. >> reporter: harmony and best friend and writing partner audrey hayworth buying in. >> because we wanthol. >> more alcohol. >> reporter: the two getting a kick out of their youtube drinking antics. >> looking back, i can say that she drank more than i did. >> reporter: audrey soon realized that her friend was overindulging. >> i think we were filming three or four episodes. and at the end of it i still had half a glass of wine left. and she's like, you're not going to finish that. and i was like, okay. in retrospect now i can see she wanted to finish my wine. >> i was so deep in denial it never occurred to me that i was an alcoholic. not once. that was a wake-up call. >> reporter: the once comical mom transforming her blog about a painful journey on the agonizing road to recovery. >> it's ridiculous that at 37 years old i'm going to have to relearn how to cope with the difficulties of life, grief and pain and abandonment and loss and the everyday stress that accompanies motherhood. the hows and whys don't matter. i just want to get better. >> reporter: tell me about those first few day

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is wide open 6.80 south dublin to fremont looking good, minor crowding on the nimitz as you enter hayworth then to 37 is wide open 7 minutes milpitas to sonny bill darya thanks a >>49 in california continues its fight against vaping there have now been 12 deaths around the country and more than 1800 vaping relating illnesses kron four's capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala explains how state leaders are taking action. california is now taking a close look at the latest threats related to vaping this week the state department of health issued an advisory urging californians to stop vaping no matter the substance or the source after the cdc reported 12 deaths and more than 800 vaping-related injuries across the country. the state is now aiding the investigation into the vaping materials making people sick has a >>state senator jerry hill blames the vaping popularity on flavored tobacco products. he says next legislative session. he will reintroduce a measure that would ban flavored tobacco sales. it was we >>that people on the the to close stores online. and she is so putting pressure certa

. >> reporter: finally her best friend and writing partner audrey hayworth called her out. >> and that: eventually this former sipping mom began blogging about her painful journey and the agonizing road to recovery. >> it's hard to get through hard stuff and not revert back to your coping mechanism. >> in fact, you say it was the hardest thing you've ever done in your life. >> it is for sure. it's the thing i'm the most proud of. >> wee! >> reporter: today her play dates look different. laughter without libation and a network of supportive friends. harmony hobbs tried to create a new kind of mom culture. sobriety. she hopes that others will join in. >> i'm very proud of her. >> what are you proudest of? >> i'm proud that she overcame addiction and then helped like inspired others with her story and helped possibly inspire them to stop drinking. >> for "good morning america," deborah roberts, abc news, baton rouge, louisiana. >> let's bring in ericka souter, editor of mom.com. welcome. >> thank you. >> i know a lot of moms enjoy a glass of wine. when do you know it's a problem? >> well,