None of this is medical writing and none of it is reviewed by a doctor, because I'm not one and I'm not going to pretend a clinician checked it. It's what I know from drinking for years while everyone thought I was fine, and from the people I've worked with since.

The 2am Self-Diagnosis Spiral (High-Functioning Men)

I Was a High Functioning Alcoholic for Nine Years and Nobody Noticed

Nine years of running a company, going to the gym and drinking most of a bottle a night, with nobody saying a word. What that is like from inside it.

Nobody Has Ever Said Anything About My Drinking. Does That Mean It Is Fine?

Nobody raising it is not evidence that your drinking is fine. People do not tell you, they tell each other. What the silence around a drinker means.

I Hid Bottles in My Own House. Here Is What Was Actually Going On in My Head

I kept a bottle in my own hallway cupboard for two years. Not to deceive anyone, but to avoid one conversation. The inside version of hiding drink.

I Am Not Going to Rehab and I Cannot Stand AA

Why I Could Not Stand AA and Got Sober Anyway

I went to eleven AA meetings, could not do it, stopped going, and have been sober ten years. What I used instead, and who AA genuinely does work for.

I Am Not Going to Rehab. What Are My Actual Options?

Five real alternatives to rehab for drinking, named plainly by a coach who never went to one, plus the cases where a facility is genuinely the answer.

Working With Me (Coaching, Cost, Scope)

Sober Coach, Therapist or AA Sponsor. What Each One Actually Does

A coach, a licensed therapist and an AA sponsor do three different jobs. Here is what each one can and cannot do, and which one is worth calling first.

What a Sober Coach Costs, and What You Are Actually Paying For

One session with me is $95 for sixty minutes and the first call is free. Here are all my prices, what other coaches charge, and what rehab costs.

What Happens on the Free 15 Minute Call, Exactly

You pick a time, you get a video link, and we talk for fifteen minutes. Here is every question I ask, what I say at the end, and what it costs you.

Founders, Sales Guys and Business Owners Who Drink

I Run a Business and I Drink Every Night. Which One Breaks First?

The business breaks before your health does, and it breaks quietly. Here is what it looked like in mine, and the signs that show up in your calendar.