Heather Candace "Candy" Finnigan (born May 18, 1946) is a professional
interventionist who appears regularly in the A&E show ''
Intervention''. She received her Certification in Chemical Dependency from
UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California St ...
and interned at
Cedars-Sinai Hospital
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a nonprofit, tertiary, 886-bed teaching hospital and multi-specialty academic health science center located in Los Angeles, California. Part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System, the hospital employs a staff of over 2 ...
.
A recovering alcoholic for 33 years, Candy Finnigan wrote ''When Enough is Enough: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Intervention'', "a tell-it-like-it-is guide to the process of intervention; a must read if you're interested in conducting an intervention." She is a graduate of
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. Tw ...
and was married to
Mike Finnigan
Michael Kelly Finnigan (April 26, 1945 – August 11, 2021) was an American keyboard player and vocalist, his speciality being the B3 Hammond organ. Working primarily as a freelance studio musician and touring player, he played with a wide va ...
, a musician and former basketball player for over 45 years. She and her late husband Mike have two children: daughter, Bridget, and son, Kelly.
Finnigan is a Board Registered Interventionist (Level) II.
References
External links
Intervention websiteInterview with William Simmons, Harvard Independent
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Living people
Alcohol abuse counselors
University of Kansas alumni
1946 births