Lush, Kerry Cohen
Lush, Kerry Cohen
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Lush
A Memoir

Author: Kerry Cohen

Narrator: Allyson Ryan

Unabridged: 5 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Sourcebooks

Published: 04/07/2026


Synopsis

***As seen on NBC's TODAY Show***

When Loose Girl author Kerry Cohen reached her early 40s, she realized she was drinking too much. Her alcohol dependence was not obvious – she was still getting her kids to school in the morning and working a full day as a clinical psychologist. But when five o'clock rolled around, she was more than ready for a glass of wine. Or maybe two. Or maybe the whole bottle.

And while she may have been drinking alone, Cohen realized she was not alone in her struggle.

Lush is a fiercely honest exploration of the nature of alcoholism and alcohol recovery among middle-aged women, and Cohen's decision to use the controversial moderation management program to curb her nightly binges.

For any woman who has wondered how much wine is too much wine, Cohen provides a provocative and eye-opening look at the culture of drinking through the lens of her own experience.

About The Author

Kerry Cohen is a doctor of clinical psychology and works as a licensed therapist in Portland, Oregon. She is the author of the memoirs Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity, Seeing Ezra: A Mother’s Journey Through Autism, Unconditional Love, and the Meaning of Normal, and Girl Trouble. Her work has been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post, and she has been a guest on Dr. Phil and Good Morning America. Her story was also featured on WE Network as part of the documentary The Secret Lives of Women. Visit her at www.kerry-cohen.com.


Reviews

It’s hard to rate a memoir like this, but I really liked the author and her feisty personality. No one should tell her what to do and she discovered her own way out of addiction. I have respect for that. What I also liked was how she underlined that every story has two sides, and she made that clear......more

A different way of dealing with addiction by Kerry Cohen. She shares her issues with love, sex, smoking, and alcohol addictions and how they affected her life. What she did after two marriages and divorces to make lasting changes to keep problems from being such a negative impact on her career and p......more

Goodreads review by Laura

This is a poorly written book by someone who works as an MFA instructor. If I needed any more proof MFAs are overrated, this is it. A few pages into the book I was so taken aback by the poor writing I asked aloud "who published this?" I looked at the spine and did not recognize the house. There are t......more

Goodreads review by Cecily

It's hard to know what to say about this book. I want to say I loved but I just can't. As a journalist, I believe everyone has a story and many are worth printing. But this one...not so much. It gets monotonous. This reads more like a diary with a few very short references to what experts have to sa......more