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“Healed, Whole, and Alcohol-Free” – Denise Stevenson
Hi, I’m Denise. I am a church founder and president, a wife, a mother to 3 girls, a ‘respectable member of the community(!)’ and I’ve been alcohol-free for 18 months now. I’m blessed to have been living in South-West France for the past 15 years. Blessed to have not...
“You can achieve so much without alcohol” – Phil Barrett
In 2017 it was clear that drinking was having an adverse effect on my health. I didn’t sleep, had a low mood and was less motivated. I was always tired, I wasted weekends, I was overweight. Life was dull. Drinking had become a habit, mainly through boredom. I saw OYNB...
OYNB Challenge: What do I do if I have a blip?
It’s not unusual to have a blip during an alcohol-free challenge, and you shouldn’t beat yourself up if it happens. Statistics suggest that up to 90 percent of people who try to quit alcohol have at least one slip up on their AF journey. Why do blips happen? Sometimes...
5 Ways meditation adds value to your life – By Barry White
In life, one of the most important things that we can have is value and purpose. We often feel far more optimistic and energised when we feel like we have a genuine purpose to enjoy in life. Many people take on meditation as it helps to add some much-needed value to...
“This challenge is worth every second” – Tom Kiely
I can’t believe I’ve been able to take on the 90 day challenge. What an incredible experience. I was so excited (and nervous) going into this knowing it would be a real opportunity to find out more about myself, and I have. Let me speak about some the big difference...
A beginner’s guide to meditation… and where you might be going wrong – By Ali Roff
How to use meditation to stop drinking Meditation helps to build a gap between a stimulus and a response so when faced with a trigger, you have the time to make a conscious decision rather than the instant response of drinking alcohol. As a wellness journalist and...
“More Energy to be a Better Father, Husband, and Human”
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 set myself a challenge – to trek to Everest Base Camp” – Emma Sebrof
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...
The ultimate health tool: how spending time in nature will make you happier and healthier – By Ali Roff
Forget fancy health tracking gadgets, expensive health foods and luxurious treatments. If you want to enhance your health, happiness, and mental and physical wellbeing, there’s no need to spend all that beer money you’ve saved going alcohol-free. The ultimate health...
WE RAISED £1.1m in 5 weeks from 16 investors
Our funding round is now closed. Yes, it’s taken longer than 5 weeks to get all the T’s crossed and I’s dotted. But in reality, it took us just 5 weeks to get £1.1m of funding. First, let me tell you how it all happened Last August, I sent an email out to our...
“OYNB has been crucial to my success” – Tish Hawken
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...
When is the best time to go Alcohol Free? The answer is NOW – by Daisy Steel
You want to start your alcohol-free challenge but you have been putting it off. There are always social occasions or celebrations that mean you avoid getting started now and put off the challenge until next month, and then the next… Here are some tips to help you go...
“I have experienced so many things AF” – Christi Cox
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...
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