MILK Podcast: Lost and Found, Season 3, Episode 7: Ambition, Addiction and Tradgedy with "Smacked" Author Eilene Zimmerman - a podcast by Mallory Kasdan

Journalist Eilene Zimmerman joins Mallory in the MILK Studio. Eilene is the author of SMACKED: A story of White Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tradgedy, a deeply personal memoir about her husband Peter, who died after struggling with an addiction he kept secret from her and their two children. Beyond Eilene’s personal experience discovering Peter’s body and retracing his secretive and harrowing addiction story is her own examination of herself as a partner and as a woman, as well as a powerful, reported look at addiction, privilege, and comsumption in our culture. Eilene has been a journalist for three decades, covering business, technology and social issues for a wide array of national magazines and newspapers. She was a columnist for The New York Times Sunday Business section for many years and since 2004 has been a regular contributor to the newspaper. In 2017, Zimmerman also began pursuing a master’s degree in social work, which she is completing soon. She lives in New York City and can be found online at https://www.eilenezimmerman.com
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