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“I am better off without it” – Erin Barnes Minnerath

Before OYNB I would consider myself a bit of a ‘grey area' drinker. I was beginning to experience more and more negative effects after my alcohol consumption and would think about beer a lot. It was my reward to myself after a productive or stressful day....

“I love who I’m becoming” – Seth Staggs

In September 2018, my 29th birthday came around, which was a bitter-sweet moment for me. It’s the last year of my twenties, so like many people do I look back and reflect on where I’m at and where I’m headed. Unfortunately for me, the views were not entirely...

“I’ve lost 10kg in weight” – Iain Marsh

Work hard, play hard has always been the way forward for me. Rugby season being in full flow, beers after games, after gym sessions, after a hard day at work – all leading to week in and week out going by in a blur. The joke being going to gym to maintain status...

“I’m amazed at all the things I have achieved” – Lyn Battle

I was never a big drinker in my youth. I didn’t hang out with a drinking crowd and drank mostly for taste or to fit in. Later, I discovered wine, though still convinced I was drinking “for taste” by limiting myself to strong, woody Chardonnays in spite of them being...

“I’ve got my zest for learning back” – Sue Spooner

I started drinking around the age of 14 and drank through out my teens, thinking it was cool and fun. The only breaks I had from alcohol were when I had my 3 children in the 80’s but after a very long messy divorce my drinking went from fun to misery. I was drinking...

“I’ve developed a passion for health and wellness” – Greg Barbier

One day a couple of years ago, I distinctly remember waking up from an intense day of drinking that went into the night. I awoke in my apartment, miserably hung over and peered at a rigorous “to do” list that I had made on my phone. Based on the splitting headache,...