An insiDe Look At our CuLture oF ADDiCtion

Benoit Denizet-Lewis
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800.743.9182
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www.creativewell.com
800-743-9182
[email protected]
For scheduling info:
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P.O. Box 3130 • Memorial Station • Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Lectures with author and journalist
B e n o i t D e n i z e t- L e w i s
Benoit was a hit at our annual conference.
He is an amazing speaker with a deep and
nuanced understanding of addiction,
particularly as it relates to high-school
and college culture. He helped the teachers
and educators at our conference better
understand addictions that don’t always get
talked about­—including pornography and
sex addiction.”
Andrew Finch,
Co-founder, Association of Recovery Schools
Benoit is a thoroughly engaging speaker
who connects with the audience through his
passionate, his wit, and his intelligence. He
delivered an unforgettable lecture.”
‘‘
‘‘
Lauren Kessler,
Director of Graduate Program in Literary Nonfiction,
University of Oregon
Lectures with author and journalist
America Anonymous
Visit: americaanonymous.com
For scheduling: 973.783.7575 [email protected]
A n I n s i d e L o o k at O u r C u lt u r e
o f A dd i c t i o n
An Inside Look at Our Culture
of Addiction
Benoit exposes and explodes a million myths about addiction, never succumbing to the temptation
to make addiction—or recovery—less complex than it is.”
Benoit Denizet-Lewis writes about American culture for the New York
Times Magazine and appears frequently on television and radio
programs. Formerly a senior writer at Boston Magazine and staff writer
at the San Francisco Chronicle, his work has also been featured in
Details, Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, Spin, Out, Salon, Slate,
JANE, and others. Denizet-Lewis has appeared on many television
and radio programs, including “Anderson Cooper 360”, “The O’Reilly
Factor,” “Good Morning America”, and NPR’s “Talk of the Nation.”
A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism,
he has taught magazine and nonfiction writing at Tufts, Emerson
College, and Northeastern University.
Bio:
Denizet-Lewis, a gay culture expert who has spent much of the last
decade traveling the country writing about sexuality and gender,
offers a dynamic lecture about how young people are radically
changing what it means to be “gay” in America. Whether they’re
coming out at 14, getting hitched at 22, or proudly claiming labels like
“bisexual” and “open minded,” young Americans with same-sex
attractions are increasingly living lives devoid of the shame,
compartmentalization, and psychological distress common to previous
generations of gays and lesbians.
What Does It Mean to be Gay, Anyway?
—Young Americans Are Playing By New Rules
Additional Lecture Topic:
The solution? Breaking through the shame, denial, and confusion (is
addiction a brain disease? A spiritual malady? A moral failing?) that still
shape our cultural understanding of addiction—and hamper our ability
to treat it.
– David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction
Acclaimed New York Times Magazine writer Benoit
Denizet-Lewis, a recovering sex addict—whose unforgettable
cover stories about youth culture, addiction, and sex and sexuality have
cemented his reputation as one of the leading chroniclers of modern
American life—immerses himself inside our culture of addiction for his
remarkable book, America Anonymous.
For nearly three years, Denizet-Lewis followed the lives of eight men
and women from around the country—including a college student, a
grandmother, a bodybuilder, and a housewife—who were hooked on
everything from drugs and alcohol to gambling, food, and sex.
In his “America Anonymous” lecture, Denizet-Lewis blows
open the doors on our culture of addiction, exposing the
extraordinary broadness of the problem, the gripping
stories of those it tears apart, the political and scientific
battles that shape and distort it, and the powerful industries
that promote it.
Addiction is arguably our biggest public-health crisis, triggering and
exacerbating many of our most pressing social problems (crime,
poverty, skyrocketing health-care costs, and childhood abuse and
neglect). But while cancer and AIDS survivors have taken to the
streets—and to the halls of Congress—demanding to be counted,
millions of addicts with successful longterm recovery only talk to each
other in the confines of anonymous Twelve Step meetings. (A notable
exception is the addicted celebrity, who often enters and exits rehab
with great fanfare.)
As we find more and more ways to distract ourselves—and as we
obsessively search for new and innovative ways to escape the reality
of the present moment and make ourselves feel “better”—we’ve
created a schizophrenic culture where nothing is ever enough, where
stillness is equated with boredom, and where we need
increasingly intense experiences just to feel alive.
Benoit Denizet-Lewis
Cover stories by Benoit Denizet-Lewis
Are we the most addicted country in the world?
Food...Shopping...Gambling...Internet Pornography... as addictive as Alcohol or Drugs?
Will we ever cure addiction with a pill?
