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Wolves in the Closet My Improbable Transformation

Healing from Trauma, Alcoholism, and Incest

The last thing Peggy McGeary wanted to do was get sober. She was just a “Free Spirit.” But childhood memories kept bubbling up: sexual abuse by both parents; her mother trying to kill her in a closet. She wanted Peggy and her pet German Shepherd – “gone”. The wolf is not a metaphor – it was her mother. Peggy thought: I’m never going to forgive that. Forgiveness is a four letter word. Case closed. “I want to erase my mother’s vibration from the face of the earth”. The answer: alcohol. There was a slight glitch. After twenty-five years of daily drinking, the Grim Reaper had her in his sights – and he always wins. Against all odds – Peggy got sober.

Survival Was Just the Beginning. Healing Was the Choice.

Wolves in the Closet: My Improbable Transformation is a fearless and deeply personal memoir that explores the realities of trauma, addiction, and healing.

For years, Peggy McGeary used alcohol to silence the memories of a childhood marked by incest and abuse. What began as a coping mechanism became a twenty-five-year dependency that nearly cost her everything.

Sobriety saved her life—but it did not heal her.

Decades later, through trauma therapy, Peggy confronted the memories she had buried for survival. What followed was not easy—but it was transformative.

This memoir does not shy away from the darkest truths. Instead, it meets them head-on with honesty, resilience, and moments of unexpected humor.

It is a story for anyone who has:

Lived through abuse or trauma
Struggled with addiction or recovery
Felt alone in their experiences
Believed it might be “too late” to change

Peggy’s story proves otherwise.