This course is for drinkers of any kind who are ready to outgrow alcohol and start to live their lives on their own terms. Whether you are a social drinker, a regular drinker, a seasoned drinker, a binge drinker, or an ex-drinker, this course can help you re-evaluate alcohol and change the way you see and feel about it.

There are 4 things that make me qualified and confident to teach you this subject. The first thing is my deep understanding of human minds and behaviors. I have a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology on top of a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. This means I will be able to show you how to see your behavior in a completely new light. 

The second thing is my in-depth knowledge of the subject of addictive behavior. I specialize in helping people change their relationships with mind-altering substances. I worked in different clinical settings, including outpatient treatment, recovery homes, and private practice. Moreover, I devoted my master’s thesis to studying how to incorporate self-compassion in traditional substance use treatment. This means that my knowledge of this subject is rooted in both years of study and intensive clinical work. 

The third thing is my practical skill in teaching and facilitation. I have taught psycho-education and coping skills to various groups since 2018, including at-risk youth who hate to sit in a classroom. This means I have mastered the art of engagement and am skilled at making dry information relevant and relatable to my audiences. 

Finally, I know the struggle and have done the work. As an ex-daily drinker for over a decade, I have first-hand experience of the struggle and have walked the path to do the healing work. I am not just an outsider looking in. I have not walked in your shoes, but I have been in similar ones. By the end of the day, I am here to show you what I’ve learned, as a fellow drinker who once shared the same struggle.

No. These are clear distinctions between my role as your instructor in Sober Curiosity Lab and my role as a therapist. To read more about the distinctions, please refer to the next question. 

I highly encourage you to seek out providers in your own geographical local if you wish to dive deeper into the healing work. If you wish to explore working with me individually, please visit my therapy website and schedule a consultation. A therapy-client relationship can only be established after signing multiple initial paperwork, including consent for treatment. Please note I am currently only able to provide individual therapy to individuals who reside in California. 

First, it’s very important to know that Sober Curiosity Lab is not therapy, and it is in no way a replacement for medical advice or mental health service. 

The difference between Sober Curiosity Lab and therapy lies in its focus. Sober Curiosity Lab focuses on your beliefs about alcohol, whereas therapy often focuses on your beliefs about yourself, your relationship with others, and the world. 

In Sober Curiosity Lab, I’ll provide education and information to help you recognize the general beliefs people have about alcohol, examine the common source for these beliefs, and evaluate the accuracy of these general beliefs. Unlike therapy, in Sober Curiosity Lab we will NOT address how your personal beliefs about yourselves play into your relationship with alcohol. 

To help you get a better sense of the difference, let me give an example. For instance, someone may have learned to rely on alcohol to help themselves feel more relaxed in social situations and find it challenging to not drink during social events. In Sober Curiosity Lab, they will learn to identify the beliefs (For example, “Alcohol helps me become more sociable.”); examine the source of the beliefs (such as the message we get from our peers, media, and culture); and use new information to challenge the accuracy of this belief. The focus is the beliefs about alcohol, and what alcohol is and is not. However, we will NOT address or treat an underlying social anxiety.  

The goal of Sober Curiosity Lab is to change your general beliefs about alcohol. For some people, you may find this is enough to set the stage for further behavior change. For others, you may find true healing requires you to dive deeper into your personal beliefs about yourselves. In that case, I strongly encourage you to find a provider in your own area.

No, you don’t have to stop drinking before or during this course. (Of course, if you have already stopped drinking, there is no need to start again.) 

Sober Curiosity Lab focus on the thoughts and beliefs behind the drinking behavior, instead of the behavior itself. The premise of the course is that your behaviors are driven by your thoughts and emotions. Once you are able to shift the way you see and feel about alcohol, changing how you behave around alcohol will be much easier. 

However, you do want to remain sharp (ie. sober) while etching each lesson and completing the worksheets. The result of the course depends on your ability to take in and retain the information I share, completing the course under the influence will dramatically affect your ability to absorb the information, therefore affecting the outcome. 

The good news is all the lessons will be yours to keep once you enroll in the course. Even if you are not able to absorb all the information during the first round, you can always repeat it as many times as you need. In fact, I would highly encourage you to repeat the course multiple times for the best result. New information takes time and repetition to sink in. You may be surprised by the new things you can discover in the second or third round.

The most important thing in The Sober Curiosity Lab is not whether or how much you are drinking, but to show up and give yourself the grace to allow the changes to happen on your own terms.  

Whether or not to stop drinking is a decision only you can make. 

Through Sober Curiosity Lab you will be able to transform the way you see and feel about alcohol in a fundamental way. This means that you will see alcohol for what it really is, and begin to see that many of your desires towards it were guided by misconceptions about it. 

By the end of the course, it will be up to you to decide whether and how much you want alcohol to continue to be part of your life. 

Some of you may find that the end of this course is the beginning of a new journey where you’ll start to learn how to fill the gaps that alcohol once helped you to fill. (The Guest Resouce Vault will be a great starting point.)

Yes, this course is for drinkers of any kind - whether you are a social drinker, binge drinker, daily drinker, or ex-drinker, this course is for you as long as you want to change the way you see and feel about alcohol. 

In fact, in Sober Curiosity Lab, we are not interested in finding out whether someone is a “problem drinker,” the only question that matters is whether your life would be better with a different relationship with alcohol.

The last thing I want is to have you feel stressed about falling behind on my course, that’s why all the main lessons are pre-recorded and you can watch them at your own pace. There is no such thing as “falling behind” in Sober Curiosity Lab. The content will be there whenever you are ready to go through them. 

Please don’t feel like you have to be at certain places when you join the live group calls. You will benefit from the call whether or not you have already studied the main lessons. You may even find that joining a call was the exact nudge you needed to start to dive into the lessons. 

The most important thing is to show up when you can.

It’s both! The course content itself is recorded so you can learn at your own pace. The course content and all the bonus sessions will drip out through May to July. All 20 main lessons are pre-recorded so they will be short, sweet, and impactful. Most lessons are less than 30 minutes.

There is also a live community element to help you get the most out of Sober Curiosity Lab. You will become a founding member of our private Sober Curiosity Society as soon as you enroll in the course. Inside this intimate community, you have the opportunity to participate in a 10-week challenge alongside the course. You will be able to share your thoughts, responses, and questions with your lab mates. 

Like with all the lessons, you will have life-long access to the Society while it continues to grow.

I am confident that if you complete the course in full, as in having watched all the videos, complete the worksheet, and participated in all challenges and Live calls you will see alcohol in a new light and feel completely different about it. 

That being said, if you find you feel exactly the same about alcohol after you put in the time and work, I would not feel right to keep your money. 

So if you still feel the same about alcohol by the end of 90 days, show us you’ve done the work, and get a FULL refund.

So there really are only two possible outcomes here: either you would feel completely different about alcohol by the end of the course, or you will get all your money back. 

Read our full Refund Policy here.