William C. Moyers Discusses Addiction, His New Book A New Day A New Life Journal & Hazelden Rehab

Join Jacqueline Foreman as she interviews William C. Moyers about addiction and recovery. William is the author of the books Broken and A New Day A New Life Journal (with DVD). Moyers is also Executive Director for the Hazelden Center for Public Advocacy in Minnesota. In his memoir, Moyers, the son of prominent author, media figure and LBJ advisor Bill Moyers, recounts his heartbreaking struggle with alcohol and cocaine during the '80s and early '90s. Moyers covered his tracks through bold-faced denial until he spiraled out of control and landed in the first of four rehab stints. Moyers deftly tackles the complexities of sobriety, especially acceptance of those broken situations and relationships that cannot be fixed. Audie Award–winning narrator Brick brings an appropriate blend of pathos and grit to the very formidable task at hand, giving compelling voice to a tale of substance abuse without descending into a maudlin soap opera confessional. Brick proves especially masterful in recreating the delicate nuances of the father-son dialogues, as the elder Moyers struggles to convey both unconditional love toward his troubled grown child and unequivocal nonacceptance for that same young man's destructive patterns of behavior.