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People Who Inspire

High-wire legend on a balanced life

What defines success? Hire-wire legend Philippe Petit says it depends on your personal goals and on the purity of your soul.

The inspirations and struggles of Andrew Zimmern’s ‘Bizarre’ world

How food, travel, tough love and recovery transformed the life of this acclaimed chef, writer and Bizarre Foods adventurer.

The power of praying for strangers

It doesn’t matter how you do it, whether you are talking or yelling, walking or standing. River Jordan says take the time to pray for a stranger every day.

Top 8 TED talks to inspire the recovery journey

Here at RenewEveryDay.com, we’ve compiled the top 8 TED talks that carry a theme or message that can inspire, motivate, move, enlighten and relate to those in the recovery community.

Notre Dame alumnus reaches out to suffering collegiates

Alcoholism, depression and other mental disorders are prevalent on college campuses today, and Notre Dame is no exception. Our "Notre Dame bubble" may be picturesque but many students are suffering.

Urban’s next album may delve into time in treatment

Country music singer and songwriter Keith Urban says he’s finally ready to start exploring some of the feelings and experiences relating to his 2006 spell in drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

Jamar Rogers channels new energy on ‘The Voice’

For 30-year-old Jamar Rogers, his spot on NBC’s “The Voice,” isn’t just a singing competition, it also represents a comeback in his life.

Wes Bentley ‘back in the sunlight’

American Beauty breakout star Wes Bentley let sudden fame spiral him into drug addiction. Now, with a little more than two years of sobriety The Hunger Games star says he's "back in the sunlight."

The unlikely factor that ended Storm Large’s addiction

Singer, reality star and comedian Storm Large may be best known to audiences as a former contestant of CBS’s reality TV show Rock Star: Supernova. But in her new memoir, the singer releases all her demons, including a former heroin addiction.

Elton John: Without sobriety I would’ve been a rock ‘n’ roll casualty

In a reflective moment, Elton John recently said if he didn’t get sober in 1990, his life would have ended and been just another rock ‘n’ roll tragedy.