perfect substitute for her mom sxwlp she cries every five minutes the fact i'm doing this and the fact i'm taking over. she calls it's silver lining, we >> and you're it.lining in aat >> and i'm in i guess. >> reporter: making up her mind that uptown is the only this is "nightline." direction to go. >> tonight, mommy wine culture. >> i'm so proud of her. >> reporter: for "nightline" i'm ginger zee in west hollywood. it's everywhere. >> drink! and when we come back, it >> super moms claiming a little wouldn't have been the '80s mommy juice helps keep them from without him. getting super stressed. the engine behind the cars and but tonight a queen of cool mom "drive." cocktail culture coming to terms ♪ who's gonna drive you home with her relationship to booze. tonight ♪ we call it the mother standard of care. >> i needed more and more to feel alive. >> trading the wine glass for it's how we bring real hope to our cancer patients- wellness. plus, ballroom bombshell. like viola. >> sailor brinkley-cook. when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, her team at ctca created a personalized care plan >> the surprise headline behind tonight's premiere of "dancing with the stars." that treated her cancer and strengthened her spirit. christie brinkley taking a dramatic tumble. daughter sailor gliding into so viola could focus on her future. mom's shoes at the very last minute. their future. >> we're going to have mom and this is how we inspire hope. daughter here for the comments and scores. and -- this is how we heal. ♪ i guess you're just what i

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we begin tonight with mommy's little secret, also known as mommy's juice. the cool mom cocktail culture is but some mothers are battling back against it and taking a long hard look at their own drinking. here's abc's deborah roberts. >> i would drink a lot at home. wine. just like a glass or two. and i'd feel better. and then i'd get the kids to bed and i'd drink like the rest of the bottle and start on another one. >> so a bottle and maybe a bottle and a half? >> i needed more and more to feel relaxed. >> reporter: a brave and unexpected confession. because from the outside harmony hobbs was supermom. >> oh, my god. i thought i was doing great. in a lot of ways on the outside it looked like i had it together. >> reporter: but the louisiana mother of three was also the ultimate wine mom. >> if there was an event leek a play date or if i had a birthday party to go to, it was okay to drink at that. and it's fun.

like all my friends were like oh, you know, that's hilarious. >> reporter: harmony even running a successful blog called modern mommy madness that celebrated cool moms who enjoyed their cocktails. but for harmony those meme-filled moments raechlg a dark truth, that life for her wasn't as happy without alcohol. >> people think they know everything about what's going on with me. >> reporter: so she shattered her perfect image, revealing to her thousands of followers live on facebook that she's an alcoholic. >> part of why i'm an alcoholic is because i'm a control freak and i could not control my life. so i continued to drink more and more. >> do you like mines, mommy? >> yes. >> reporter: harmony saying the stresses of motherhood leading her to constantly fill her glass. >> i had a very successful career in insurance, and i quit to be home with my kids. i didn't feel like i had the right tools to be a good mother. and that really bothered me. i drank because that's the only way i knew to cope with

face buried in your phone. uncomfortable feelings. >> reporter: mommy wine culture, stop! look up. look both ways. a narrate v playing out on screens big and small. let's start looking out for each other again. it's a busy world out there. and we're all in it together. from hit movies like "bad moms" to kathie lee and hoda. go safely, california. >> my wine's not tasting so nice. >> mine's great. >> reporter: play dates on "big little lies." >> what are you doing? >> smoking. >> i hate smoking. >> nobody smokes anymore. >> and moms' night out on the "real housewives." drinking behind some of the finally tonight, saying go franchise's greatest and messiest moments. but experts warn the growing of the influential '80s band popularity of mommy drinking culture can mask alcohol abuse. "the cars." chris connelly takes a look back. ♪ always dancing down the street ♪ >> i don't believe that you >> reporter: as songwriter and could say that a wine culture front man for the cars ric would make somebody an alcoholic. i would say that if somebody has ocasek used state-of-the-art pop craft and an upbeat sensibility a propensity to be an alcoholic to create radio-friendly hits this would be a perfect breeding that helped define the late '70s, early '80s rock sound. ground to bring that out in somebody. ♪ i guess you're just what i >> but some moms across the needed ♪

