Sunday 27 November 2022 02:56 PM Wife of former NRL boss Todd Greenberg speaks of alcohol addiction: Lisa ... trends now
Ex-NRL boss Todd Greenberg's wife has laid bare her heart-wrenching battle with alcoholism that saw her hit rock-bottom when her family walked out on her.
Lisa Greenberg told 60 Minutes on Sunday she had never had a problem prior to 2016 - but all that changed when her husband was appointed rugby league's top administrator.
It was a time when the boutique fitness instructor was entering her late 40s and beginning to feel increasingly 'irrelevant'.
'He's got this great new job, I'd given up my business to support him, I wasn't as fit as I used to be, the kids didn't need me anymore,' she said.
'People see this glamorous, perfect side of your life and I absolutely would embellish that.
'I had a very large and strong mask. Behind that mask, I didn't want to show that I was imploding. I kept the smile but I was dying on the inside.'
Lisa Greenberg said she hit rock bottom when her husband Todd (pictured together) and two adult kids walked out on her
The fitness consultant now coaches other woman who are struggling with addiction
Mr Greenberg said his wife, who would down two bottles of wine by mid-afternoon everyday, went 'very quickly' from Lisa being fine to having a serious problem.
'It is such a strong disease. Beyond the next drink I could see nothing. Because I was nothing without it,' Mrs Greenberg said.
'If someone gave me the choice 'we could take your legs or you can't drink anymore' I would have been like 'take my legs'... Who says that?'
She has now been battling against the addiction for four-and-a-half years and feels she's finally in a place where she is in control and can move on with her life.
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