My Mom, the Alcoholic

I continue talking about my mom's new substance problem in this episode. I also talk about the feelings I got when she called me a liar to my family.

This episode I talk about how I was taken back when I discovered a new habit of my mom's.

In this episode I talk about how my mom finds a new rock bottom and how this lead to her being displaced from her home.

In this episode, I talk about how I had high hopes for my mothers' sobriety after her stay at the Light House. I then tell you what actually happened.

Finding treatment for addicts is hard...but I never dreamed it would be this hard. In this episode I talk about my mom's first rock bottom and starting treatment.

Today, I talk about my mom during my wedding day. The feels I felt and how I feel about it today. Little did I know we were about to kick off a long battle with treatment.

This episode I talk about the first time my friends got to see my mom in her true light. She attempted to hide her alcohol from my bridal party which was in plain sight which left me feeling true embarrassment and anger.

This episode I talk about how my mom's problem with alcohol really came to the surface and how I stood up to her for the first time.

This episode, I talk about how my mom's alcoholism started to directly impact me in my life.

My early memories of my mom and her alcoholism are quite muddled. These are the memories I have from early on and how I felt.

This episode I talk about my earliest memory of my mom being an alcoholic. For the longest time I didn't realize she had a problem. Looking back and sorting through these memories helps me understand and process my own feelings.