Sir Anthony Hopkins - Celebrating 50 Years of Freedom in Recovery

About this episode

Neil Scott celebrates 50 years of recovery for Sir Anthony Hopkins, featuring an interview and a 12 Step meeting.

In this special edition of Recovery - Coast to Coast , Neil Scott celebrates 50 years of recovery for one of the world's most iconic actors - Sir Anthony Hopkins, who prefers to be called Tony H.! In an interview following the recent release of his autobiography " We Did OK, Kid ," he takes listeners back to the end of his drinking and the beginning of 50 years in long-term recovery. As part of this celebration, Neil shares a 12 Step meeting in Laguna Beach, California, featuring Tony H., when he was just shy of 25 years sober! What it was like, what happened, and what it is now! And fellow actor and long-time friend - also in long-term recovery- Dick Van Dyke (in recovery 53 years) gets today's last word!

People in this episode

Host: Neil Scott

Guest: Sir Anthony Hopkins

Topics covered

• recovery
• addiction
• celebrity
• long-term sobriety
• 12 Step program
• mental health
• personal stories

Keywords

• recovery
• Sir Anthony Hopkins
• Dick Van Dyke
• 12 Step
• sobriety
• addiction
• mental health
• autobiography

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: We Did OK, Kid

Places: Laguna Beach, California

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