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Sober Story: Julie
"Blackout was a feature in my later drinking, although I know this isn’t true of everyone and I could appear as if I wasn’t drunk."
July 27, 2026
Visualisation
Using the power of visualisation to get through the awful hours between 4-7pm when cravings are often strongest.
July 26, 2026
Sober Story: Emily
"I had two dreadful relapses. They are not lying when they say it gets worse every time."
July 12, 2026 – 2 comments
I don't care what anyone else thinks...
Are most people thinking to themselves ‘oh that boring sober Mrs D with her boring sober life, who’d want to know her?’
July 11, 2026 – 19 comments
I got sober – so why don’t I feel better?
An explanation of 'PAWS', the slow, behind-the-scenes process of your central nervous system recalibrating after you stop drinking.
July 5, 2026 – 6 comments
You're not a bad person, you're addicted....
But the problem is, if you let yourself down often enough, break promises you’ve made to yourself constantly and often act in a manner you wish you wouldn’t – you do start to believe that you are.
June 24, 2026 – 20 comments
Sobriety Chat: Edith
Listen to Māori Cook Islander Edith talk about dealing with childhood neglect, learning how to honour anger and the work she does now helping others - particularly those in the Pacifica community.
June 19, 2026 – 8 comments
Sober Story: Jane
"I think my intent was to disappear myself, or to reach some plateau where I’d feel great and recapture some of the fun I used to have in my 20s."
June 15, 2026 – 5 comments