It’s been a year with no alcohol for me as of this month. I never thought I would be a person who didn’t enjoy a glass of wine (or two) a few times a week, but here I am. I thought it might be helpful to share the things I have learned about myself here and please note I am only speaking about my personal experience.

During the beginning of the pandemic I noticed that I was having wine more evenings than usual. I mean–nowhere to go, nowhere to be, right? Plus my social media feed was filled with #thisiswhymomdrinks and the like messaging so we were all just trying to survive, right? Studies now show this was a thing–overall alcohol consumption increased among all Americans during Covid, and especially among mothers to small children.

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