Ep. 68: Eilene Zimmerman (Author of Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy)

<p><strong>In Episode 68, Eilene Zimmerman (author of <a href= "https://amzn.to/34GYEBs" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">Smacked</a>) shares how she decided to go public with her experience discovering her ex-husband was addicted to drugs, her research into addiction in the legal profession, and how Peter’s death shaped Eilene’s life now.</strong></p> <p><em>This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).</em></p> <h2>Highlights</h2> <ul> <li>How Eilene went from not divulging the real reason Peter died beyond a very small circle of friends and family to writing a memoir about her experience.</li> <li>How her kids have been doing since <a href= "https://amzn.to/34GYEBs" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">Smacked</a> was published.</li> <li>How Peter’s law firm reacted to the NYT article and the book’s publication.</li> <li>When Eilene believes Peter first started using.</li> <li>What it was like for Eilene to go through this as Peter’s ex-wife (rather than as his wife).</li> <li>Why she started missing Peter after he passed away (even though they’d been split up for quite awhile).</li> <li>Addiction in the legal profession and the toxic culture of BigLaw.</li> <li>Eilene’s journalism career and how Peter’s addiction and death shaped her journalism career moving forward.</li> <li>Smacked being optioned for film by Elisabeth Moss’ production company.</li> </ul> <h2>Eilene’s Book Recommendations <a class= "spp-timestamp">[30:38]</a></h2> <p><strong>Two OLD Books She Loves</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2FdaCdw" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">Less</a> by Andrew Sean Greer | <a href="https://amzn.to/2FdaCdw" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener noreferrer">Buy from Amazon</a><strong><img src= "http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sarsbooshe04-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00N6PCZO0" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /></strong><strong><img src= "https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem