TheAFcouple

Last week, I got sick. Nothing serious, but the gnarly headache, light sensitivity, and exhaustion brought back memories I hadn't experienced in four years—not since I stopped drinking. That familiar feeling of being hungover reminded me just how far I've come and how much my alcohol-free lifestyle has transformed my professional life. Four years into this journey, I've discovered that choosing to be alcohol-free isn't just a personal health decision—it's one of the best career moves I've...

The headlines about Brooklyn Beckham's rumored estrangement from Victoria and David Beckham have sparked countless conversations online. Whether the reports are true or not, the public fascination reveals something important: we're uncomfortable with the idea that sometimes, walking away from family is the healthiest choice. I understand that discomfort intimately. Because eight months into my alcohol-free journey, I made the hard decision of no longer engaging in a relationship with my...

Drinking alcohol together in Costa Rica Our wake-up call happened on a trip to Costa Rica. We fell in love with Costa Rica, and on our last night, we didn’t want it to end.   But instead of making beautiful memories, we both blacked out, couldn’t remember how we got back to our Airbnb, and put ourselves in danger. That night also ended in a huge argument — one we only remember fragments of. From the outside, people would tell us we were the dream couple, that we were inspiring people in love....