For more than 15 years, veteran news anchor Laurie Dhue lived a double life, struggling with acute alcoholism while holding down several high profile broadcasting jobs for Fox News Channel, CNN and MSNBC. Her addiction nearly killed her-- until one day she decided to save her life. She has been clean and sober for more than five years and shares her experience, strength and hope to help shed light on a disease that affects tens of millions of Americans. By overcoming her greatest fear, living without alcohol, Laurie is a testament to the power of determination, willingness, honesty and love. Happy, joyous and free, Laurie is living a life beyond her wildest dreams, thanks to her journey of recovery. Her courageous story will inspire you.
You Have to Surrender to Win: Climbing Your Way Out of Rock Bottom
From the heights of TV news stardom to the depths of despair in her darkest periods of alcoholism, Laurie Dhue shares her courageous story of getting--and staying—clean and sober. In this inspirational speech, Dhue offers insight into her battle with a nearly 20-year addiction and how she finally surrendered to the process of recovery from a disease that would have eventually killed her. Through her brave and passionate story, Laurie shows audiences that through failure and fear comes humility—and eventually triumph. Watch a clip from this powerful presentation...
Addiction as a Modern Health Crisis
Every 14 seconds, someone dies from one of the biggest healthcare issues in this country: addiction. This disease costs America half a trillion dollars a year in lost wages, lost productivity, hospitalization, institutionalization and incarceration, not to mention liver failure, heart disease and cancer. Addiction doesn't discriminate: it touches every American family in one way or another. In this speech, veteran broadcast journalist and recovering alcoholic Laurie Dhue reveals how drug and alcohol abuse is ravaging this country, and provides insight into what can, and should be done to battle this epidemic. Watch a video clip ...
Laurie Dhue seemingly had it all, hosting several successful programs on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News Channel in a career that took her around the world. But the face you saw on TV was very different from the one she saw in the mirror. Laurie was hiding a huge secret and living a double life... the life of an alcoholic. Her silent battle nearly killed her, as she struggled to keep herself together while drinking to oblivion several nights a week. Her disease took her to many dark places, including thoughts of suicide. She was spiritually, morally, physically and emotionally bankrupt. But like a phoenix rising, Laurie went from the walking dead to a walking miracle after making the life-saving decision to get sober. She has lived an alcohol-free life for five years, thanks to daily perseverance and dedication to a program of recovery that has helped millions of people. In 2011, Laurie went public with her personal struggle with the hope to help others by chipping away at the stigma and shame associated with addiction, and putting a face on the disease that affects at least 30 million people in this country.
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