Ashley McBryde On Her Alcoholism: ‘I Was Addicted to Not Feeling Out of Place’
Ashley McBryde is continuing to open up about her sobriety, four years after she quit drinking. On the Human School podcast, McBryde reveals she had her first drink when she was just 12 years old, drinking out of a Flintstones glass. By 19, she was performing in bars, where getting free drinks was a normal part of her evening….






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