Benoit Denizet-Lewis
Visit: americaanonymous.com
800.743.9182
For Scheduling Call
Benoit Denizet-Lewis
Lectures with author and journalist
A n I n s i d e L o o k at O u r C u lt u r e
o f A dd i c t i o n
Benoit Denizet-Lewis writes about American culture for the New York
Times Magazine and appears frequently on television and radio
programs. Formerly a senior writer at Boston Magazine and staff writer
at the San Francisco Chronicle, his work has also been featured in
Details, Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, Spin, Out, Salon, Slate,
JANE, and others. Denizet-Lewis has appeared on many television
and radio programs, including “Anderson Cooper 360”, “The O’Reilly
Factor,” “Good Morning America”, and NPR’s “Talk of the Nation.”
A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism,
he has taught magazine and nonfiction writing at Tufts, Emerson
College, and Northeastern University.
Are we the most addicted country in the world?
Food...Shopping...Gambling...Internet Pornography... as addictive as Alcohol or Drugs?
Will we ever cure addiction with a pill?
Bio:
P.O. Box 3130 • Memorial Station • Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
As we find more and more ways to distract ourselves—and as we
obsessively search for new and innovative ways to escape the reality
of the present moment and make ourselves feel “better”—we’ve
created a schizophrenic culture where nothing is ever enough, where
stillness is equated with boredom, and where we need
increasingly intense experiences just to feel alive.
Denizet-Lewis, a gay culture expert who has spent much of the last
decade traveling the country writing about sexuality and gender,
offers a dynamic lecture about how young people are radically
changing what it means to be “gay” in America. Whether they’re
coming out at 14, getting hitched at 22, or proudly claiming labels like
“bisexual” and “open minded,” young Americans with same-sex
attractions are increasingly living lives devoid of the shame,
compartmentalization, and psychological distress common to previous
generations of gays and lesbians.
Benoit was a hit at our annual conference.
He is an amazing speaker with a deep and
nuanced understanding of addiction,
particularly as it relates to high-school
and college culture. He helped the teachers
and educators at our conference better
understand addictions that don’t always get
talked about­—including pornography and
sex addiction.”
Addiction is arguably our biggest public-health crisis, triggering and
exacerbating many of our most pressing social problems (crime,
poverty, skyrocketing health-care costs, and childhood abuse and
neglect). But while cancer and AIDS survivors have taken to the
streets—and to the halls of Congress—demanding to be counted,
millions of addicts with successful longterm recovery only talk to each
other in the confines of anonymous Twelve Step meetings. (A notable
exception is the addicted celebrity, who often enters and exits rehab
with great fanfare.)
What Does It Mean to be Gay, Anyway?
—Young Americans Are Playing By New Rules
www.creativewell.com
800-743-9182
[email protected]
In his “America Anonymous” lecture, Denizet-Lewis blows
open the doors on our culture of addiction, exposing the
extraordinary broadness of the problem, the gripping
stories of those it tears apart, the political and scientific
battles that shape and distort it, and the powerful industries
that promote it.
Additional Lecture Topic:
PROMOTIONAL POSTERS PROVIDED! SEE SAMPLE INSIDE.
For nearly three years, Denizet-Lewis followed the lives of eight men
and women from around the country—including a college student, a
grandmother, a bodybuilder, and a housewife—who were hooked on
everything from drugs and alcohol to gambling, food, and sex.
Benoit is a thoroughly engaging speaker
who connects with the audience through his
passionate, his wit, and his intelligence. He
delivered an unforgettable lecture.”
cover stories about youth culture, addiction, and sex and sexuality have
cemented his reputation as one of the leading chroniclers of modern
American life—immerses himself inside our culture of addiction for his
remarkable book, America Anonymous.
The solution? Breaking through the shame, denial, and confusion (is
addiction a brain disease? A spiritual malady? A moral failing?) that still
shape our cultural understanding of addiction—and hamper our ability
to treat it.
Lauren Kessler,
Director of Graduate Program in Literary Nonfiction,
University of Oregon
Acclaimed New York Times Magazine writer Benoit
Denizet-Lewis, a recovering sex addict—whose unforgettable
Andrew Finch,
Co-founder, Association of Recovery Schools
– David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction
‘‘
‘‘
Benoit exposes and explodes a million myths about addiction, never succumbing to the temptation
to make addiction—or recovery—less complex than it is.”
Your source for Lectures With Impact & interactive special events
SM
For scheduling info:
B e n o i t D e n i z e t- L e w i s
Lectures with author and journalist
An Inside Look at Our Culture
of Addiction
For scheduling: 973.783.7575 [email protected]
America Anonymous
Cover stories by Benoit Denizet-Lewis
Are we the most addicted country in the world?
Food...Shopping...Gambling...Internet Pornography... as addictive as Alcohol or Drugs?
Will we ever cure addiction with a pill?
