Last night's show was very poignant what with the high drama of a boardroom scene that featured a quasi-intervention for the benefit of Dennis Rodman, former NBA basketball star and famous showman.
Words will not do justice to what played out on tonight's show. Watching Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump and some of the celebrities deal so lovingly with Dennis in an effort to start him on the path to dealing with what was portrayed as a real drinking problem was very moving. You can watch the Week #5 show online here. (One only has to view the last 15 minutes to see the drama and get the point.)
Reality TV certainly has a lot of modeling of bad behaviors that likely contribute to some of the sadder moments of our society. Kudos to producer Mark Burnett and Donald Trump for using the show as a platform for some positive role modeling - getting across the destruction of alcoholism and the beauty of friends who have the courage to do an intervention of someone needing help with their drinking.
The star of tonight’s episode was Jesse James, himself a recovering alcoholic. James has been impressing me every show for his stand-up style and brilliant creativity. But, tonight showed why Jesse is the class of the show.
I was particularly moved as I had spent the day planning an intervention with a friend who has started a downward spiral from another form of addiction.
In these tough times, many will unfortunately fall prey to addictive behaviors of all kind.
Getting a loved one, friend or employee to professional help for their addictive behavior is so, so important.
A list of some of the leading helpful resources is displayed half-way down on the right column of this blog.
Getting someone the help they need will bring you a prosperity far beyond what money will likely ever bring you. And, that is what this blog is all about.
Watching a friend in a downward spiral from addictive behaviors? Learn how to do an intervention and get your friend some help.
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