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A ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Star Says She is Struggling with Her Sobriety

I used to be obsessed with Dancing with the Stars.  I didn’t miss an episode when they first started that show and I was a huge fan of one of…

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I used to be obsessed with Dancing with the Stars.  I didn't miss an episode when they first started that show and I was a huge fan of one of the dancers.

I even tried to reach Cheryl Burke to see if she would come on my show.  She never returned my requests and quite honestly I was miffed.  If Garth Brooks returns our calls, so can she I thought.  What I didn't realize then was that she was struggling with the disease of alcoholism.

She is now three years sober but recently said she is really struggling right now.  She was triggered while on vacation and her husband was having a glass of champagne. The smell, she says, made her think of drinking.  There are multiple triggers.

To learn more about her story and how she copes just check out the article in People magazine right here

Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.