Alcoholism and Motherhood

In today's episode, we are talking about alcohol and motherhood, an issue that has been normalized culturally as moms but can easily turn into something more serious.  

Moms with young kids increased their alcohol consumption by nearly 325 percent between the start of the COVID-19  pandemic and end of the year 2020 according to a study conducted for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. A study published in JAMA found that during 2020 there was a 41 percent increase in the number of days on which women drank heavily, defined as having four or more drinks in a couple of hours.

We are so grateful to have Megan Peters, local Kansas City mom, on the show today to help us tackle this issue and share her story. Megan describes herself as "an imperfect human just doing her best." She lives in Kansas City with her two kids, partner, two dogs and two cats. She is a writer and photographer, and former "mom blogger," who left the weird world of social media influencing to work in digital marketing for a major healthcare organization. She is an advocate in her community, leading local movements for public education, refugee resettlement, global health initiatives and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). She loves true crime, sci-fi, reading, running and ice cream.
Resources
AA/Al Anon

SMART Recovery

Quit Like a Woman: The Radical Choice to Not Drink in a Culture Obsessed with Alcohol by Holly Whitaker 

Tempest

She Recovers

Megan's Resources and Recovery Story 
 

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