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Mommy Doesn't Drink Here Anymore

Getting Through the First Year of Sobriety

by Rachael Brownell
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"Gives the reader insight not only into the effects of addiction on the entire family, but solutions for those in the grips of family trauma." —Barb Rogers, author of If I Die Before I Wake
With three children under five, a set of twins and a newborn, Rachell Brownell wanted to feel like an adult again. So she turned to three bottles of white wine a night.
Through wit and honesty, Brownell lets readers into her world of addiction, but also towards hope. Examples of community, wisdom, and support provide a map for anyone trying to get through the early stages of recovery.
Learn how a couple of glasses of wine lead to a big problem. Understand how mommy cocktail groups and the desire to feel like "more than a mommy" can lead to addiction. In Mommy Doesn't Drink Here Anymore you will find:
  • The good, the bad, and the ugly of parenting
  • The truth about the first year of recovery
  • Hope for a light at the end of the tunnel

    • "Whether you are struggling to reconcile your addiction or looking for guidance as a mother, woman, human being, Brownell's journey of self-awareness and self-discovery is sure to motivate and inspire. A triumph of a memoir for all women enduring." —Rebecca Woolf, author of Rockabye: From Wild to Child
    "Comfort, encouragement and support are interwoven with her words. A gift for anyone who is seeking their own Truth regarding addiction and recovery." —Barbara Joy, author of Easy Does It, Mom
    "In this frank memoir, she journals her slide into alcoholism and her first year of recovery . . . Brownell doesn't pull any punches about the ugly side of her addiction." —Library Journal

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      January 1, 2021

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        • ISBN: 9781609250201

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        • ISBN: 9781609250201
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      • English

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      • Library Journal

        June 15, 2009
        Brownell is a frequent contributor to various online parenting spaces, including "The Imperfect Parent" (www.imperfectparent.com), Babble.com, and Yahoo's Shine site (shine.yahoo.com). In this frank memoir, she journals her slide into alcoholism and her first year of recovery. She details in a conversational voice how her postpartum depression and the stresses of mothering three children, all under five years old, triggered her gradual dependence on multiple glasses of white wine. Her participation in social "cocktail playdate" groups for mommies with young children deepened the problem. Brownell doesn't pull any punches about the ugly side of her addiction, and her first year of sobriety is fraught with times where she felt lost, as if she were hanging on only by her fingernails, and overwhelmed by life without alcohol to help buffer it. VERDICT Brownell has an easy, readable style and a simple message. There is no glowing happy ending, just the reality that life must be faced one day at a time. This work will appeal to readers who like memoirs about ordinary people overcoming difficult life problems; individuals who find 12-step and recovery literature helpful will also be interested in this personal journey.Crystal Renfro, Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta

        Copyright 2009 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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