I don’t like to use the word recovery.

Because I don’t believe the word accurately captures what a person goes through when they decide to leave behind their old relationship with alcohol.

To “recover” implies returning to a previous state.

We recover from a broken bone, a bad flu, or a financial setback.

But the point of letting go of alcohol isn’t to return to who we were before we ever fell in love with drinking.

The goal is to get to a new place in life where we have grown beyond alcohol and no longer need it to cope or thrive.

There’s actually a psychological theory that speaks to this.

According to Self-Expansion Theory, human beings are motivated to expand our sense of self—to develop new capacities, perspectives, identities, experiences, and possibilities.

Like branches stretching toward the light,
rivers finding their way toward open water,
and the universe expanding since its beginning.

We are not so different.

I believe oftentimes, beneath that little voice that starts questioning the place alcohol has in our lives, is an innate drive to reach beyond who we are today and expand into who we could become tomorrow.

We’re not trying to return to the person we once were.

We’re trying to become the person we can be.

And that’s my goal in creating Sober Curiosity Lab 2.0.

It’s not a program to help you “recover” from problem drinking, but a place to help you expand beyond your current relationship with alcohol.

Psychologically, emotionally, behaviorally, and spiritually.

The waitlist for this year-long journey is now officially open.

30 seats will be available for those who would like to work closely with me to transform their relationship with alcohol.

If you’d like to be notified when the doors open, you can join the waitlist today.

Jeanette