Jane P. - Sober 26 Years

Given up for adoption at 18 months old by a mother who later committed suicide, Jane was raised by an older loving couple who never quite understood her pre-teen drinking or streak of independence which included running away from home at 14. Early attempts to become a good girl in a Christian youth group gave way to a dark side fueled by emerging alcoholism, wild behavior, and self-harm in the form of cutting. As alcohol and blood flowed over the next years, Jane’s foray into London’s early punk rock scene, preceded a marriage that endured 15 tumultuous years, only to end in d...