Temple University Professor of Journalism Jillian Bauer-Reese has been in recovery from alcoholism for five years and brings her experiences with addiction to the set of Bouncing Back to provide insight into the trajectory from addiction to recovery. Having bounced back from substance abuse, Professor Bauer-Reese is now an advocate for better media coverage on the topic of addiction, particularly in the city of Philadelphia.
Bouncing Back is a TUTV original program created in 2013 that gives viewers an inside look into challenges facing people in the world around them. This show provides viewers insight into their own misgivings concerning self worth while presenting real life examples of personal struggle with self acceptance.
