She was married to her husband Martin and raising two teenage children, Bill and Gail. She described how she was arrested on a regular basis and what kind of toll it had on her children. Everybody wants their mom to be like everybody else's mom, and their mom wasn't. Considering her long list of accomplishments and campaigns, Wehrli admits that it's still sometimes hard to find time for herself. Co-workers especially appreciate Wehrli's optimism.
Social work can be extremely depressing.
You have to stay hopeful. Literally and metaphorically, Mary Brent takes stairs two steps at time. Despite her twenty-six years in social work, Wehrli has never felt like giving up. She says that she continues to fight for the people who are less fortunate in this world because she understands their struggles.