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Related: About this forumCleveland Meteorologist Hollie Strano says she was fired for sharing her recovery journey
Link to tweet
I followed her, reading her experience strength and hope
second source-https://www.clevescene.com/news/hollie-strano-says-she-was-fired-from-wykc-for-sharing-recovery-journey-publicly-45042047
Hollie Strano Says She Was Fired From WKYC for 'Sharing Recovery Journey Publicly'
"I believe the actions of WKYC and Tegna demonstrate the stigma surrounding addiction," she wrote
(her statement on twitter is in the Cleveland Scene article)
snip-"WKYC anchor Hollie Strano, who fell from grace last November after she was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, announced today on social media that she has been fired. It was her stated opinion that she was let go for being too transparent about her road to recovery."
snip-"On Thanksgiving Day last year, Strano flipped and crashed her SUV on Peninsula Road, driving about 70 mph in a 35 mph zone. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured in the crash. Cuyahoga Falls Police clocked Strano with a 0.244 BACnearly three times the legal limit.
Strano pleaded guilty in Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Court to a single OVI charge. Her license was taken away for a year, and Strano had to attend a week-long intervention program. She was also direly scrutinized in the court of public opinion."
There but for the grace of my higher power...
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Cleveland Meteorologist Hollie Strano says she was fired for sharing her recovery journey (Original Post)
irisblue
Sep 2
OP
From my own experience, my self loathing had so much to do with my becoming an active alcoholic.
irisblue
Sep 2
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irisblue
(34,159 posts)1. From my own experience, my self loathing had so much to do with my becoming an active alcoholic.
I do believe the public stigma of alcoholism can affect work life.
Clouds Passing
(2,072 posts)2. Sharing recovery is a strength not a weakness. Celebrate your sobriety!!!
Staying in addiction is weakness.
Society must evolve mentally to recognize this.
Tetrachloride
(8,443 posts)3. My crystal ball says lawsuit
irisblue
(34,159 posts)5. She is also undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer. I suspect you are right about lawyers
RainCaster
(11,504 posts)4. Can she get a job on the Left Coast?
We would love to have her out here