Success Stories | One Year No Beer

I’m no longer the saboteur to my own life – Caroline Bradshaw

The improvements to my working life have also been notable and noted, my boss said the other day “wow this booze free version of you is on fire”, insert smirking face. I have always been labelled a bit of a “Party Animal” from my teens, but in reality, I was using...

Removing alcohol from my life has been so empowering – Fiona Purdon

I want to take everything I’ve learned and experienced to support others who may find themselves in the same situation as me. In my teenage years I was pretty shy, so would drink for confidence and to fit in. Drinking was fun, I loved going out with friends,...

No more wasted days – Ben Hill

Not drinking meant I was noticing how I felt physically and mentally and could recognise triggers and cope better. I needed to change my relationship with booze and take back control. Similarly to a lot of OYNB-ers, I was noticing patterns that I wanted to change and...

Whizzing along and enjoying the ride – Dean Clamp

By changing my relationship with alcohol I have as a natural byproduct removed a silent saboteur in my life. When I was young it was all about ‘hitting the sauce’. For clarification when I say “hitting the sauce”, I’m not referring to sparring with table condiments. I...

Where do I start on the benefits?! They're literally endless – Michael Lyons

This way of life is limitless and I’m so excited about how much more I can achieve on this path personally and professionally. I originally joined the OYNB in July 2019, after some heavy drinking episodes at Glastonbury and in Ibiza. I decided that I needed to break...

I am so happy to be where I am now – Vanessa Hardcastle

There is such a great range of AF beers here in Spain now plus some places do mocktails, so I never have any fomo. I was a daily drinker, maybe up to a bottle of wine per night during the week and more at weekends. I only drank in the evening with dinner and then...

What have you got to lose – more hangovers? – Leigh Lavery

So far it has blown me away. The difference it has made to my life. Like most people, I’d found myself drinking more heavily and regularly during COVID’s impact in 2020. I’d been a big drinker for most of my 20s and 30s and felt that it was just a normal part of being...

I don't have a relationship with alcohol anymore! – Kristina Cavallari

I was just happy to be in a group of people who actually felt the same feelings of wanting a better and more clear way of living My journey with alcohol all started when I was 14 years old. I remember my first shot of vodka like it was yesterday. I took the shot...

The transformation has been remarkable – Kristin Gray

Waking each day feeling energised and ready to tackle whatever the day brings is truly a blessing. I joined OYNB because I was not happy with my relationship with alcohol. Like many, the pandemic and lockdown hit hard, and it was just too easy to slip into the routine...

The days really did stack up quickly! – Bridgene Baker

The reality was that I could still have the fun, still enjoy the sun, be with my friends etc, but didn’t need to have the anxiety and headaches that followed. I never considered myself a problem drinker, I have always been known as someone who liked a good drink but I...

“Since going alcohol-free, these problems have literally disappeared” Larry Williams

I still have challenges with kids, accidents, dumb decisions, work stress, etc. And as before, I still deal with them. But I no longer need to decompress with alcohol afterward. Throughout my life, I had used alcohol in what I thought were pretty positive ways....

I have time to enjoy life! – Brenda Partyka

When I share my story with friends, I am surprised how many are sober curious. Alcohol was no longer my friend and hadn’t been for quite a few years. I was a sneaky drinker, and no one ever brought any concerns to my attention. I was the fun one who loved to party....

Two years alcohol-free and everything is different – James Hall

Pretty much my entire life has changed, and quicker than I thought it would. I decided years ago that alcohol was causing blockages in my life. I’d become sick and tired of using it as a crutch for when I felt low or angry and although I didn’t actually realise at the...