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Samantha Perkins

Samantha Perkins

Why Your Expensive Wine Is Just As Toxic As That Liquor In The Brown Paper Bag.

I didn’t start drinking wine until my thirties. Before that, I drank bud light bottles usually out of a bucket that I got a deal on at…

Oct 25, 2023

Why Your Expensive Wine Is Just As Toxic As That Liquor In The Brown Paper Bag.

Oct 25, 2023

Samantha Perkins

Six Lessons I’ve Learned in Six Years Sobriety

It’s been six years since I stopped drinking. A lot has changed. I have a middle schooler. I’ve moved. I’ve made new friends. I’ve changed…

Sep 17, 2023

Six Lessons I’ve Learned in Six Years Sobriety

Sep 17, 2023

Samantha Perkins

It’s Rush Week And Your Child May Be Poisoned

If you’re like me you probably didn’t learn much about the effects of alcohol beyond addiction. Sure, you’ve heard of rehab and know people…

Aug 18, 2023

It’s Rush Week And Your Child May Be Poisoned

Aug 18, 2023

Samantha Perkins

My Babies Have Turned Tween and Being A Mom is Still Hard

When I decided to become a mom I had no idea what I was getting into. In truth, the phrase “we’re having a baby” was as far as I got with…

May 13, 2023

My Babies Have Turned Tween and Being A Mom is Still Hard

May 13, 2023

Samantha Perkins

How To Cope With Mass Shootings When You Don’t Drink

When I was a little girl, I thought that being murdered by a gun only happened in “bad neighborhoods” and probably involved drugs. This…

Apr 18, 2023

How To Cope With Mass Shootings When You Don’t Drink

Apr 18, 2023

Samantha Perkins

I Impulsed Shopped on Black Friday and Now I Have a Buyer’s Remorse Hangover

For the past many years, I have spent black Friday out of town visiting family. Either I’m at my in laws or in my home town with my…

Nov 29, 2022

I Impulsed Shopped on Black Friday and Now I Have a Buyer’s Remorse Hangover

Nov 29, 2022

Samantha Perkins

5 Years Alcohol Free and I Realize It Was Day One That Mattered Most.

I took my last sip of alcohol five years ago. At the time, I didn’t know it was my last sip. I didn’t even know my name because I was…

Sep 14, 2022

5 Years Alcohol Free and I Realize It Was Day One That Mattered Most.

Sep 14, 2022

Samantha Perkins

The Difference Between Anxiety and Feeling Anxious

I’ve been feeling anxious lately. I started a new job, the kids started school, there are endless forms to fill out, and many things to…

Aug 31, 2022

The Difference Between Anxiety and Feeling Anxious

Aug 31, 2022

Samantha Perkins

Roe V Wade Now What

I refuse to spew hate regarding politics furthering the divide that the men in charge must have in order to retain power over us. Instead…

Jun 27, 2022

Roe V Wade Now What

Jun 27, 2022

Samantha Perkins

What Did We Think Would Happen?

As I drove my kids to school yesterday morning they had an argument about who was going to use the microwave first to pop their…

May 26, 2022

What Did We Think Would Happen?

May 26, 2022

Samantha Perkins

Samantha Perkins

Author of Alive AF-One Anxious Mom’s Journey to Becoming Alcohol Free. Founder of Alive AF blog. www.spaliveaf.com

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