IN THE PRESS: Newsweek- I Drank Alcohol Every Day—Quitting Made Me See the Damage
Like most people, I had my first taste of alcohol in high school, but I didn't get hooked on it straight away. Growing up, drinking was part of every celebration we had, but during my childhood neither of my parents had a "problem" or issue with alcohol.
When I went to college in Southern California, I joined a sorority. Of course, there were a lot of parties, but I was never out of control—I was the girl who made sure everybody else got home and held back their ponytails when they were vomiting.
My drinking definitely saw an uptick when I began law school in London, England and studied abroad. Part of it was to deal with the stress of my studies, but I had also met my now husband, and alcohol was a big part of our romance...
