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"A few weeks in I remember crying because I felt so beautifully free." Drinking was always a fun event for me. I started in my early 20’s and always associated it with parties and going out dancing. When I was 25, I fell into bartending and that’s when alcohol started...

"I am so happy to be ending my fifties alcohol-free and look forward to a new alcohol-free life." I joined OYNB in July 2019. I had been drinking almost daily for the past year. I was drinking out of loneliness and boredom, often hiding or thinking I was hiding how...

"Stripping it all back to the basics is to truly enjoy and just BE." I played with the idea of taking a break from alcohol a few times and I had started and failed the infamous Dry January many times. Now here I am at 90 days alcohol-free! It has been such an...

"Going alcohol free, I’ve re-discovered the person I was as a teenager and young adult, only now she has 20 more years' experience and a family." Once upon a time, in my young 20’s, I didn’t drink. I was active, hyper, outdoorsy, fit, creative, adventurous, completing...

"I can enjoy life, me time, parties, social occasions with friends, even raves, without the false influences of alcohol." Well, the clue to the contents of this blog really is in the title, my alcohol-free raving weekend. The words 'alcohol-free' and 'raving' don’t...

"To wake up every day, fresh and ready for what’s ahead of you, is just the best feeling" Before taking this challenge, life was only going one way for me. I didn’t notice how bad it was at the time. Being a heavy drinker for most of my teens, living and partying in...

"Before OYNB going on a dry spell was all about deprivation, doing it through OYNB really opens your eyes to all you gain." We were your quintessential Irish party couple. Life was one long party and it was always shrouded with drink. We were always first to get the...

"I am so happy, I finally have the fire that I’ve always searched for. I’m so excited to see what other changes this year will bring." I had always been a heavy drinker, always out at the bar being the life of the party. There was always something to celebrate or a...

"The daily emails from OYNB were thought provoking – one encouraged me to take on a physical challenge which was brilliant." I simply wanted to change my relationship with alcohol. Examples set before me through childhood were reinforced during 8 years of college...

They say that love can move mountains. Well, if you discover an activity that you love, it can convince you to move more, too — even if you’ve never enjoyed exercise in the past. During your OYNB challenge we ask you to set yourself a physical challenge, preferably...

"We have connected with fabulous people through OYNB and now meet up to run and support each other." At the age of 47, we had been drinking for over 33 years, minus 2 pregnancies each. We grew up in a beautiful village in Leicestershire and had what looked like the...

“I used to only drink on days the end in “Y”! That was my joke. Looking back on it, that joke is not very funny. I also used to say, “I never got sick because I drank just enough to ward off all sickness!” The truth is, I was feeling sick every day. One hangover...

"I have loved the learning experience. It’s like having a life coach at my finger tips." I have always struggled with alcohol and tried to stop many times in the past. It always started with a glass of wine here and there, and later 2 glasses, and always ended up with...