Mommy Doesnt Drink Here Anymore, Rachael Brownell
Mommy Doesnt Drink Here Anymore, Rachael Brownell
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Mommy Doesn't Drink Here Anymore
Getting Through the First Year of Sobriety

Author: Rachael Brownell

Narrator: Wendy Rich Stetson

Unabridged: 3 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/08/2023


Synopsis

A Mother Shares the Story of Her First Year of Sobriety
A real woman’s memoir and her story of recovery in hopes that she inspires other mothers to maintain sobriety. A mom who turned to alcohol. 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. The good, the bad, and the ugly of getting clean. Through wit and honesty, Brownell lets readers into her world of addiction, but also towards hope. Through examples of community, wisdom, and support, this book provides a map for anyone trying to get through the early stages of recovery. Inspiration for the first year 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 Mommy Doesn’t Drink Here Anymore is one woman’s recollection of the pressures of motherhood, addiction, and the first year of sobriety. Without preaching, Brownell lets you into her heart-wrenching and inspiring story. If you learned from books like The Happier Hour, Drunk Hour, or Quit Like a Woman, then you’ll want to read Mommy Doesn’t Drink Here Anymore.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Claudia

A wonderful and honest book focusing on the mental aspect of getting sober. What I liked especially was the fact that Brownell doesn't dwell in memories of her rock bottom moments, but really uses her memoir as an example to show how much inner strength sobriety takes and how mental health improves......more

Goodreads review by Alee

Picked it up from the library and read it in 4 hours without stopping. Highly recommend it!......more

Goodreads review by Crystal

I feel like my choice to receive this ARC, and consequently read it, might need a little bit of background story. Since I mentioned previously that I’m not so into self-help books, my reading this may seem strange. However, alcoholism is something that runs in my family and I decided I wanted to read......more

Goodreads review by Joanne

A funny book about a serious subject, this memoir takes us into the life of Rachael Brownell. She tells us how she used to drink, how it was affecting her family and how she used AA to pull herself out of the downward spiral she was stuck in. I read this very quickly, in one or two hours. I definite......more