Emmy Award-winning actress Patricia Heaton opens up about overcoming drinking, having faith and being a mother

Episode notes

In this episode of Heart of the Matter, Elizabeth Vargas interviews Emmy Award- winning actress Patricia Heaton. When Patricia was in the middle of it all - working all hours on wildly successful shows like Everybody Loves Raymond, while taking care of her four young children - she kept her drinking at bay. But when these shows ended and her children had left the house, she started looking forward to drinking in a way she hadn’t ever before. Join Patricia and Elizabeth as they connect over “self-medicating” through alcohol, feeling “unmoored” during the COVID-19 pandemic and working in a business that can be unkind to women as they get older. Explore more on topics and themes discussed in this episode: I Addressed My Own Drinking and It Was the Key to My Son’s Recovery Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Can Help You Protect Your Child from Substance Use and Addiction Coping with Fear, Anger and Other Negative Emotions To learn more: Partnership to End Addiction website Donate today to help us provide free resources to families Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

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