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I’ve been drinking since I was a teenager. Australia in the 1990’s had a very heavy drinking culture and there was an assumption that you would drink at parties and on weekends. This established my weekend binge drinking habit from a really young age. I’ve never...

I run a hospitality group in Hong Kong. That means I run ten bars, pubs and restaurants in a vibrant, all-night city. Drinking was part of my job, my life. Then it started to take over and black outs became the norm. One day a friend wanted to show me a video of how...

My relationship with alcohol started at the age of 15. I did what all my friends were doing, drinking to be in with the crowd. I could never ‘hold’ my drink, so would get drunk easily and suffer the consequences. In my 20’s life was proving very difficult and alcohol...

Tackling this alcohol free challenge was a natural next step on my quest for self acceptance and self care. Life before going AF was unhappy. I didn’t feel able to experience joy. My days would start in a fog and end finishing off a bottle of wine. My youngest...

My story is one that just goes to show that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. I have created a very full and exciting life with my career that allows me to travel the world, make hundreds of new friends per year and of course party like a rock star. However, I...

Before joining OYNB, I felt unable to quit drinking for longer than a few weeks. I was seeing my health decline. I was diagnosed with fatty liver at age 38 and was still drinking heavily, regularly. I realised my two sons deserved better. They are adopted, their birth...

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 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 &...