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Sobriety Chat: Ninakaye
Mentor and music manager Ninakaye (Ngāti Maniapoto) talks about her drinking days, the powerful conversation that led her to quit, the impact alcohol has had on Māori in Aotearoa, and the importance of connecting with your culture.
June 20, 2025 – 3 comments
Sober Story: Lee
"Before, if I wasn’t drinking I was thinking about drinking. I don’t do either now so a lot has changed."
June 6, 2025 – 5 comments
Sober Story: Harriet
"If you are just beginning your sobriety hang tight. Don’t take yourself too seriously and just don’t drink for the rest of the day unless your butt falls off."
May 18, 2025 – 5 comments
Sober Story: Annie
"I have used alcohol to dull the pain I have felt since I can’t remember when."
April 25, 2025 – 3 comments
Sober Story: Sinead
"Bravery and courage come from admitting you have a problem in the first place."
March 23, 2025 – 7 comments
Sober Story: Jo
"Look at sobriety as the best gift you ever gave yourself. A gift that you get to reopen each and every day."
March 2, 2025 – 8 comments
Sober Story: Fiona
"Life was full on as I was coming out as transgender and trying to give up the booze. It would have been much harder for me to become who I am if I had kept drinking."
January 30, 2025 – 2 comments
Sobriety Chat: Alex
Watch interior designer Alex talk about the impact her drinking had on her mental health and creative life and how she takes care of 'Little Alex' now she is sober.
January 20, 2025 – 2 comments
Sober Story: Alison
"Getting sober is hands down the best, bravest, craziest most wonderful thing I’ve ever done. I wish it for everyone."
January 12, 2025 – 6 comments
Sober Story: Jo
"I spent years wondering if it was a problem and relied on others to tell me “Oh no, you’re fine!” I wasn’t fine."
December 27, 2024 – 8 comments