http://blogs.psychcentral.com/celebrity Blogging about the world of psychology and celebrity. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Back in May, I told you about Mary Forsberg Weiland's then-upcoming memoir, Fall to Pieces: A Memoir of Drugs, Rock 'N' Roll & Mental Illness. The book has since released and there's been an increase in attention paid to that particular Celebrity Psychings post, which is sort of unfortunate because, ... http://blogs.psychcentral.com/celebrity/2009/11/mary-weiland-hopes-her-memoir-helps-somone-connect/ In case you missed it, NBC gave its Nightly News "Making a Difference" series a celebrity spin last week and shined the spotlight on five celebrities who are currently heavily engaged in charity work: Alicia Keys, for her work with Keep a Child Alive, the organization that provides life-saving medication, support ... http://blogs.psychcentral.com/celebrity/2009/11/nbc-nightly-news-honors-charity-work-of-celebrities/ Last Thursday, actress Debi Mazar joined the likes of Glenn Close, Paige Hemmis, and Joe Pantoliano. Mazar didn't launch her own mental health campaign, but the actress did take part in a panel discussion as part of the SPEAK and Be Heard…Living With Bipolar Depression campaign, where she talked about how ... http://blogs.psychcentral.com/celebrity/2009/11/actress-debi-mazar-speaks-about-bipolar-disorder/ In addition to Tobey Maguire, another famous name in veteran- and PTSD-related news lately is seven-time Grammy Award-winning musician John Mayer. Mayer's fourth studio album, Battle Studies, is scheduled to hit shelves on November 17, 2009, and in addition to the same-day performance at Beacon Theatre (one that Fuse.tv will ... http://blogs.psychcentral.com/celebrity/2009/11/john-mayer-to-raise-money-for-veteran-charities/ Veterans Day is supposed to be a day of honoring our military veterans for all their dedication to and sacrifices for our nation, and while Veterans Day is always an important day, it seems that now - with PTSD on the rise and tragedies like the recent Fort Hood massacre ... http://blogs.psychcentral.com/celebrity/2009/11/tobey-maguire-urges-ptsd-awareness-responsibility/ Unless you've been living under a rock for the past week or so - or, for some reason, haven't visited anything online except your email - I'd be willing to bet you've at least caught a whiff of Rihanna's upcoming interview with Diane Sawyer tonight on ABC's 20/20. It's the ... http://blogs.psychcentral.com/celebrity/2009/11/where-does-rihanna-go-from-here/ If you were excited about the chance to bid on "God of Carnage" tickets and schmooze time with James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden, you might also be happy to know that at its third annual dinner auction, the Karla Smith Foundation is going to accept bids to meet Glenn ... http://blogs.psychcentral.com/celebrity/2009/11/bid-to-meet-glenn-close-at-3rd-annual-karla-smith-foundation-dinner-auction/ Out of those of you who weren't familiar with Daniel Johnston when I told you about his performance at the Austin City Limits Music Festival last month, I'm willing to bet more than a few of you found him interesting (even if you read only my brief introduction to him). ... http://blogs.psychcentral.com/celebrity/2009/11/are-we-exploiting-daniel-johnston/ Speaking of celebrities and mental health organizations, Joey Pantoliano's No Kidding, Me Too! is now one of the charities you can support when you bid on or buy "items" at CharityFolks.com. The announcement I received stated - Win tickets to the Broadway show "God of Carnage" (including meet and ... http://blogs.psychcentral.com/celebrity/2009/11/win-god-of-carnage-tickets-meet-greet-with-james-gandolfini-marcia-gay-harden/ If you're struggling with issues in your personal life (say, mental health problems, a rocky pseudo-marriage, or a tumultuous relationship with your family, for example), I imagine the last thing you need is a fairly well-known investigative reporter and best-selling author to write a book about your woes. Yet, that's exactly ... http://blogs.psychcentral.com/celebrity/2009/10/brangelina-exposed-anyone-interested/