Leonard Lee Buschel
| Leonard Lee Buschel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leonard Lee Buschel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 💼 Occupation | Publisher, editor, author, drug counselor |
| Known for | Co-founder, Writers in Treatment founder, REEL Recovery Film Festival editor/publisher Addiction/Recovery eBulletin |
| 🌐 Website | writersintreatment reelrecoveryfilmfestival addictionrecoveryebulletin |
Leonard Lee Buschel is an American publisher. He is the founding publisher of the Addiction/Recovery eBulletin.
Career
In 2007, Buschel co-founded Writers in Treatment, which assists individuals in the writing profession suffering from addictions to receive scholarships and recommendations to treatment facilities.
In 2009, he founded the REEL Recovery Film Festival, which takes place each year in Los Angeles,[1] Las Vegas, Denton, Texas, New York City, Vancouver, and several other cities,[2] with proceeds used to help send people to substance-abuse treatment.[citation needed] Celebrities attend their respective screenings at the REEL Recovery Film Festival, including Ben Stiller and Danny Huston in 2009.[3] Buschel sold the REEL Recovery Film Festival in 2025 to Tim Cheney.[4]
Buschel created the annual Experience, Strength and Hope Awards, held in Los Angeles since 2009 and dubbed the Recovery Oscars by The Fix online publication.[5] Writers in Treatment has honored actor Joe Pantoliano,[6] a recovering alcohol, food and sex addict, known for his role on the HBO series The Sopranos.[7] Other recipients have included astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Lou Gossett, Jr., Mackenzie Phillips, Jane Velez-Mitchell, Pat O'Brien, Ed Begley Jr., Carrie White, Duran-Duran's John Taylor, Christopher Kennedy Lawford, Leigh Steinberg, and Jodie Sweetin. [8]
Since 2013, Buschel is the founding publisher and editor of the weekly Addiction/Recovery eBulletin, with 22,000 subscribers and an Open Rate of 40%.
In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Buschel kept the REEL Recovery Film Festival going by moving to a virtual format. With over 80 films shown to an audience from around the world, the festival maintained an online presence.
In 2025, Buschel's memoir/autobiography, High: From Cannabis to Clarity, was published by Henry Gray Publishing. It recounts his journey from drug dealer to drug counselor and also explores his early life in Philadelphia. Three weeks after his birth, Buschel’s father died suddenly. Growing up fatherless had a profound impact on his formative years and may have contributed to his early substance use.
References
- ↑ "Recovering Alcoholics and Addicts Have Their Own Film Festival". Tolucan Times.
- ↑ King, Susan (11 October 2013). "Writers in Treatment's Reel Recovery Film Fest opens Oct. 18". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ↑ "Out & About: Ben's always the life of the party". InTouch Weekly. 13 April 2009.
- ↑ "Tim Cheney – Bio". Chooper's Guide. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "The Recovery Oscars! - The Fix".
- ↑ "Writers in Treatment honors Joe Pantoliano". Westside People magazine. 5 March 2015.
- ↑ "Joey Pants Interview with Chet Cooper". Ability Magazine.
- ↑ "Award Winners". 13 October 2016.
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