The Story Behind My Name

My name professionally Alantis Perkins. It’s a name my late mother Gloria Perkins named me.

Alantis is pronounced Ah-Lawn-Tees.

Many people assume it refers to Atlantis, the lost city, but the story behind my name is different. I wasn’t named after the city but after Alantis, the lost angel of guidance, a figure said to guide people toward the “lost city of happiness.” The role is something like a guide or life coach helping people find their way.

I’ve always liked that idea of guidance because it reflects the kind of work I try to do through Liberty Moon.

Because the name can take some getting used to, many people simply call me Wolf — and that works for me too.

I’ve always loved wolves and lycanthropes — werewolves, lycans, and similar mythologies — which is another reason the name fits me well.

Names & Identity

You may notice that I use a few different names in different contexts. Each one serves a different purpose in my work and creative life.

Lycao A.A. Perkins

This is my legal name. I had my birth name Alantis A. Perkins changed through the courts. Lycao is pronounced Lay-Kay-oh.

Alantis A. Perkins

This is the professional name I use publicly for my work as the Founder & President of Liberty Moon™ and as a writer and mental health educator.

Wolf Alantis Mores, the Wolfpack

This name represents the symbolic and narrative identity connected to the Wolfpack — the metaphor I sometimes use to describe my internal Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) system and personal story of recovery. It reflects the mythic and storytelling side of my journey.

MAXWULF

This is my creative and community identity used for gaming, creative projects, and entertainment platforms.

In everyday conversation, many people simply call me Wolf, which I’m perfectly happy with.

Behind the scenes, my legal name is used for official matters such as business filings and contracts, but for most public-facing work you will see me using the names above.

Each of these identities reflects a different part of my work, creativity, and personal journey.

My Journey with lived Experience & Transparency

Part of Liberty Moon’s foundation is honesty about lived experience.

My work in mental health education is not purely academic — it is deeply personal. I live with several mental health conditions and neurodivergent experiences, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Schizotypal Personality Disorder (STPD) with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), Major Depressive Disorder with Anxious Distress (MDD), and Complex PTSD with psychotic features (C-PTSD).

Because of these experiences, I understand firsthand how confusing and isolating mental health challenges can be. I also understand how powerful knowledge, support, and community can be in helping people find stability and recovery.

In my personal narrative I refer to my internal identity system symbolically as Wolf Alantis Mores the Wolfpack. This is a metaphor that represents the parts of my system working together toward healing, stability, and helping others.

Liberty Moon is not built around diagnosis or labels. Instead, it is built around the belief that lived experience, education, and community knowledge can help people better understand themselves and support one another.

My hope is that being open about my experiences helps reduce stigma and encourages others to seek knowledge, support, and recovery.

My work is deeply personal. I’m currently on my own journey toward even stronger trauma recovery and stability, and Liberty Moon grew out of that journey.

Because of this lived experience, I want people to navigate trauma and adversity better than I did.

I focus on patient and peer education, mental health literacy, and helping people better understand trauma, mental illness, adversity, and the resources that can help.

The Liberty Moon community — what we sometimes call the Wolfpack — also uses this platform for community education, activism, and support around mental health awareness.

I earned my Trauma-Informed Peer Specialist Certification through the Kiva Centers on December 19, 2025, and I’m continuing to pursue additional certifications to deepen my work in mental health education.

I graduated high school in May 2010 and later attended college while participating in several academic programs and mentorship opportunities that began in early grade school and continued through college.

My Life Outside the Work

I’m originally from Boston, Massachusetts, and I currently live in Weymouth, MA.

Outside of my work in mental health education, I’m a pretty laid-back person. I enjoy gaming — especially Pokémon and Resident Evil games — reading self-help books, and exploring the Arts & Humanities.

I’m also an alternative fine artist, not just a mental health educator, which means I explore many forms of artistic expression, including animation and other visual and audio arts. For me, art isn’t about choosing a style as much as it is about expressing the energy and passion of a moment. My prefered medium is the experience of others. I want folks to not just feel something or learn something. I want them to remember it. 

The People and Companions Who Support Me

Two companions play a huge role in my life.

My service dog Bentley helps interrupt and regulate many of my mental health symptoms and assists me in navigating environments safely.

My life partner, Cindy Mores, is also an incredible support and one of my closest friends.

Bentley and Cindy are both central parts of my life and support system.

Family Background

I also come from a family connected to music history.

I’m the nephew of Maurice Starr and the youngest son of Calvin Russell Johnson, producers who helped co-create and produce internationally recognized groups such as New Edition and New Kids on the Block.