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“I have lost 8 stone!” – Darren Scanlon

I have been a party animal since my late teens. Weekend binges and any excuse for midweek beers! This carried on well into my 30’s. Weekends wasted, full of regret and weekdays spent recovering. It was a constant vicious cycle. I tried on numerous occasions to cut...

“I signed up and I haven’t looked back” – Sharon Hartley

I found OYNB on Facebook one Saturday night after I'd had a few wines. I signed up and I haven't looked back! I was a regular drinker, using wine to relax in the evenings and drinking more at the weekends. Dry rosé was my favourite tipple topped up with vodka &...

“My OYNB journey has been life changing” – Michael Hemling

Before I joined OYNB, I moved to Myanmar to work as the Head of Finance and Administration for the World Food Programme I got pulled into the expat life. The only exercise I would get would be lifting wine glasses. I would try to relax in the evenings by drinking away...

“Each date was fun AF” – Suzy Beaumont

My relationship with alcohol has been changing for a number years. Hangover after hangover I was beginning to become more disillusioned with drink. I knew deep down that it really wasn’t good for me and I hated how crappy I felt for days after a boozy night out. But I...

“My Love Story, Thanks to OYNB” – Karl Elliott

On 1st June 2016, I quit alcohol. Not only was that the day I quit alcohol, but I also quit every dating site I was on. I made a conscious decision that I needed to find my true self, the real me. Not the one I had been hiding behind for the last 17 years while...

“I’m celebrating the life I’ve got back” – Madeline Gibson

DAY 365! Today marks so much more than a year off alcohol! I’m celebrating the life I’ve got back, after giving so much away to alcohol for so long. I didn’t even realise a year ago that anything was missing. I had accepted a really under par version of what was...