How to Turn FOMO to JOMO if You’re Not Drinking This Summer

In January 2017, I made the conscious decision to stop drinking alcohol. Not because I had a problem (I was a “normal” social drinker), but because I couldn’t shake the feeling that my life would be more vibrant without the endless string of happy hours and hangovers that had become my reality.

In the Spring of 2017, just five months into my alcohol-free journey, my friend Summer invited me to be her plus-one to a wedding on an all-inclusive resort in Tulum, Mexico. By this point, I’d already committed to taking a full six-month…