country are speaking out. working alongside like actress busy phillips bassist-vocalist benjamin orr getting real about parenting on ocasek led the cars to success her 2018 cover of "parent" with the release of their self-titled debut in 1978. magazine, saying "i'm so over it was catchy, contemporary the wine culture of mommy wine and glasses that say mommy rock. and the hits kept coming. ♪ who's gonna drive you home juice." harmony, joining that conversation, opening up about the toll drinking took on her tonight ♪ the video for "drive" would family. >> you were angry. feature "sports illustrated" >> i was angry a lot. swimsuit model paulina porizkova. she and ocasek would wed in 1989 alcohol made me more depressed. the unfortunate part is that my and have two children together. children and husband bore the ♪ you might think i'm crazy brunt. >> how did you rationalize it in your head? ♪ to hang around with you because you were a young mom. >> well, i made rules that made it make sense. "you might think" in which a i would only have like a glass computer transformed ocasek and or two before robbie got home. and then when he was home it was noise model susan gallagher was okay to like really drink. mtv's video of the year for >> were you worried about the 1984. children? later in the decade the cars >> i was never worried about the went their separate ways. children because even at her on his own ocasek would have some hits, "emotion in motion" peak at everything harmony is a in 1986. very loving and caring, you not a typical rock star, ocasek know, for our children. >> and he didn't know how much lived life out of the limelight. i'd had before i got home. he graduated high school near cleveland, returning tth city >> reporter: but even at age 6 her oldest son maverick noticed in 2018 when the cars were mom's habit. inducted into the rock and roll >> did you know she was drink a

hall of fame. lot of wine? >> i did know that because i ric ocasek died on sunday at the didn't know it was out of the ordinary because that's how i grew up, that's what i was used age of 75, leaving songs as full to. every night she would grab a of clever invention and sly delight as the day they were glass of wine and i asked her what's that? and she was like it's wine, it's recorded. ♪ uh-oh it's magic an alcohol. ♪ it's magic and i was like oh, i heard of that in school. ♪ when i'm with you doesn't that make you addicted to it? she was like yeah, but i'm not >> our thanks to chris connelly. addicted. and thanks to ric for all the i don't know if she was trying to deny the fact she was using memorable music. he will no doubt be missed. it as an outlet for stress. good night, america. >> reporter: from 2001 to alcohol use among all women in the u.s. rose nearly 16%. while the percentage of women having four or more drinks on a weekly basis shot up by 58%. the pinking of the alcohol market being sparked by endless products like this mom's wine bottle glass. and mantras like mommy fuel and "i wine because my kids whine." even commercial websites like etsy marketing toward drinking mommies. >> this is number one. >> reporter: harmony and best friend and writing partner audrey hayworth buying in.

>> because we want more alcohol. >> more alcohol. >> reporter: the two getting a kick out of their youtube and and we are well pasts wethe honeymoon phase. drinking antics. >> looking back, i can say that she drank more than i did. oooh lufa. ocupado tom. at&t, what's this i hear about you >> reporter: audrey soon realized that her friend was advertising a 100% fiber network? only like a fraction of my customers can get that. overindulging. >> i think we were filming three or four episodes. that's it?!? and at the end of it i still had you have such a glass half-empty attitude. half a glass of wine left. the glass is more than half-empty! and she's like, you're not going you need to relax tom. oww! to finish that. and i was like, okay. tom, you need a little tom time. a little tt. in retrospect now i can see she stop living with at&t. wanted to finish my wine. xfinity delivers gig speeds to more homes than anyone. >> i was so deep in denial it never occurred to me that i was an alcoholic. not once. has been excellent. that was a wake-up call. they really appreciate the military family >> reporter: the once comical and it really shows. mom transforming her blog about with all that usaa offers a painful journey on the agonizing road to recovery. why go with anybody else? we know their rates are good, we know that they're >> it's ridiculous that at 37 always going to take care of us. years old i'm going to have to it was an instant savings and i should have changed a long time ago. relearn how to cope with the it was funny because when we would call another insurance company, difficulties of life, grief and pain and abandonment and loss hey would say "oh we can't beat usaa" and the everyday stress that we're the webber family. we're the tenney's we're the hayles, accompanies motherhood. and we're usaa members for life. the hows and whys don't matter. i just want to get better. ♪ get your usaa auto insurance quote today.

>> reporter: tell me about those first few days and weeks. >> i wanted to die. i really did. i thought -- i told robbie if i can't drink i'm not sure i can go on. the only way that i knew how to cope with life was drinking. and if you took that away from me or i stopped, honestly i didn't know how to function. >> reporter: over two years sober, harmony is now discovering a shifting culture with some moms choosing to trade in their wine glass for wellness. those joining the so-called sober curious movement, started by lifestyle journalist ruby warrington who wrote a book about her sobriety journey. >> the by part of sober curious is to destigma nooiz the idea of sobriety and make it a much more kind of open and available choice for people. >> reporter: paola atlason a new york city mom of two is embracing this new movement as an alternative lifestyle to the mommy wine culture. >> i think the sober curious

movement is challenging the mommy wine culture and i'm so glad it is. >> reporter: she once looked forward to a glass of wine with dinner to unwind but now chooses club soda or water, she says, to improve her mental and physical health. meditation, not rose, takes the edge of stressful days. >> some of the benefits of quitting alcohol, are mental clarity is a huge one. and i would think just more joy. i just feel more joyful. i don't know if it's medication or the quitting the drinking, but there's a spark. >> i don't think everybody should fear alcohol because there are many people out there who don't have addictive personalities. there are many people out there who can go out to dinner and have a glass of wine and i don't think that everybody needs to stop drinking. >> i think it's always good to question your behavior. >> so you like the idea of

