On Saturday night I received a phone call from an acquaintance of mine- the father of a boy that my step-daughter went to school with- that left me bewildered.
“Hi, this is David’s dad. I just found out that Haley’s Bat Mitzvah is on the same day as David’s.”
“O.k.” I responded, waiting for the punch-line. There [...]
Celebrity disc jockey DJ AM – also known as Adam Goldstein – was found dead in SoHo on Friday. According to authorities, his body was found in his seventh floor apartment around 5:20 p.m. and was surrounded by prescription drugs and a crack pipe.
Most recently, DJ AM survived a horrific plane crash last September. He [...]
I am in the process of starting a support group for moms in the Los Angeles area who are trying to get clean and/or sober. Please email me confidentially if you (or someone you know) is interested.
Here are the contents of the flier for the group:
THE BRIDGE CLUB
A SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOMS
SEEKING [...]
Now that Michael Jackson’s death has been ruled a homicide by the doctor who prescribed and administered the deadly cocktail of pills and injectables that killed him, the question of who is responsible when an addict overdoses has surfaced. In a case as dramatic as his, the prescribing doctor must be held culpable for blatantly [...]
In the aftermath of the horrific tragedy that resulted in Diane Schuler crashing her car into another vehicle head-on and killing eight people, an age-old question regarding the malady of alcoholism has resurfaced: is it an illness or a choice? People on one side of the fence are quick to condemn alcoholics as weak, immoral, [...]
After my son was born, I became friendly with a group of women from my Mommy & Me group. We began hosting our own weekly play-dates with our children. One day, my friend Lisa had a brilliant idea: “Let’s all hang out at my house on Tuesday afternoon and everyone can bring a different bottle [...]
I recently was assigned to do a piece of service-journalism work for Momlogic- a brief resource guide for moms who may have a problem with drugs and alcohol. I have decided to post this here as well. If anyone has any specific questions or concerns, please email me confidentially at jenginsberg1@gmail.com.
ALCOHOLISM AND ADDICTION: A RESOURCE GUIDE [...]
ILLNESS: (n) Poor health resulting from disease of body or mind; sickness
After my Diane Schuler article was published, I received over 50 heated comments and several impassioned emails, mostly from people who lives have been touched by the devastating blow of alcoholism and addiction.
Referring to alcoholism and addiction as “illnesses” rather than “moral failings” feels intuitively [...]
Here is a link to my latest piece on MomLogic.com, a collaboration with my co-author Heather Robinson, concerning human rights abuses in North Korea and the danger of appeasing one of the world’s worst human rights violators.
Am I the only person who finds the image of Bill Clinton sitting down to a [...]
After I wrote the Diane Schuler article, I got the call that I have been waiting for my entire life: “CNN wants to interview you tonight!!!!” I immediately called my dad and screamed in the phone, “CNN WANTS TO INTERVIEW ME TONIGHT!”
You see Daddy…I am a big girl now, I have a real job. I [...]
