New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Beating the bottle MY PARTY GIRL LIFE WAS KILLING ME

“I had my first drink when I was 14 – an orange-vodka screwdriver which I drank with my best friend. I ended up completely unwell, blacking out and having the worst hangover afterwards.

But it didn’t put me off drinking. In fact, I went on to become quite the party girl.

When I started working in sales and marketing, which is known for its social drinking culture, knowing how to have a good time was almost part of the job and it was very much entrenched in my lifestyle.

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