He told the AP that she had been sober for more than 18 months, and recently had a relapse. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-80.Īshdown said Armstrong died by suicide.
He has three children from a previous marriage who spent time in their home as well.ĮDITOR’S NOTE - This story includes discussion of suicide. They lived together with Armstrong’s children, 19-year-old Leta and 13-year-old Marlo. In 2012, the Armstrongs announced they were separating. That year, Armstrong appeared on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and was on the Forbes list of the most influential women in media. She parlayed her successes with the blog, on Instagram and elsewhere into book deals, putting out a memoir in 2009, “It Sucked and then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown and a Much Needed Margarita.”
She was one of the first and most popular mommy bloggers, writing frankly about her children, relationships and other challenges at a time that personal blogs were on the rise. She had two children with her former husband and business partner, Jon Armstrong, began Dooce in 2001 and built it into a lucrative career.
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