‘I packed a suitcase, kissed my kids goodbye and went into rehab for 32 days’

“In movies, it’s always the ‘I’m an alcoholic’ moment that’s climatic, but in reality, for me anyway, it was the ‘I’m going to rehab’ sentence that I found hardest to admit out loud. I told my girls that Mummy is going away for a bit. My own mother had agreed to come stay in our home alongside my partner to help with the children while he worked. Everything was strained. My relationships were so fragile...