Renee Yohe Talks About Her Addiction and Recovery

David McKenna talks about his descent from a happy childhood into a life filled with partying, abusing and dealing drugs, five DUIs, felonies and jail time. On a road that was basically a fast track to the pit of hell, David turned his life around after he was released from jail, worked through a rehab program, and was introduced to God. McKenna is portrayed by British actor Rupert Friend in the To Write Love On Her Arms movie.

This David McKenna interview was conducted several months before his death in 2012, just after To Write Love On Her Arms premiered at the Florida Film Festival. He is portrayed by British actor Rupert Friend in the movie. In 2006, Renee Yohe detoxed at David's house after the treatment center considered her too high of a risk to admit.

This news segment chronicles how Renee Yohe's story led to an online movement. Her friend and To Write Love On Her Arms founder Jamie Tworkowski is interviewed. Renee also speaks.

Jamie Tworkowski founded To Write Love On Her Arms, a non-profit organization/movement dedicated to finding help and offering hope for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. Here, Jamie talks about the numbers of people who struggle with untreated depression and how his organization is encouraging them to seek help and get better. He also touches on his own battle with depression. Jamie is portrayed by actor Chad Michael Murray in the To Write Love On Her Arms movie.

Kat Dennings (2 Broke Girls) portrays Renee Yohe, a Florida teen who struggles with addiction and abuse. When friend Jamie Tworkowski (Chad Michael Murray) begins to share Yohe's story via MySpace and sells t-shirts to help fund her treatment, several high profile musicians take notice and soon a global movement begins. It leads to the founding of the TWLOHA non-profit organization to help people struggling with addiction, self-injury, depression, and thoughts of suicide.