Jowita Bydlowska
Toronto-based author and memoirist known for her bestselling memoir Drunk Mom; discusses her new book Unshaming about recovery, relapse, and what comes after.
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Mar 11, 2026 • 24min
Author of “Drunk Mom,” on addiction, recovery, and relapse
Jowita Bydlowska, a Toronto-based memoirist best known for Drunk Mom, returns with Unshaming about recovery and relapse. She recounts a blackout bike crash, the messy reality of nonlinear sobriety, and how shame shaped choices like a misleading GoFundMe. Short, candid stories explore relapse triggers, her son’s role as witness, and the work of unshaming to heal and move forward.
