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SHORT SYNOPSIS

Is Your Story Making You Sick? shows how people can rewrite the toxic stories they tell themselves.

The film reveals how individuals battling addiction, trauma, and depression can change their stories and transcend their pain.

LONG SYNOPSIS

Is Your Story Making You Sick? shows how people can rewrite the toxic stories they tell themselves. The film reveals how individuals battling addiction, trauma, and depression can change their stories and transcend their pain.

Director Frances Causey is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker with fifteen years experience as a Senior Producer at CNN and previous work hailed as a New York Times Critic’s Pick.

Is Your Story Making You Sick? premiered at the Western Psychological Association Film Festival, has screened at such influential conferences as the West Coast Symposium on Addictive Disorders and Innovations in Behavioral Healthcare. It will be released on PBS in Fall of 2020.

FILM FESTIVALS

Western Psychological Association Film Festival

REEL Recovery Film Festival - Los Angeles

REEL Recovery Film Festival - New York City

American Public Health Association (APHA) Global Public Heath Film Festival

QUOTES

“This film explores the deeper causes of sickness beyond what is traditionally recognized in western medicine.” — Ellen Langer, PhD, Harvard

“This film dramatically shows that illness is a product of our experience and how we interpret it.” — Gabor Maté, Best-Selling Author

“People can change their lives by freeing themselves from narratives that are literally making them sick.” — Dan Siegel, PhD, UCLA

“Hosting the film was a great decision. It brought our community together to speak openly about mental health.” — Melissa Westerman, Director of Marketing, Ellenhorn Recovery

“This film shows how the belief that drugs hijack one’s brain and creates an addiction ignores the real causes of their distress.” — Carl Hart, PhD, Columbia University

“This film highlights the reality of generational trauma and empowers you to play a role in the healing of child and adult survivors.” — Josh Shipp, best-selling author & founder of One Caring Adult®

“Characters bravely share their most difficult moments—choosing to not be defeated by them.” -Olivia Newton-John, singer, songwriter, actress, and activist

“This film shows the truth of how trauma stays with you in your mind and physical body.” — Dawn Mullinax, Georgia Council On Substance Abuse

“If you’re suffering, see this film!” — Kevin McCauley, Creator of Pleasure Unwoven

“This film feels like some sort of unicorn that understands my experience.” — Ruth, Codependents Anonymous

“This moving film effectively shows how to address the traumas that drive addiction.” — Michael McGee, MD, Chief Medical Officer The Haven Addiction Treatment Center

“Sharing the film generated beautiful conversations about the value and use of recovery stories.” — Khalil Powers, KIVA Center (A Trauma-Informed and Recovery-Based Community)

You can also email Producer nick@francescauseyfilms.com