people re-examining this relationship to wine all the time? >> yeah. i think it's great. >> reporter: today harmony's play dates look very different. no alcohol. just a network of supportive moms. so what are play dates like now without alcohol? >> they're about not drinking alcohol. >> about the children. >> imagine that. >> imagine that. >> reporter: playing her part in cathy a new kind of mom culture she hopes others will consider joining. >> i'm proud that she overcame addiction and then helped like inspired others with her story. >> do you think you found yourself now? >> yes, i do. and i really like myself. i really feel like i like who i am and i'mot run away from me anymore. >> reporter: for "nightline" i'm deborah roberts in baton rouge,

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and we're back now with the 11th hour scramble on the set of our own "dancing with the stars." the painful tumble that brought supermodel christie brinkley's daughter dancing to the rescue. here's abc's ginger zee. >> reporter: the 28th season of "dancing with the stars" opened with its usual fanfare and fabulous sequins. a star-studded stage filled with show-stopping costumes and moves with all eyes on that mirrorball

pre. but as celebs like sean spicer -- ♪ hold tight lamar odom. and james van der beek showed off their ballroom skills there was one high-profile star missing. supermodel christie brinkley was sitting in the audience instead of dancing. after breaking her arm during rehearsals. ♪ uptown world forcing her to bow out days before the premiere. ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh but she watched on with pride as her 21-year-old daughter and fellow "sports illustrated" model sailor brinkley-cook seamlessly filled in at the last minute. strutting her way through "uptown girl." ♪ uptown girl one of her mom's most iconic moments. but getting to this point wasn't exactly the plan. tonight's episode revealing the rush and chaos behind the 11th hour swap. >> my mom's had three weeks to

prepare this dance and now i have three days. >> i mean, you got on a flight out here to support your mom. >> i'm literally about to take off, two minutes to takeoff and my mom and ss sailo you need to save the day. and i was like what do you mean save the day? and she's like they want you to fill in for me. and i was like, mom, i'm taking off. like the wheels are up in 30 seconds. and i landed to texts and e-mails and everything like all right, going into your fittings, going into rehearsals, all this. and i was like, what? >> you didn't really have a choice. >> i freaked out and i was like i don't know if i can do this, i'm so scared. then i met with everyone from "dancing with the stars." i felt this high of like just attacking something i'm so afraid of. it seemed so incredible to do. ♪ oh, oh, oh >> reporter: christie was gearing up for her big debut with my former partner pro val chmerkovskiy when watch here, one slip in rehearsal brought her crashing down. >> i think i broke my arm.

i swear to god. >> no way. >> you know, that's the nature of the show. you never know what's going to happen. you just kind of roll with the punches. >> reporter: it wasn't just broken but shattered. the 65-year-old headed to surgery on her wrist and arm. >> i knew she was 65. and i had a really good feeling thatoi to do good for the older people. ♪ uptown girl >> reporter: but the show must go on. and sailor fox-trotted right in. her mom's costumes didn't even have to be altered. and she sashayed out of christie's shadow and into her own spotlight. [ cheers and applause ] >> wow! >> reporter: it was a triumphant moment for the young cover girl who once struggled to find her own identity. juju chang spoke with sailor about her body image issues last year on the set of her "sports illustrated" shoot. >> i've struggled with my body since before i could remember. i've always had issues with it. i've never truly accepted it except for recently. and i'm still growing. i'm still understanding. >> reporter: and what do you think, just to help other young

women? how did you get over that? >> i mean, it was a long- i've been everything in the book. and especially growing up in the public eye with my mother, i mean, i was always criticized. i was constantly criticized. so i had to realize that there is no one except for myself that i have to live for and love. >> reporter: sailor, seen here with her sister alexa rae joel and mother, comfortably posing for "sports illustrated's" 2017 swimsuit edition. now sailor's hoping into spire oods as she takes to the dance floor and most importantly makes her mom proud. >> i'm doing this for my mom, especially the first dance, and i'm trying to learn it to the extent that it will make her happy and make her proud to see. she loved doing this. she loves dancing. she loves performing. and this was a dream. and getting hurt was her worst nightmare. >> reporter: christie's injuries aren't the first to shake up the stage. in 2007 marie osmond passed out for 30 seconds after performing the samba.

and singer normani rolled her right ankle during rehearsals in 2017. i even know from experience. i hurt my pelvis and back before my season finale performance. but managed to push through with the help of the show's physical therapist. ♪ and when she wakes up and makes up her mind ♪ with an entire season to go before the finale there is still so much that can happen. but sailor is taking everything in stride. >> i mean, first time i got out there for a rehearsal i screwed up. so it's like, you know, i am afraid of going to do my best. and if i screw up the