An excerpt from ABC News '20/20' co-anchor Elizabeth Vargas' new book, 'Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction,' which will be out in stores this month. Elizabeth shares her story in a. Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction Kindle Edition by Elizabeth Vargas (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 4.6 out of 5 stars 713 ratings. Beloved former ABC 20/20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas reveals her alcohol addiction and anxiety disorder in a shockingly honest and emotional memoir. From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, “I am an alcoholic,” to interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Vargas began writing her story, as her experiences were still raw. When I was four my father, who was a captain in the U.S. Army, received orders to move to Okinawa. It was in the middle of the huge troop buildup in the Vietnam War, nearly two thousand miles from my dad’s new post. The base was crowded, and there were no houses available. Rather than leave my.
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From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, 'I am an alcoholic,' to interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Vargas began writing her story, as her experiences were still raw. Now, in Between Breaths, Vargas discusses her accounts of growing up with anxiety—which began suddenly at the age of six when her father served in Vietnam—and how she dealt with this anxiety as she came of age, eventually turning to alcohol for a release from her painful reality. The now-A&E Network reporter reveals how she found herself living in denial about the extent of her addiction, and how she kept her dependency a secret for so long. She addresses her time in rehab, her first year of sobriety, and the guilt she felt as a working mother who could never find the right balance between a career and parenting. Honest and hopeful, Between Breaths is an inspiring read. Winner of the Books for a Better Life Award in the First Book category Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller
Release date: 06/07/2016
Genre: Nonfiction