“In movies, it’s always the ‘I’m an alcoholic’ moment that’s climatic, but in reality, for me anyway, it was the ‘I’m going to rehab’ sentence that I found hardest to admit out loud. I told my girls that Mummy is going away for a bit. My own mother had agreed to come stay in our home alongside my partner to help with the children while he worked. Everything was strained. My relationships were so fragile...
