Why ‘Just Quit’ Isn’t Always the Answer
Become Empowered Alcohol-Free
Without Losing the Joy of Life
Go from "I should drink less" to "I want to drink less"with the 7-Day Empowered AF Journal Prompts
Patrick T
My Biggest AHA moment in Sober Curiosity is that I am not somehow broken or defective.
Meet the only Sobriety Guide who will never tell you to “just quit”
Because you would have done that long ago if you could do that without:
- Staring at the wine bottle at 5 pm, reminding yourself, “I’m stronger than this,” while trying to fight off the whisper, “Just one glass won’t hurt.”
- Scrolling past cocktail photos, missing that instant hit of relaxation you used to pour from a bottle.
- Sipping a sparkling water at the dinner table, smiling and nodding along while others cheer and laugh, feeling like you’re on the outside looking in.
Not around here — get ready to rediscover joy, freedom, and fulfillment without alcohol
(where “drink less” is not the goal, but a natural result)
Oh, hey there! I’m Jeanette Hu,
a former daily drinker turned therapist, now a sobriety guide.
I’m obsessed with helping growth-minded folks break free from old drinking patterns…
I’m here to help you…
- Go from white-knuckling to feeling free and confident
- From feeling deprived to feeling energized
- From missing the buzz to genuinely enjoying an evening without alcohol
We should talk if you believe in…
Compassion
over
Judgment
Growth
over
Labels
Empowerment
over
Surrender
Past Student, David.B
A big thank you for making sobriety an actual possibility in my life where anything else I have tried in the past has failed.
Here’s how high-achieving individuals create an empowered alcohol-free life — without sacrificing joy.
Here’s the truth: Drinking isn’t just about alcohol. It’s about unmet needs, hidden beliefs, and invisible habits that keep you stuck.
If you’d like to explore this perspective in depth, you can read the long-form essay here.
That’s why I created the Empowered AF 4-Pillar System.
In this Empowered AF System, we help you break you drinking pattern and create a empowered, fulling Alcohol-Free life by work through 4 Pillars:
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Pillar 1 — Value Alignment: Move from “should” drink less to “want to” drink less by realigning with what truly brings satisfaction and fulfillment.
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Pillar 2 — Belief Reconstruction: Rewrite the stories about alcohol—and yourself—to unlock true emotional freedom.
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Pillar 3 — Skill Expansion: Build new tools so alcohol is no longer your go-to crutch, reclaiming confidence and self-trust.
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Pillar 4 — Mindset Upgrading: Embrace setbacks with a growth mindset and turn them into lasting progress.
✨ Ready to take the first step and move from ‘I should’ to ‘I want’? Grab your free 7-Day Empowered AF Journal Prompts today.
Don’t take my word for it, here’s what people say about Sober Curiosity
Ready to break the old drinking pattern and become empowered alcohol-free?
Here are 3 ways we can work together
Self-Paced Program
Sober Curiosity Lab
A fast-tracked reset to help you interrupt old drinking patterns and reclaim self-trust and freedom
Membership
Sober Curiosity Society
An exclusive community for ongoing support to rediscover joy, confidence, and freedom beyond alcohol
Private Coaching
Sober Curiosity 1:1
An all-in-one package with personalized support for deep transformation (Lab + Society included)
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3 Random (But Telling) Things About Me
#1. Long dresses are my only outfit
To reduce the time I spent figuring out what to wear each day, I came up with a brilliant idea in 2011—limiting my wardrobe to just one item: long dresses.
( So today, if you ever run into me on the street, I guarantee you will find me in an ankle-long flowery dress)
#2. Before becoming a psychotherapist, I was a decade-long daily drinker
For more than 13 years, I drank myself to pass out each night behind closed doors.
My path to finding freedom and rediscovering happiness is not conventional: no AA meetings, no surrendering my power, and no settling for anything less than what life has to offer.
It all starts with stopping asking the most commonly asked question.
>> Yes, I stopped asking “Am I an alcoholic?” and it changed everything.
#3. While earning my M.S. in Clinical Psychology, I found freedom from alcohol
8 years after I set foot in this country, I earned the degree that allowed me to register and practice as a therapist.
The best thing I learned in grad school?
Every behavior we engage in serves a purpose, even the ones that seem irrational, like excessive drinking.
Understanding the behavior with compassionate curiosity is the first step to change.
When I applied this understanding to help people becoming empowered Alcohol-Free?
Finding freedom and rediscovering happiness became more than a possibility, not just for myself, but also for others.
The fact that you’re here tells me something important:
You’ve already realized that “just quit” isn’t the answer for you
Exactly. That’s why you don’t need to try harder — you need to try something different. And here are a few good places to start.
The Four Pillars of Letting Go Without Going All-or-Nothing
The opportunity in curiosity: The personal and social relationship with alcohol
From Coping to Connection: A New Way to Relate to Alcohol
Ready to break the old drinking pattern?
Discover the 7-Day Empowered Alcohol-Free System go from “I should drink less” to “I want to drink less” — on your own term.
