So much focus is placed on getting sober that sometimes it’s easy to forget that stopping drinking alcohol is just the beginning of a...

It's a new morning in a new year and today, I wake up with a clear head, a clear conscience and no hangover. It's been almost six years...

Alex stayed at Ocean Hills in 2020 to address his alcoholism. Here is his story: from the depths of desperation to learning to live a...

Alcoholism a family disease – it effects everyone, not just the person drinking. Everyone as a role to play, whether they know it or not.

The silly season is dubbed that for a reason. If you don’t prepare to stay sober throughout this period, you prepare to fail and slip...

The party season is about to begin and many of us are in a mood to celebrate as we put a yet another tough year with Covid behind us. But...

We see the world as a positive, vibrant place where we choose to live sober lives in freedom and good health.

The terms 'alcoholic' and 'addict' are riddled with stigma and shame. No one wants to carry labels like these, and who can blame them...

Never lose hope. No matter how far you’ve gone in your addiction, there is always a way back. I believe in miracles. I am one.

If you're sick of trying to chase someone else's demons, help your loved one get the help they need with people who have walked the walk.

You can be strong, be kind and offer to organise them the treatment in rehab they need, when they're ready.

There were a lot of good times – I’ll be honest about that – but there were also a lot of bad times, sloppy times and dangerous times.

Every week, our Ocean Hills community of guests who have completed the live-in programme meet online to support each other.

Generally, if you think you've got a problem with alcohol, it's worth checking out further.

As one addict helps another through the raw and challenging days of early recovery, a bond forms, leading to a lifetime connection.

Once people have admitted that they're powerless over their addiction and are willing to ask for help, a new life in sobriety can begin.

Freedom is sobriety and today, I'm going to love it like nothing else.

My daily self-care as a drinking alcoholic looked like this: 1. Gulp litres of water in the morning (I was dehydrated from a hangover)...

We understand the struggle of addiction and live in the solution of recovery.

When we're sober, the lights are on and the filters are off.