WATCH David McKenna Shares His Story of Drugs,
Felonies, God and RecoveryDavid 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. |
WATCH Renee Yohe Talks About Her Addiction and
RecoveryRenee Yohe shares her personal account of
drinking, drug addiction, self-mutilation,
and recovery. She talks about trying to
kill herself by getting hit by a car and
keeping her drugs, cutting and suicide
attempts from her parents. She says that
her friends at school stopped talking to
her. Renee eventually moved in with her
drug dealer and became very addicted to
cocaine and pills. With little hope left,
her friends intervened to help her detox
and get treatment. |
WATCH David McKenna InterviewThis 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. |
WATCH Renee Yohe and Jamie Tworkowski InterviewThis 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. |
WATCH Jamie Tworkowski Addresses Depression and
Recovery at TEDxJamie 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. |