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I feel empowered – Trisha Fox

I like myself, and feel I deserve a life *without* alcohol! I’d been a heavy drinker since my forties, when I was working in marketing communications. I did quite a few alcohol-free bouts, and they always ended with: “I deserve a bottle of nice winel.” That bottle...

273 days into my alcohol-free challenge – Nigel Jones

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference The funny thing about this whole escapade is that I did not consider myself to have a drink problem, when I was part of the ‘drinking tribe’ – probably one of...

Everything about OYNB made sense to me – Teresa Fowler

To know they are proud of the changes I’ve made is the best feeling in the world. I woke up on the morning of June 28th, 2020 to a video my son, Matthew, had sent me. I had been drunk to the point of blacking out the night before, which had been becoming more and more...

I was allowed to come to realisations on my own – Rachel Walczak

I was surrounded by one enormous hug that said to me “This is your journey, and we are here for you no matter what it looks like.” That is so powerful. Before joining OYNB, I was the kind of drinker that could never have just one. Or even five. I have always had a...

I feel like I have a superpower! – Shannon Johnson

I have invested in my own personal growth and the payoffs keep rolling in. Here’s the thing… I got into the habit of thinking that life was more fun with a drink, that drinking is a valid way to celebrate a win. Habits are funny things, doing things the way you have...

My life is unrecognisable compared to my drinking days – Nicola

I have safety for me and my children, self-worth, health, a job I love, more spare money… the list is endless. How marvellous it that?! Alcohol and excessive drinking is insidious. I was drinking well in excess of the recommended healthy units: about two glasses of...