<p>While throwing epic events, going viral on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/livefreelymarket/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">social media,</a> and running a successful weekly market, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/care.lys/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Alyssa Pine </a>was quietly handling something the public never knew about.</p><p>In her third appearance on "Seacoast Stories," the 32-year-old <a href="https://livefreelynh.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Live Freely Market</a> founder speaks for the first time about the heartbreak and grief she's battled since finding out a devastating piece of news two days before throwing the first Live Freely Fest in August 2024.</p><p>Plus, she tells <a href="https://www.instagram.com/troy_farkas/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">host Troy Farkas </a>some exciting news regarding Live Freely Fest 2026, recent developments at the Live Freely Market, winning the Stay Work Play Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2025, must-do summer activities in her beloved Hampton, business lessons learned from her father, Shane Pine (The Community Oven, Shane's Texas Pit, etc.), and more.</p><p>To check out the Live Freely Market, you can pay Alyssa and her vendors a visit at 356 Lafayette Rd. in Hampton. 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