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As a long-term member of Alcohol Coaches Australia, I wanted to share with you that our original website has been revamped with a fresh, clean look. Alcohol Coaches Australia still functions as an online directory that helps people find and compare Australian alcohol coaches. Each coach listed is certified and their coaching approach reflects the methodology instilled at the This Naked Mind Institute or equivalent. They share a common, compassionate desire to help people chan

Men come to this work from very different places. Different ages, different amounts, different circumstances. Some are drinking daily, some are bingeing on weekends, some are barely over the guidelines but something still feels off. Some have tried to stop before. Some are considering it for the first time. From the outside they look nothing alike. But in my experience there is always a moment. It doesn't announce itself. It's rarely dramatic. It's just the point where the co

Let’s Be Real for a Second Most blokes know there’s more in the tank. You’ve got experience, wisdom, and a gut feeling there’s another level waiting but somewhere along the line, life’s routine, work stress, or a few too many nights at the pub got in the way. That spark you used to have? It’s still there, buried under years of “I’ll sort it later.” That’s where coaching comes in. Not fluffy “positive vibes” talk, but real, practical guidance to help you clear your head, reset

Through trial and error, hit and miss, test and learn, we have learned how to survive and thrive in our world.

Fair question. Most men assume that if they're going to change their drinking, all they need is enough determination. Build the mindset, change the behaviour, hold the line. Job done. It always starts well. The decision feels clean. The reasons are clear. The pain of continuing outweighs the pain of stopping and that's usually enough to get through the first few days. Then the internal battle begins. Not drinking makes you miserable. But the thought of drinking also makes you

For the last 9 years I have been flying an aircraft I built myself. I think I'm pretty reasonable at flying it, I have learned what to do and when, what flight control and throttle settings to use, what speeds to maintain for the various phases of flight. How the engine sounds, how the aircraft behaves and so on. What's this got to do with being alcohol free? Bear with me there is some relevance. You could say I have formed a lot of neural networks that make it easy for my b

We purchased some sad looking belladonna lily bulbs on special at the local nursery several years ago. We planted them in sunny spot looking forward to late summer blooms taking over that area in six months. Over winter the bulbs store energy from the foliage, but the leaves in the first year were small and lacklustre. No flowers that summer! Next winter a bit more foliage but the local rabbits started to dig them up. As they are poisonous no leaves were eaten but they caused

"Pick me, pick me", I exclaimed excitedly as we approached the RBT (DUI) stop ahead. Slowing down in anticipation of a stern finger point to the kerb, I looked over to my wife who had a bemused look on her face, she uttered just one word. "Nutter." "I hope they ask me when I had my last drink.. 'yes sir, years ago..' haha". Darn, not today as they waved us on. Genuinely disappointed I motored past the stop observing other motorists going through the "breatho" drill. I could

The theatre dimmed, the audience quietened we had come to see our granddaughter perform in the combined schools concert. The kids began the first performance to cheers and clapping, their little faces lit up with delight at being on stage for a real audience. As the performances went on, I began to notice a pattern in the performers, and it was with compassion and warmth that I realised there was a cross section of kids all doing their absolute best on stage with smiles on t