"I looked ’normal’ to most people – but I knew I was not. I was an anxious, miserable, self-hating mess and it needed to change."
May 30, 2026 – 1 comment
"Cravings lasted for weeks and months, and I experienced a profound grief as though I was mourning the death of a friend, which in a way, I was."
May 10, 2026 – 15 comments
Hear Amanda talk about how a divorce led to her drinking spiralling out of control, the final events that caused her to quit, and the work she does now to help strengthen the lived experience workforce.
April 25, 2026 – 1 comment
"Recovery is not linear. You will make mistakes, but they are a part of the learning process."
April 9, 2026 – 2 comments
"The party girl was not fun anymore, she was a sloppy, crying and angry mess."
March 10, 2026 – 4 comments
Republishing my first ever Sobriety Chat with the wonderful Matt Calman! Hear him talk about learning how to socialise sober, dealing with underlying issues and changes in self-knowledge and perception,
February 16, 2026 – 18 comments
"I started being completely transparent about everything I was feeling. What a relief that was."
February 10, 2026 – 2 comments
"I was sick and tired of being sick and tired, so something just clicked in me that I had a whole bunch of work to get on with and I had to do it for myself."
January 18, 2026 – 5 comments
"Most difficult was looking through a pub window at a roaring fire and pulling myself away – walking on by."
December 16, 2025 – 2 comments
"Be fearless, take a chance, and understand you have nothing to lose and everything to gain."
November 24, 2025 – 5 comments