A n I n s i d e L o o k at O u r C u lt u r e
in person: author and journalist
Benoit Denizet-Lewis
www.americaanonymous.com
Image courtesy of Simon & Schuster
o f A dd i c t i o n
Benoit exposes and explodes a million myths about addiction, never succumbing to the temptation
to make addiction—or recovery—less complex than it is.”
– David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction
Acclaimed New York Times Magazine writer Benoit
Denizet-Lewis, a recovering sex addict—whose unforgettable
cover stories about youth culture, addiction, and sex and sexuality have
cemented his reputation as one of the leading chroniclers of modern
American life—immerses himself inside our culture of addiction for his
remarkable book, America Anonymous.
For nearly three years, Denizet-Lewis followed the lives of eight men
and women from around the country—including a college student, a
grandmother, a bodybuilder, and a housewife—who were hooked on
everything from drugs and alcohol to gambling, food, and sex.
In his “America Anonymous” lecture, Denizet-Lewis blows
open the doors on our culture of addiction, exposing the
extraordinary broadness of the problem, the gripping
stories of those it tears apart, the political and scientific
battles that shape and distort it, and the powerful industries
that promote it.
The solution? Breaking through the shame, denial, and confusion (is
addiction a brain disease? A spiritual malady? A moral failing?) that still
shape our cultural understanding of addiction—and hamper our ability
to treat it.
Additional Lecture Topic:
What Does It Mean to be Gay, Anyway?
—Young Americans Are Playing By New Rules
Denizet-Lewis, a gay culture expert who has spent much of the last
decade traveling the country writing about sexuality and gender,
offers a dynamic lecture about how young people are radically
changing what it means to be “gay” in America. Whether they’re
coming out at 14, getting hitched at 22, or proudly claiming labels like
“bisexual” and “open minded,” young Americans with same-sex
attractions are increasingly living lives devoid of the shame,
compartmentalization, and psychological distress common to previous
generations of gays and lesbians.
Bio:
www.creativewell.com
800-743-9182
[email protected]
Addiction is arguably our biggest public-health crisis, triggering and
exacerbating many of our most pressing social problems (crime,
poverty, skyrocketing health-care costs, and childhood abuse and
neglect). But while cancer and AIDS survivors have taken to the
streets—and to the halls of Congress—demanding to be counted,
millions of addicts with successful longterm recovery only talk to each
other in the confines of anonymous Twelve Step meetings. (A notable
exception is the addicted celebrity, who often enters and exits rehab
with great fanfare.)
Benoit Denizet-Lewis writes about American culture for the New York
Times Magazine and appears frequently on television and radio
programs. Formerly a senior writer at Boston Magazine and staff writer
at the San Francisco Chronicle, his work has also been featured in
Details, Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, Spin, Out, Salon, Slate,
JANE, and others. Denizet-Lewis has appeared on many television
and radio programs, including “Anderson Cooper 360”, “The O’Reilly
Factor,” “Good Morning America”, and NPR’s “Talk of the Nation.”
A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism,
he has taught magazine and nonfiction writing at Tufts, Emerson
College, and Northeastern University.
Visit: americaanonymous.com
PROMOTIONAL POSTERS PROVIDED! SEE SAMPLE INSIDE.
P.O. Box 3130 • Memorial Station • Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
As we find more and more ways to distract ourselves—and as we
obsessively search for new and innovative ways to escape the reality
of the present moment and make ourselves feel “better”—we’ve
created a schizophrenic culture where nothing is ever enough, where
stillness is equated with boredom, and where we need
increasingly intense experiences just to feel alive.
Benoit is a thoroughly engaging speaker
who connects with the audience through his
passionate, his wit, and his intelligence. He
delivered an unforgettable lecture.”
Andrew Finch,
Co-founder, Association of Recovery Schools
enoit Denizet-Lewis
Are we the most addicted country in the world?
Food...Shopping...Gambling...Internet Pornography... as addictive as Alcohol or Drugs?
Will we ever cure addiction with a pill?
A n I n s i d e L o o k at O u r C u lt u r e
o f A dd i c t i o n
Lectures with author and journalist
Benoit Denizet-Lewis
For Scheduling Call
800.743.9182
Lauren Kessler,
Director of Graduate Program in Literary Nonfiction,
University of Oregon
‘‘
‘‘
Benoit was a hit at our annual conference.
He is an amazing speaker with a deep and
nuanced understanding of addiction,
particularly as it relates to high-school
and college culture. He helped the teachers
and educators at our conference better
understand addictions that don’t always get
talked about­—including pornography and
sex addiction.”
Your source for Lectures With Impact & interactive special events
SM
For scheduling info:
B e n o i t D e n i z e t- L e w i s
Lectures with author and journalist
Cover stories by Benoit Denizet-Lewis
For scheduling: 973.783.7575 [email protected]
America Anonymous
An Inside Look at Our Culture
of Addiction