By Zay Canters
Date: April 24th, 2019
The moment I decided to never drink alcohol again was one of the most empowering and proud moments of my life. I had this inner drive and knowledge that there was no way I would fail at this because...
By Zay Canters
Date: March 29th, 2017
I met my partner, Bowie, in Whistler, BC, Canada when we were working at the Roundhouse Lodge on top of the mountain about 5 years ago. We were partying heaps back then, but only chatted a few times...
By Zay Canters
Date: November 18th, 2014
I'm sitting at a little cafe in Chiang Mai in Thailand and I have just spent the last week volunteering at a conference for successful online entrepreneurs at the Conrad in Bangkok. I initially came here to visit my sister and just hang out but instead I...
By Zay Canters
Date: January 20th, 2015
I got on the acid last Saturday night at a chillaxed wedding celebration. It was the first time I had been out partying and socialising with people in a LONG time (as in, with people that like to party hard, in a good fun way, not a "lets get fucked up" way).
By Zay Canters
Date: May 3rd, 2019
In 2013, every week when I would go to see my life coach Nat, I would see her as someone I could just dump all my problems onto. I would say things like “Nat, my boss is soooooo annoying! He interrupts my work and talks really close to me, the worst..."
By Zay Canters
Date: March 19th, 2017
I quit drinking alcohol on the 17th April 2014 after a huge drinking day and night out at a lesbian gay bar called Sundaylicious (...on a Sunday). I woke up the next morning feeling so shit, because I realised that I had just made a huge dick out of myself in front of...
By Zay Canters
Date: November 23rd, 2015
3 days ago my sister and I flew from Bangkok to chiang Mai. I had already lost my GoPro within hours of arriving in Thailand as well as my passport twice, and had caused a lot of extra stress on my sister who had organized the whole trip...
By Zay Canters
Date: May 5th, 2019
Growing up I was never the “cool” kid. I was the “cute little” one. I was that cute, little, asian-looking child that could squeeze into small places, make silly faces, climb anything, be the goof ball of the family and always...
By Zay Canters
Date: May 1st, 2019
It was early on Christmas Day 2013 when I wrote my first journal entry. I was sitting downstairs on my couch, stoned, a couple beers already down, and my family upstairs socialising and enjoying the festivities of Christmas...
By Zay Canters
Date: October 18th, 2018
I've been sober for over 4 years now, I've stopped counting the days, in fact I never did count the days, I just kinda would reflect back every now and then and be blown away that I have actually not drunk alcohol in so long! Especially, looking back on my life...
By Zay Canters
Date: October 31st, 2018
Now this is the LONG answer... You may have heard the term alcoholic thrown around by people you know. “So’n'so’s an alcoholic…, they’re going off the rails”. You may be wondering, “Shit, am I an alcoholic? How do I know?” I know I was...
By Zay Canters
Date: November 22nd, 2018
This is a big question. You may agree, you may not agree, that’s totally fine. Here are my thoughts... When I realised I had a drinking problem, I thought I needed to go to AA (Alcoholics Anonymous). All I knew is that AA was based on religious views...
By Zay Canters
Date: November 22nd, 2018
Aaaah, yes, have you been counting your AF days? Have you gotten a little hit of satisfaction every time you cross a day off on your calendar or phone app? Have you ever felt that feeling you get when you fuck up and you have to start the counter all the way...
By Bowie Stover
Date: May 6th, 2019
The wonderful Bowie Stover (fitness and nutrition coach) just wrote a fantastic comment on how alcohol affects our ability to lose weight! "Generally weight loss occurs when a person quits drinking because they go into a calorie deficit. The liver is...
By Zay Canters
Date: October 31st, 2018
So you've "messed up again? You worked your ass off, every day feeling like a drag, fighting against the urge… It was so hard to not drink in those first few days but you pushed through, fought against the little voices telling you "just one will be ok"...
By Zay Canters
Date: December 29th, 2018
The urge can pop up when you have your usual triggers OR it can pop up unexpectedly, from driving past the bottle shop, to the loss of a job, to an argument with a loved one or someone you work with, to Friday night, to 4pm every day...
By Zay Canters
Date: November 24th, 2018
How Do I Quit Drinking Alcohol? Ok, so this is question I get asked often. How do I quit drinking alcohol? It’s not a simple answer. It requires an understanding of why we do what we do, and for everyone it’s going to be different. However, there IS a way NOT...
By Zay Canters
Date: May 6th, 2019
The biggest mistake we can make in life is to believe that becoming sober and choosing to not drink is going to bring us eternal joy and happiness. That once we stop drinking, all our problems will go away and we will FINALLY be happy. This kind of thinking is delusional and taught...
By Zay Canters
Date: April 30th, 2018
I just hit the 4 year alcohol free mark! It seemed like it was only yesterday that it was 3 years. I've come along way since then and it seems like my life had truly just begun since quitting drinking alcohol, like I had somehow been asleep for a long time...
By Zay Canters
Date: October 18th, 2018
It's coming up to 5 years completely alcohol free! It's been a bumpy road and full of life's ups and downs, but mostly ups an ups and ups, with a few little downs that just turn into surprise ups! Currently, I am a Lifestyle Addiction Coach and my partner/lover...
By Zay Canters
Date: October 18th, 2018
I'm sitting at a little cafe in Chiang Mai in Thailand and I have just spent the last week volunteering at a conference for successful online entrepreneurs at the Conrad in Bangkok. I initially came here to visit my sister and just hang out but instead...
By Zay Canters
Date: February 25th, 2019
In 2014 I found myself depressed, anxious, lonely, angry, jealous, frustrated and hating myself. I was drinking beer, smoking bongs and a pack of cigarettes every day, I was binge eating and getting into fights. I had no real friends, a shitty relationship...