
- How a Non-Religious Journalist Makes a Case for AA in 2017
- New Study Shows Young Women Are Drinking Just as Much as Men. Yikes!
- Spotlight on Crisis Text Line
- Young People are Especially Vulnerable to Misdiagnosis When They Have PTSD
- Should You Have a Sober Wedding?
- Catching It Early: If Addiction is a Learning Disorder, Can We “Unlearn” It?
- Parents With Kids in the Throes of an Emotional Crisis Don't Need to Feel Alone
- Is Nowhere Safe for a Sober Girl in the City?
American Addiction Centers (AAC)
American Addiction Centers (AAC) is the leading provider for addiction treatment across the U.S. specializing in evidence-based treatment and mental health care.
At AAC, we aim to treat the whole person, which includes those with co-occurring mental health disorders, physical illnesses, or social issues related to addiction treatment.