By day, Debbie-Lyn worked with a friend doing face painting for children's parties, but by night, she would drink herself to sleep with four bottles of wine. Once she had collected her four children from school, the drinking would start until she passed out.
Always hungover, she struggled to hold down her job and, after becoming a single mum, found it increasingly difficult to cope. She ended up losing her home, her children, and her pets, but when she woke up in a hospital bed three years ago after an attempted suicide, she learned she had a second chance at life.
The 40-year-old sought help and began to look after her body and mind. She got sober and fought to see her kids again, who are now proud of their mum as the owner of a successful MUA (Make Up Artist) business, and head of make-up for a fashion house in Lancashire. Debbie-Lyn is now sharing her story in the hope she can inspire others going through a difficult time that it is possible to turn things around.
