Ken Seeley | |
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 Seeley, 2009 | |
| Born | October 25, 1962 |
| Occupation | Interventionist, author |
| Partner(s) | Eric McLaughlin |
| Website | https://intervention911.com |
Kenneth Raymond Seeley (born October 25, 1962) is an interventionist and author. He is best known for his appearances on the A&E reality show, Intervention . Certified as a CIP, CCMI-M, RAS, CATC, Seeley himself has been sober since July 14, 1989. [1] Since then, he has worked full-time in the business of recovery.
Seeley is the author of Face It and Fix It, [2] published by HarperOne in 2009.
Seeley has remained involved, professionally and personally, in recovery since 1989. In an early episode of Intervention he revealed he was once addicted to crystal meth. [3] He became sober on July 14, 1989. [4] He is a Certified Intervention Professional, Master's Level Case Manager / Interventionist, Registered Addiction Specialist, and Certified Addiction Treatment Counselor.
Seeley is a regular contributor to CNN, [5] MSNBC, NBC, CBS, Fox, and ABC on the topic of addiction. Seeley was one of three featured interventionists on the Emmy Award Winning Television Series Intervention on A&E.
In 2011, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him. [6]
Seeley resides in California with his partner, Eric McLaughlin. [4]
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Kenneth Paul Venturi was an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. In a career shortened by injuries, he won 14 events on the PGA Tour including a major, the U.S. Open in 1964. Shortly before his death in 2013, Venturi was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Christopher Kennedy Lawford was an American author, actor, and activist. He was a member of the prominent Kennedy family, and son of actor Peter Lawford and Patricia "Pat" Kennedy Lawford, who was a sister of President John F. Kennedy. He graduated from Tufts University in 1977 and earned a law degree from Boston College in 1983. He later earned a master's certificate in Clinical Psychology from Harvard University and was a lecturer on drug addiction.
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