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I wanted to break the cycle – Maartje Lute

Whenever I tell people about doing the OYNB challenge they are always a bit surprised. ‘But you don’t have a drinking problem, do you?’ ‘What did we miss’? ‘We know you like a glass of wine or two or a Gin Tonic, but was it that bad’? Well no it wasn’t that bad. I...

I’m awake and living every moment – Lee Owens

One of the hardest things I have done in my life, but also one of the most transformative and meaningful. I had been a drinker from about the age of 14. As I got further into my 30s I was drinking almost daily, a few drinks as a matter of habit and the main way I...

My heart would swell with pride and gratitude – Kristin Fleming

On Christmas Day, 2020, I began my day with mimosas at 8:00 a.m. Throughout the day and evening, I drank wine on a consistent basis. This wasn't that unusual from any other day at this point in my drinking career. Always needing more, and never having enough. I...

Oh my gosh, how I have changed! – Tina Hyder

I wanted to know how it felt to earn OYNB – what would my life be like with a year without hangovers or drunken foolishness and better health? I was a weekend binge drinker who had slowly turned into a daily drinker plus binging on the weekends who was slowly...

OYNB really does break the psychological cycle – Jayne Gomez

I have a lot of love and respect for myself because I make the time, effort and have the inclination to show up for myself every day I originally joined OYNB in April 2020 during the first lockdown when the 28-day challenge was being offered for free to those wanting...

I love life each and every day! – Lisa Jones

It’s beyond anything I could have imagined, I never knew you could live life without alcohol. Life before OYNB was very much like a treadmill. Wake up, do my daily routines, pour a big glass of Pinot Grigio at 5pm for both myself and my (now ex) husband and watch TV....