{"id":309,"date":"2011-05-11T17:07:10","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T21:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thecelebritytherapist\/?p=309"},"modified":"2011-05-11T17:07:10","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T21:07:10","slug":"rob-lowe-speaks-of-addiction-in-new-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thecelebritytherapist\/2011\/05\/rob-lowe-speaks-of-addiction-in-new-book.html","title":{"rendered":"Rob Lowe Speaks Of Addiction In New Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sherry Gaba <\/strong>LCSW, Psychotherapist, Life and Recovery Coach on Celebrity Rehab on VH1 and Author of \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/thelawofsobriety.com\/\">The Law of Sobriety\u201d<\/a> which uses the law of attraction to recover from any addiction. Please download your copy of \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sgabatherapy.com\/FreeEnrichYourLifeSeries.en.html\">Eliminate Limiting Beliefs<\/a>\u201d, from Sherry\u2019s, Enrich Your Life series.\u00a0Contact Sherry at <a href=\"mailto:sherry@sgabatherapy.com\">sherry@sgabatherapy.com<\/a> for webinars, teleseminars, coaching packages and speaking engagements. Join Sherry for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.1shoppingcart.com\/app\/?af=1343108\">Conscious Awakenings: Manifest Your Life Purpose Spring Tele-Summit 2011<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelawofsobriety.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-310\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/243\/2011\/05\/redbook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Rob Lowe has recently released his memoir \u201cStories I Only Tell My Friends\u201d, a reflection of the actor\u2019s life.\u00a0 He opens up in regards to his history with alcoholism and sex addiction. In an interview with Piers Morgan Tonight, Lowe made some telling statements about recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Rob Lowe has a history that involves alcoholic issues and a sex scandal. He entered rehab in 1988. His commentary, regarding rehab, included that rehab gives \u201cthe tools to lead the kind of life\u201d that he wanted to live. Lowe continued to say that rehab doesn\u2019t work if the individual entering rehab isn\u2019t ready. His statement is true, rehab or treatment for addiction will not work if the addict isn\u2019t willing. Being able to listen to advice, learn to live in a structured environment and deal with ones addiction head on can only be accomplished if the person is willing to listen.<\/p>\n<p>Lowe described to Piers why an alcoholic is unable to have a casual glass of wine watching TV.<\/p>\n<p><em> \u201cIf I have a glass of wine, inevitably it&#8217;s two glasses of wine, it just begins and continued \u201cThat&#8217;s how you know you&#8217;re one of us or you&#8217;re not.\u201d<strong> Rob Lowe<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lowe expresses his love and admiration for his wife Cheryl and the critical role that she played in his recovery. By being an immense source of support, she truly is his best friend and largest supporter. Lowe also express the main reason he entered treatment, himself. This statement offers wisdom to those entering treatment. The combination of willingness to listen and the motivation of benefiting oneself, you are on a solid foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Rob Lowe\u2019s memoir, \u201c\u201dStories I Only Tell My Friends\u201d is currently available and includes Lowe\u2019s personal account about many aspects of his life and career. He speaks openly about the good and the bad. By sharing these accounts, Rob Lowe opens himself up to his audience, and we appreciate that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sherry Gaba LCSW, Psychotherapist, Life and Recovery Coach on Celebrity Rehab on VH1 and Author of \u201cThe Law of Sobriety\u201d which uses the law of attraction to recover from any addiction. Please download your copy of \u201cEliminate Limiting Beliefs\u201d, from Sherry\u2019s, Enrich Your Life series.\u00a0Contact Sherry at sherry@sgabatherapy.com for webinars, teleseminars, coaching packages and speaking&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":402,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,7,8,9,14,15],"tags":[18,23,24,27,34,37,49,52,121,72,73,77,79,115,80,120,82,83,86,89,119,96],"class_list":["post-309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-addiction","category-beyond-addiction","category-celebrity-addiction","category-celebrity-news","category-recovery","category-sobriety","tag-actors-in-recovery","tag-addiction-specialist","tag-addictions","tag-agoura-hills-psychotherapist","tag-calabasas","tag-celebrity-addiction-2","tag-feelings-and-emotions","tag-health","tag-piers-morgan","tag-positive-action","tag-positive-change","tag-recovery-2","tag-recovery-information","tag-rehab","tag-rehabilitation","tag-rob-lowe","tag-self-discovery","tag-self-discovery-professionals","tag-spiritual","tag-substance-abuse","tag-treatment-center","tag-westlake-village-psychotherapist"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Rob Lowe Speaks Of Addiction In New Book - The Celebrity Therapist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thecelebritytherapist\/2011\/05\/rob-lowe-speaks-of-addiction-in-new-book.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rob Lowe Speaks Of Addiction In New Book - The Celebrity Therapist\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sherry Gaba LCSW, Psychotherapist, Life and Recovery Coach on Celebrity Rehab on VH1 and Author of \u201cThe Law of Sobriety\u201d which uses the law of attraction to recover from any addiction. 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