Paul Pellinger is Using the Power of Music to Heal the Root of the Opioid Crisis

Yitzi Weiner
Thrive Global
Published in
9 min readDec 12, 2017

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“I knew as a child, growing up in the Catskill Mountains 10 miles away from the original Woodstock site that music had power and the ability to change moods, motivate, reinforce gratitude, help people stay in the present, reflect, anchor people and most importantly communicate to the soul where long lasting change happens. These are some of the exact skill sets addicts need for long-term recovery.”

I had the pleasure of interviewing Paul Pellinger, who is an innovator in the addiction treatment arena. His career spans over 25 years having worked as a Certified Addiction Counselor (C.A.C.), Court Appointed Liaison, interventionist, public speaker and president of Face The Music Foundation. Paul co-founded Recovery Unplugged in 2013 bringing his years of wisdom and insight with his groundbreaking approach creating a new musical treatment modality that is showing unbelievable success rates.

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Yitzi Weiner
Thrive Global

A “Positive” Influencer, Founder & Editor of Authority Magazine, CEO of Thought Leader Incubator