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Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of mormas stories podcast.

I'm your host John D'Alene.

It is October 3rd, 2019 and today I am so incredibly excited to be able to bring to

you another mormas stories podcast episode.

Today we are going to be tackling an issue that has touched several deer and close friends

of mine over the years and the topic is alcohol use and abuse.

And I cannot tell you how thrilled and excited I am to have a dear friend with me.

Her name is Brittany Holly.

I've known her and her husband Scott for many many years and Brittany is willing to do

something very vulnerable which is to talk to us about her journey as a mormon out of

the church or out of let's just say Orthodox faith and then as she and her family started

experimenting with alcohol kind of what her experience was and how she's battled with

it or fought it or journeyed with it and where she is now in overcoming alcohol abuse.

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