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This shiny new lifestyle is so full of possibilities – Karen Moore

  • Writer: OYNB
    OYNB
  • Nov 16
  • 2 min read
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It was time to stop wasting my life with a drink in my hand


I joined OYNB on 28th August 2020 after visiting my son, who was already a member. My sister-in-law in Australia was in the community too – and I could see that they were both thriving, and I wasn’t. At 57, that hit hard.


There were a few reasons why alcohol had stayed in my life – some big, some small – but it became clear that it was time to make a change. Time to stop wasting my life with a drink in my hand, and time to start actually living.


Time for a change


My goals at the start were simple:


  • Sleep better

  • Ease a joint issue I’d been struggling with

  • Feel less weighed down by anxiety and low mood


I threw myself into the process. I loved the daily emails, the incredible support in the Facebook group, and before long I was devouring QuitLit and learning everything I could about this shiny new alcohol-free lifestyle that suddenly felt so full of possibility.

And so… I just kept going. One day at a time.


My experience going alcohol-free


I’ll be honest – I haven’t seen the weight loss I secretly hoped for (yet!). But in other areas, the changes have been huge:


  • My sleep has improved dramatically (I highly recommend Sleep by Nick Littlehales).

  • My anxiety has completely gone.

  • I listen to and enjoy music so much more deeply now.

  • My attitude is far more positive and optimistic – I feel lighter in myself.


As my understanding of wellbeing has grown, something else shifted too: I realised I didn’t just want this for me – I wanted to help others. I’ve now started training to be a coach, so I can support people on their own journeys.

I love the energy of OYNB – the positivity, the diversity, and at the same time the sense that we are all one community, working towards a better life in the best way we can.


What’s next?


I won’t pretend I never wobble. I do – and it’s always the same thought:

“Just one… in the sunshine… with friends… on date night…”

But then I play it forward. There is no “just one” for me. I know exactly where that road leads.

I don’t want to put a toxic substance in my body anymore. I value what I have now too much:


  • Clearer head

  • Calmer mind

  • Stronger sense of self-respect

  • A life that finally feels like it’s mine


So what’s next? More of this. More presence, more possibility, more fully lived days – and no more wasting my life with a drink in my hand.

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