Life is a Ride---Overcoming Huge Challenges in Unconventional Ways

Overcoming Alcohol Addiction with Samantha Perkins

Episode Summary

Samantha Perkins joins the podcast to talk about overcoming alcohol addiction and how she shared her journey with others through book writing. Samantha is the best selling author of "Alive AF-One Anxious Mom’s Journey to Becoming Alcohol Free", and a contributing author of "The Epiphanies Project." Samantha uses her book and her blog (Alive AF) to highlight the role that alcohol plays aside from addiction. Samantha found that, although she was not clinically addicted and had no “rock bottom,” alcohol was having a big impact on her happiness, contentment, and overall anxiety. Samantha speaks openly about her journey to help others discover the role that alcohol plays in mental health, physical health, parenting, stress, and more. Samantha can be found at https://www.spaliveaf.com/ Samantha's TedX talk can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgHMR-pbB_U This episode is produced by AJ Joseph; the song "Tears of Healing" is by Paul Sanchez and Chris Joseph.

Episode Notes

Samantha Perkins joins the podcast to talk about overcoming alcohol addiction and how she shared her journey with others through book writing. Samantha is the best selling author of "Alive AF-One Anxious Mom’s Journey to Becoming Alcohol Free", and a contributing author of "The Epiphanies Project." 

 

Samantha uses her book and her blog (Alive AF) to highlight the role that alcohol plays aside from addiction. Samantha found that, although she was not clinically addicted and had no “rock bottom,” alcohol was having a big impact on her happiness, contentment, and overall anxiety. Samantha speaks openly about her journey to help others discover the role that alcohol plays in mental health, physical health, parenting, stress, and more. 

 

Samantha can be found at https://www.spaliveaf.com/ Samantha's TedX talk can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgHMR-pbB_U 

 

This episode is produced by AJ Joseph; the song "Tears of Healing" is by Paul Sanchez and Chris Joseph.