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‘Diary of an Alcoholic Housewife’: One mother’s fight to get sober

Brenda Wilhelmson was like a lot of women in her neighborhood. She had a husband and two children, was educated, and made a good living as a writer. She had a vibrant social life with a tight circle of friends, and she could party until dawn and take her children to school the next day. From the outside, Brenda appeared to have it all together. But, in truth, alcohol was slowly taking over. Waking
/ Source: TODAY books