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High Five Years AF – Andy Ramage

Today is five years no beers (1825 days AF) Five years ago today, I made the best decision of my life - to stop drinking. **Before I get into this post, I wanted to thank you all from the bottom of my maracas for helping create something extraordinary. The OYNB...

“My OYNB journey has been life changing” – Michael Hemling

Before I joined OYNB, I moved to Myanmar to work as the Head of Finance and Administration for the World Food Programme I got pulled into the expat life. The only exercise I would get would be lifting wine glasses. I would try to relax in the evenings by drinking away...

How Giving Up The Booze Can Make You A Better Employee – By Danielle Hayes

Want to hear a shocking statistic? According to recent studies, alcohol is the number one risk factor for 15-49-year-olds for ill health, disability, and even death. So, it’s unsurprising that more and more people are taking part in challenges and giving up alcohol....

“Each date was fun AF” – Suzy Beaumont

My relationship with alcohol has been changing for a number years. Hangover after hangover I was beginning to become more disillusioned with drink. I knew deep down that it really wasn’t good for me and I hated how crappy I felt for days after a boozy night out. But I...

“My Love Story, Thanks to OYNB” – Karl Elliott

On 1st June 2016, I quit alcohol. Not only was that the day I quit alcohol, but I also quit every dating site I was on. I made a conscious decision that I needed to find my true self, the real me. Not the one I had been hiding behind for the last 17 years while...

“I'm celebrating the life I've got back” – Madeline Gibson

DAY 365! Today marks so much more than a year off alcohol! I’m celebrating the life I’ve got back, after giving so much away to alcohol for so long. I didn’t even realise a year ago that anything was missing. I had accepted a really under par version of what was...

“I stopped being afraid of embarrassing myself on the dance floor” – Vanessa Addo

On 1st January 2019, I celebrated one year alcohol-free. It was after a heavy night drinking at a Christmas party in 2017, followed by a wicked hangover that lasted 2 days. I finally stopped and thought "why am I putting myself through this?" I suffer from...

“This one step changed EVERYTHING”

900 days ago I was fat... I was moody, sullen, undisciplined and relatively unhappy. My main focus was my weight: I was a walking cliché. A big fat guy who walked around wearing the “fat guy flag”, the ubiquitous untucked shirt! I had let myself go, hell, I never had...

[User-requested unpublish] Going alcohol-free has changed my life! – MK

For me it was an experiment... I had always wanted to try a year without drinking as an experiment to see how I would feel. Last October, I was living in Vietnam and several negative things had occurred in my life. I felt like I could either go over the edge and use...

3 wellness activities to do instead of drinking this Christmas by Ali Roff

Trade in groggy December mornings and those regretful January blues for a fresher feeling this Christmas and New Year, by shifting your mindset and focusing your attention to wellness. You’ll be ever so grateful come January 1st… Train for a New Year personal best...

OYNB Testimonials – Crossing the Finish Line! By Michael Hemling

As I cross the finish line in this 365-day journey, I stop and bow my head as an ode to Andy’s and Ruari’s leadership and dedication that has inspired so many to achieve their AF goals. There is an ocean of programmes out there but none of them have the power and...

My alcohol free party by Daisy Steel

Last weekend I decided to throw an alcohol-free party. It seemed like a good idea at the time. I wanted to celebrate the fact that I am very close to completing 365 days without booze. I was also hoping to show my friends you can still have a nice time without an...

What yoga can teach us about living an alcohol-free lifestyle by Ali Roff

Day 100 of going alcohol-free and I sit here in jubilation pondering on what started out as a ‘let’s just see what happens’ experiment. I didn’t even realise it had been 100 days until someone asked me – and it seems like it was meant to be. One question that’s come...