Gretchen Archibald 36 6 / 21 / 2013
A Sober Nation story

Gretchen Archibald

Age
36
Sober Since
06 / 22 / 2013
Sober For
13 Years & 48 Days

01 What it was like

It was like waking up from a long, bad dream.

My husband had left me, and it finally hit me that I was potentially throwing my life and family away.
Gretchen Archibald

02 What happened

My husband had left me, and it finally hit me that I was potentially throwing my life and family away. I sat down on our sofa and told myself I couldn't live like that anymore - it was our 11th anniversary that was the day I stopped.

03 What it is like now

I have a whole new and different life than I did 3.5 years ago. My husband came back, we are happily raising our kids together and we can work through it all together. I'm happy and healthy.

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