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About The Book
For fans of The Many Lives of Mama Love and the many women struggling with addiction while raising families, a candid recovery memoir chronicling one suburban New Jersey mother’s journey from secret vodka binges to sobriety.
Liz Jannuzzi’s life is unraveling: a failing marriage, three young children to care for, and a vodka bottle hidden behind the coffee maker. Her alcoholism, a family legacy that has already claimed her brother’s life, threatens to destroy everything she loves.
When a shocking confession about an affair forces Liz to admit to her drinking problem, she reluctantly attends her first AA meeting. There, surrounded by women who understand her struggles, she’s given a lifeline: “You never have to feel this way again.” She commits to getting sober—and through the Twelve Steps, she confronts the wreckage of her past while rebuilding her marriage and reclaiming her role as a mother.
With unflinching honesty and unexpected humor—never once shying away from the messiness of recovery (the awkward amends, the persistent cravings, the haunting grief that alcohol once numbed)—Liz takes readers through her journey from hiding empty bottles to celebrating milestones of sobriety. In doing so, she illuminates the complex challenges of motherhood and marriage and offers hope to anyone struggling with alcoholism. Raw and heartfelt, Sober Mom is a powerful testament to resilience and the possibility of transformation, one day at a time.
Liz Jannuzzi’s life is unraveling: a failing marriage, three young children to care for, and a vodka bottle hidden behind the coffee maker. Her alcoholism, a family legacy that has already claimed her brother’s life, threatens to destroy everything she loves.
When a shocking confession about an affair forces Liz to admit to her drinking problem, she reluctantly attends her first AA meeting. There, surrounded by women who understand her struggles, she’s given a lifeline: “You never have to feel this way again.” She commits to getting sober—and through the Twelve Steps, she confronts the wreckage of her past while rebuilding her marriage and reclaiming her role as a mother.
With unflinching honesty and unexpected humor—never once shying away from the messiness of recovery (the awkward amends, the persistent cravings, the haunting grief that alcohol once numbed)—Liz takes readers through her journey from hiding empty bottles to celebrating milestones of sobriety. In doing so, she illuminates the complex challenges of motherhood and marriage and offers hope to anyone struggling with alcoholism. Raw and heartfelt, Sober Mom is a powerful testament to resilience and the possibility of transformation, one day at a time.
Product Details
- Publisher: She Writes Press (July 21, 2026)
- Length: 280 pages
- ISBN13: 9798896363491
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"With candor, wit, and unflinching self-awareness, Elizabeth Jannuzzi invites us into the messy middle of addiction, motherhood, and recovery—not as a morality tale, but as a mirror. Sober Mom is both a confession and a celebration of what happens when a woman stops pretending and starts telling the truth."—Lara Love Hardin, New York Times best-selling author of The Many Lives of Mama Love
"Sober Mom is a courageous and moving portrait of a woman who, against all odds, reclaims her life. With honesty and tenderness, Jannuzzi shows the reader, step by step, that anything is possible"—Mary Beth Keane, author of the New York Times bestseller Ask Again, Yes
“Here are the 12 steps for encountering Sober Mom: 1) Buy the book. 2) Read this brave, authentic, and moving account of battling alcoholism. 3) Wish you were this strong. 4) Read it again. 5) Know you are this strong. 6-10) Repeat steps 2-4 as needed. 11) Keep it nearby, preferably now decorated with passages you’ve underlined and highlighted for inspiration. 12) Recommend Sober Mom to someone else."—Sue William Silverman, author, Selected Misdemeanors
“Sober Mom offers a bracingly honest account of one woman's journey toward sobriety. An important addition to the addiction-and-recovery canon, Elizabeth Jannuzzi's moving, layered, stigma-dispelling story will inspire and embolden women and mothers who struggle with alcoholism.”—Sari Botton, author of And You May Find Yourself . . . and editor of Oldster Magazine
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