We all have struggles that no one knows of. Billy Horschel is no exception to this. The 37-year-old has had a fair share of career highs and lows. His performance at Royal Troon has definitely cast his name in the former category this season. But behind the scenes, Horschel and his family have battled a fair share of battles.

His wife, Brittany Horschel, has battled alcoholism for a significant time. However, he chose to remain silent on the matter even after winning the 2017 AT&T Byron Nelson. It was Brittany Horschel herself who openly expressed her happiness on the first anniversary of her sobriety. Yes, you heard that right. Mrs. Horschel was able to put an end to her struggle with alcoholism and went on a sobriety streak.

Addressing her journey, she wrote on X in 2017, “I write this nervously, skeptically, but also proudly because I have embraced the woman I have become over the past year. One year ago, I began a journey to a healthy me, mentally and physically. I will keep his simple, ‘I am an alcoholic.’ I say that now without shame.” After all, this journey was not an easy one.

She had to spend over three months in 2017 in a treatment center in South Florida for her hard-earned recovery. She chose to share a part of her journey online for her own integrity. Addressing his decision to stay silent after his win, she said, “To not answer would not only be unfair to him, but to my own integrity.”

While Brittany Horschel was battling her own demons, the American pro took complete charge of their home and the upbringing of their then-one-and-a-half-year-old daughter. From moving into a new home to competing on Tour, and everything in between, Horschel did it all. His wife made sure to acknowledge his efforts and thank him for them.

Expressing her gratitude, she said, “Billy, you are my rock and the living testament of unconditional love. I am so blessed that God chose you to be my husband and father of our children. For those who know Billy, will understand when I say, thank you for just being YOU. That will always be more than enough.”

But how has Brittany Horschel made strides with her sobriety journey since?

Brittany Horschel’s path-breaking blog: The Sober Modern Mom

Acceptance is the first step to success. Brittany Horschel’s story goes on to prove this. After being completely candid and vulnerable to her truest self, she took on what can only be described as an upward journey. In 2018, she started her own blog called ‘The Sober Modern Mom,’ and has penned down her journey on the platform since.

Her initial post revealed candid and personal details about her relationship with alcohol. A few years down the line, in 2020, she announced her fourth anniversary of being sober. Apart from making this a safe space for her struggle with sobriety, this space also speaks to the mothers. She often share interesting and easy-to-make elaborate recipes through this space, as well as notes on family life and children. For her subscribers, she often makes sure to share snippets of her family and herself.

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