{"id":2475,"date":"2023-03-21T09:28:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/?p=2475"},"modified":"2023-03-21T09:28:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:28:14","slug":"russell-brand-says-faith-helped-him-overcome-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/2023\/03\/russell-brand-says-faith-helped-him-overcome-addiction.html","title":{"rendered":"Russell Brand Says Faith Helped Him Overcome Addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2481\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2481\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/410\/2023\/03\/russell-brand2-credit-s-bukley-shutterstock-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"russell brand\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">s_bukley\/Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Actor Russell Brand has waged war against groupthink, pushed the envelope as a free thinker and battled drug addiction. However, he didn\u2019t do it alone. Brand recently talked to Fox News\u2019s Tucker Carlson on \u201cTucker Carlson Today\u201d to discuss how he became the man he is today, highlighting that faith kept him afloat.<\/p>\n<p>Brand said, \u201cLike many desperate people, I need spirituality. I need God, or I cannot cope in this world. I need to believe in the best in people.\u201d He continued, \u201cI need to believe that there are new alliances possible, new ways of us communicating because I see atrophying and corrupt systems delivering yet more misery to people. I think it\u2019s increasingly necessary that we find new ways of framing the conversation and looking into our hearts when we\u2019re speaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a two-part series, Brand discussed the need for change and how people should assess their intentions while interacting with others and to overcome the issues creating problems to facilitate the necessary change. He said, \u201cAre we being kind? Are we being loving? Are we being the best that we can be? On whose behalf are we speaking? And what is my intention, moment to moment? Am I doing this for self-glorification? Am I doing this because I have obligations to rumble the platform I\u2019m on? Or am I doing this because I genuinely believe that a better world is possible and that world is born individually within each of us, moment to moment? And it\u2019s possible to change. I genuinely believe in change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 47-year-old comedian and actor told Carlson that he keeps others who are recovering around him for the sake of his \u201cwellness, spiritual well-being, and growth\u201d for his time as a drug addict. Now, he focuses on a philosophy of kindness, self-improvement, and acceptance of others and their opinions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BXY62OU8ZKg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Brand said, \u201cIn a way, I\u2019ve simply remained connected to the conditions I\u2019m from. I\u2019m a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, so that means that wherever I go, I have to spend time among other people in recovery for my own wellness and spiritual well-being.\u201d He continued, \u201cAs much as I might enjoy the feeling of privilege and luxury. I remember what reality is. I remember that my wellness is\u00a0contingent upon spiritual connection, upon certain values and principles, and they involve sacrifice and self-scrutiny about my own conduct and behavior, which often falls short. I\u2019m working on improving myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As CBN\u2019s Faithwire has extensively reported, Brand has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.faithwire.com\/2017\/07\/28\/is-there-any-point-in-god-edgy-comedian-russell-brands-surprising-chat-with-christian-apologist\/\">long discussed God<\/a>\u00a0and has seemingly been on a journey of discovery and understanding. In a 2017\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.faithwire.com\/2017\/07\/28\/is-there-any-point-in-god-edgy-comedian-russell-brands-surprising-chat-with-christian-apologist\/\">episode of his podcast<\/a>, \u201cUnder the Skin,\u201d he asked former atheist Alister McGrath and Christian apologist: \u201cIs there any point in God?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It seems Brand has now found that point. This past December, he also celebrated the 20th anniversary of his sobriety, expressing gratitude to those who helped him along the way. \u201cBecause what I have been taught and shown is that it is impossible for a person like me not to drink and use drugs unless I have sufficient ongoing support from people that understand what it\u2019s like to feel that drugs or alcohol, or, you know, certain behaviors are necessary in order to feel OK,\u201d he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.faithwire.com\/2022\/12\/14\/actor-russell-brand-who-has-spoken-out-against-porn-marks-major-milestone-in-sobriety-from-alcohol-drugs\/\">said at the time<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Russell Brand has waged war against groupthink, pushed the envelope as a free thinker and battled drug addiction. However, he didn\u2019t do it alone. Brand recently talked to Fox News\u2019s Tucker Carlson on \u201cTucker Carlson Today\u201d to discuss how he became the man he is today, highlighting that faith kept him afloat. 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