Mackenzie Phillips, Addiction Counselor?

By Christine Fenno Posted Jun 26th 2011 12:02PM

Move over, Dr. Drew. After years as an actress with harrowing substance abuse battles, and a recent memoir detailing incest in her family, former 'One Day at a Time' star Mackenzie Phillips is reportedly seeking a fresh start with a new career: addiction counselor.

This weekend, sources tell TMZ that Phillips, 51, is approximately half-way done with a certification program that would pave the way for what she hopes will be her new life's work helping others.

But that doesn't mean she's leaving show business altogether.

A reality TV show may also be in the works. Her journey to become a addiction treatment specialist is allegedly being chronicled for a cable series titled 'No Relapse,' produced by 44 Blue (the company behind MSNBC's 'Lockup' and Spike TV's 'Pirate Hunters'). Already, insiders say the show is attracting "strong interest from multiple networks."

Phillips is famously open on camera about her personal struggles. "On drugs, gosh, I was probably spending a thousand dollars a day," she said, reflecting on her years as a drug addict during an Oprah Winfrey episode. "I would turn out all the lights and creep around the house and peek out the window...I spent hours staring into trees and bushes."

Mackenzie Phillips Life as a Addict

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Monday 27 June

By dickn2000b

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Oh God...here we go again with another "reality" show. If Mackenzie Phillips genuinely wanted to make a change in her life and career by helping others with their addictions she would have done so quietly and privately. This is just another load of media driven crap to get back into the spotlight.

By bonniep

If she was truly in recovery, she would remain anonymous and not break the 5th, 6th, and 12th traditions...

By William (Billy) McCarthy

Way to go McKenzie. Hopefully you can get Charlie Sheen and Ms. Lohan on your show before they have to bottom out any further. Keep trudging the happy road to destiny. Your beautiful.

By bossy

I like her, always have .. I wish her the very best, However I will NOT be watching this show because it is on the own network and its just another of MANY on onw that are stupid to say the least its oprah making more un needed money exploiting down and has been and near has been celebrities most of which are white, I wonder when O's Karma wil make a ful circle?

By Michele

That's great, but I just hope she's sober. Last time I saw her interviewed she seemed to exhibit much of the talk of someone who is still using (I am a certified rehab counselor). People in her family have been pretty firm in saying that much of her autobiography was fiction and that her father never molested her. Pretty terrible allegation to make against your father after he's no longer here to defend himself, especially if it didn't happen. Of course making that allegation in her book greatly increases the number of copies sold.

By Pat

Good Luck Mackenzie! Hope this works out for you!

By david

Good for her. MacKenzie has been fighting those as well as other demons for a long time. My best to her courage.

By skbn113

GOOD FOR HER!!!

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