It feels surreal to be telling you this, but I actually started writing this post to you from my hotel room overlooking the Sydney Harbour this morning. I’d just finished dialling in to a conference call with The Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York,...
Sharon Otness was a creative spirit, a normal, devoted wife and mother, when heartbreak over her sister’s death, and finding herself stuck in a marriage that was no longer working, brought her to her knees. “I woke up in the early evening to the sound of...
Kelly Fitzgerald is the author of the sobriety post that went viral around the globe: 7 Things I Learned During My Year Without Alcohol. Like so many of us, once Kelly started drinking, she found it increasingly difficult to stop. “I was a...
Bianca’s story started out like so many of ours. Drinking was just a bit of fun – just a bit of Dutch Courage to get us through our awkward years. But what happens when we find ourselves in our 30s, still using alcohol as a way to connect with...
As a teenager, Sheena Wilson hated being shy and awkward around new people. When she discovered that alcohol could magically transform her into the confident and outgoing girl she longed to be, she fell in love with drinking. But what happens to our sense of...
Megan’s relationship with alcohol started out like so many of ours. Drinking was a way to cut loose; to feel rebellious and carefree. But what happens when the fun turns into panic attacks? And what does that do to our sense of self? “I thought alcohol...
