About

Hi, I’m Maree.

I am the author of The NO Bullshit Guide to Getting Sober. I’ve written a helpful book that is evidence-based, practical, and no bullshit — if you read my book and find you’re being more honest with yourself than you’ve ever been before about your drinking, great. Even better still? You get inspired to kick about and try something different in your own life. That’s the whole point.

Psssst, if you prefer to hear what other people are saying about my book, rather than listen to me banging on? Fair enough.  Scroll straight to the bottom of the page and watch  Primetime breakfast TV in NZ, interview me.

WHY I WROTE THE BOOK

I wish I’d had a book like this when I was getting sober. When the going got tough I wanted a book I could pick up instead of a drink, open at any page and really enjoy for as little or as long as it took for my craving to pass.

There were some practical considerations too; it had to be pocket-sized; it had to fit in a guy’s back pocket or a chick’s handbag without drawing too much attention to itself and most of all it had to be relatable. My litmus test was that it made me laugh out loud.

The NO Bullshit Guide to Getting Sober is the security blanket I wished I’d had (but didn’t) when I was getting sober. 

 It was important to me that it could be re-read without getting boring.

THE AUDIOBOOK

Because the concentration span of anyone in withdrawal isn’t too crash hot, I’ve also made this an audiobook. You can buy it, here.

The audiobook is narrated by me and if you see an angel wearing headphones when your eyes are closed and you’re listening to it, it is probably the sound engineer, Reece Muir, watching over you. He busted his arse to make this relatable for you too.

MAREE THE AUTHOR

I’ve always written for pleasure but I wrote for a living too, at TVNZ as a full time employee and I’ve been published in the Herald, TNT Travel, LA based Elephant Journal & NZ Dirt Bike Rider Magazine,.  If you think you might need a little bit of additional support just to get you started? Check out an introductory session with me, here.  If you are just not sure but you like what you see, you can buy my book of course or sign up for my newsletter, below.

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“Finally! A how to book written from inside the mind of an alcoholic. Fuck the experts, I want to know how someone with my problem, overcame hers. This book has been beyond helpful for me.”
Noel Gallagher
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