Beth F. - Sober 3 Years

When Beth finally got sober less than four years ago, she had made it to middle age as an active, but functional alcoholic. She grew up in a family where alcoholism was present, but largely unaddressed. Beth moved nine times with her military family while still in elementary school, casting the die of a lonesome outsider. When she found alcohol early in her teens, Beth found the key to coping with life in both good times and bad. Though it took several decades to wear away the facade of normal or social drinker, Beth’s ability to both work and ra...