Hi, I’m Maree.
I am the author of The NO Bullshit Guide Series™️ self-help that works if you do! I’ve written Audible Bestseller The NO Bullshit Guide to Getting Sober©️ & The NO Bullshit Guide to Staying Sober©️, my latest book is The NO Bullshit Guide to Love©️ addressing dating app fatigue – a massive societal trend impacting women globally – (more about that later…)
WHY I WROTE THE SERIES
I write helpful books that are evidence-based, practical, and no bullshit — if you read my books and find you’re being more honest with yourself than you’ve ever been before, great. Even better still? You get inspired to kick about and try something different in your own life. That’s the whole point.
WHY I WROTE MY LATEST BOOK
I got so sick of the instant hook up obsessed culture that I binned the dating apps entirely, in favour of my own 10 dates, no sex, strategy. My objective was to get to know someone slowly and both of us could opt out at any time, little was I to know the journey I’d go on with myself, as well as the journey I end up on with him.
WHY I WROTE MY FIRST TWO BOOKS
I wish I’d had books like this when I was getting sober and trying to stay sober and the going got really tough. It was important to me that they could both be re-read without getting boring. These first two books continue to be game changing for many grappling with substance abuse and that’s why I wrote them – to save lives.
So great to see you this morning and thank you very much for treating Isabella and I to brekkie! I sent a thank you note to my contact at the AM Show and she replied with this: We also want to thank YOU for linking us up with Maree, she was amazing! We had a huge influx of stories from our amazing viewers after her interview sharing their own experiences. She will actually be on our show promo on Sunday evening during the 6pm news so tell her to keep an eye out. So well done my love!! You’re doing what you set out to do – helping others!! Safe travels to Paris and take good care of yourself! Much love xx
Sarah Nash
There were some practical considerations too for my books they had to be pocket-sized; they had to fit in a guy’s back pocket or a chick’s handbag without drawing too much attention to themselves. My litmus test was that they 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.
The NO Bullshit Guide to Staying Sober©️ clearly explains ‘dry drunk’ and makes sure you’re on track for a happy contented sobriety. Not one where you have to sit on your hands every time someone opens the top shelf.
THE AUDIOBOOKS
Because the concentration span of anyone in early recovery isn’t too crash hot, I’ve also made both books audioBooks. All books in The NO Bullshit Guide Series™️ will come as audioBooks too.
The audioBooks are narrated by me.
MAREE THE AUTHOR
I’ve always written for pleasure but I wrote for a living too, at TVNZ. I’ve been published in the Herald, TNT Travel, LA based Elephant Journal & NZ Dirt Bike Rider Magazine. I’ve been featured on the Nutter’s Club, Mornings With Kerre Woodham, been interviewed by the brilliant Kathryn Ryan at Radio New Zealand on Reality Check Radio, Flea FM and featured twice on the AM Show before it went off air.
NOW, ABOUT THAT CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE…
I can’t say much because I don’t want to spoil the ending, but by the end of reading The No Bullshit Guide to Love©️, you’ll be ready to embark on your own love adventure having:
- Exploded your own assumptions about love that aren’t helpful
- Reflected on the narratives you’ve brought to relationships and never questioned
- Identified how you’ll know when love is showing up in a way you recognise
- Scanned QR codes that drop you into healing exercises to heal previous wounding
- Developed an awareness that you’ll need to something different this time for a different result
- And the art in the guide included just for art’s sake? I’ll leave you to ogle that.
“Punchy, I love its conversational style, it rockets along. The NO Bullshit Guide to Staying Sober is just as good as Getting Sober and might even be better.”
James Belfield, Sub Editor, Sunday Star Times.
