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Armstrong laid bare her struggles as a mother and her battles with depression and alcoholism on social media.

NEW YORK (AP) — The pioneering mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, who laid bare her struggles as a parent and her battles with depression and alcoholism on her site Dooce.com and on social media, has died at 47. Armstrong’s boyfriend, Pete Ashdown, told The Associated Press that he found her Tuesday night at their Salt Lake […]

Heather Armstrong skyrocketed into internet stardom after launching her blog about motherhood in 2001. Learn about her and her death here.

In her memoir, Heather Armstrong described how her blog began as a way to share her thoughts on pop culture with faraway friends

NEW YORK—Mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, who laid bare her struggles as a parent and her battles with depression ...

Founder of Dooce.com, she was one of the most popular mummy bloggers in the world

With her blog, Dooce, she ushered in an age of confessional writing online by women, inspiring millions of readers and creators to come.

Armstrong died by suicide. She had been sober for more than 18 months, and recently had a relapse.

The pioneering mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, who laid bare her struggles as a parent and her battles with depression and alcoholism on her site Dooce.com and on social media, has died at 47.

On Tuesday, Heather Armstrong died by suicide after a lifetime struggle with depression.