A Happier Hour by Rebecca Weller

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By Rebecca Weller

while Rebecca Weller’s pounding, dehydrated head woke her at 3am, all over again, she stared on the ceiling, considering why the hell she stored doing this to herself. At 39 years of age - and a healthiness trainer, no much less - she knew greater than to down a number of bottles of wine consistent with week. Her more and more dysfunctional courting with alcohol needed to cease, yet after a long time of social consuming, she was once afraid of what that may mean.

How may possibly she reside a cheerful lifestyles, with no alcohol? How could she sit back, socialise, or rejoice - with no wine?

In sheer frustration, on a morning full of remorse and tears, she embarks on a 3-month sobriety test that turns into a quest for self-discovery, and finally, transforms her complete international.

A heartfelt, relocating, and encouraging tale for somebody who has ever needed to quit whatever they enjoyed which will get what they really wanted.

A Happier Hour is a memoir that strikes past habit, giving a behind-the-scenes inspect what it takes to get (and remain) sober in a tradition that celebrates alcohol.

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