You're Tired of Being a Slave to Alcohol.

Of watching your kids grow up through a haze. Of waking up at 50-something not knowing who you are anymore. Of realizing you've spent decades maintaining a seemingly ‘normal’ life, but in reality, everything meaningful was slowly disappearing.

  • Reeling from blackouts. Waking up to evidence of a night you can't piece together.

  • Making excuses. Keeping it hidden. Telling yourself you've got it under control.

  • Watching your kids' faces change when they realize you weren't really there.

  • Realizing you've spent years being the best functioning drinker possible—putting all your energy into maintaining the illusion.

  • Knowing you're disconnected from yourself. From your family. From any sense of who you actually are beneath the alcohol.

Here's the thing: if you tell someone you 'might' have a problem, you're either immediately talked out of it or labeled an alcoholic for life, destined to meet up in musty church basements where everyone's name is 'anonymous.'

So you keep it hidden. Till you can't anymore.

"Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced."

— James Baldwin

I get it. Because I've been exactly where you are.

What If You Could Find Your Way to Freedom?

Not the fake freedom of a drink in your hand. Real freedom.

The kind where you wake up and your senses have returned. Where you can smell coffee. Taste food. See color differently. Where the world feels clear instead of muted.

The kind where your kids joke around with you and you're actually there for it. Where you're present. Where you know who you are when you look in the mirror.

The kind where alcohol doesn't dictate your identity anymore.

I couldn't imagine that life when I was in it. I thought I'd be stuck forever. I thought I'd missed my chance.

I was wrong.

And if you're reading this, you haven't missed yours either.

"She had not known the weight until she felt the freedom."

— The Scarlet Letter

The path to freedom isn't linear. It's a spiral. You'll deal with the same sh*t again and again—just in different ways, at different depths. And that's okay.

What matters is that you start walking towards a better life.

This isn't AA. There are no labels here. No black-and-white rules. No musty church basements. No requirement that you quit before we talk.

I work with a science-based approach—thanks to the work of Annie Grace and This Naked Mind—that looks at three levels: the substance itself, the society that supports alcohol, and the self who needs protection.

We examine why alcohol has such power. We look at what it's actually doing to your brain, your body, your relationships. We question the lies we've been sold about what alcohol gives us.

And then? We start changing your mind about it.

This is about understanding. Not admitting you're powerless.

It's about having the support I wish I had when I really needed someone to talk to. It's about respecting where you are right now—even if you're still drinking—and helping you see a path forward.

You don't have to have it all figured out. You don't have to do this alone. And you sure as hell don't have to keep it hidden.

"Dorothy helped me find my footing when I was so down after trying other programs. She is so easy to speak with, and she helped me connect the dots for a strong sobriety foundation in my everyday life. I am so grateful to Dorothy and now feel a confidence and strength I didn't realize I had in me."

— Louise M.

"Dorothy made me feel like I had a new friend. I found her immediately relatable, maybe because she's so easy to talk to. I felt so lost when I first reached out to Dorothy. But Dorothy always had helpful advice, and she always makes me laugh! Might sound funny, but Dorothy helped me see sober living as opening a world of possibilities. I have gained so much from working with Dorothy, and I'd recommend her to anyone!"

— Julie L.

"Dorothy really listens, and she has such a unique perspective based on her own personal experience. She provided guidance for me to find my own direction at my own pace. I learned so much about myself, and Dorothy provided a kind of shining light that still guides me through this journey of self-discovery. Can't say enough good things about Dorothy!"

— Terri D.

Two Paths Forward

Whether you need intensive support or a longer journey, I've designed programs to meet you where you are.

6-Week Intensive

Deep, focused work over six weeks for when you're ready to make significant changes.

12-Week Journey

A longer path with more space to process, integrate, and build sustainable change.

"Honor the space between no longer and not yet."

— Nancy Levin

You're in that liminal space right now. The transitional place between who you were and who you're becoming.

Let's walk it together.

I knew I had a real problem with alcohol from the first time I blacked out at 17 and nearly burned myself in an afterprom campfire.

I soon learned that if you tell someone you 'might' have a problem, you're immediately talked out of it or labeled an alcoholic for life. So I believed I had no choice but to be the best functioning drinker possible. As I saw it, I just had to keep it hidden.

And I did, till I couldn't.

I tried AA three times. The black-and-white thinking, the anonymity, the powerlessness—I couldn't enter that space. It wasn't for me.

Then I found the work of Annie Grace and This Naked Mind. That's when everything changed. Not overnight. Not in a straight line. But it changed.

Now I'm almost 70. Three years into a joyful AF lifestyle. And I'm happier than I've ever been.

I want to help others find their way out of addiction and have the support that I wish I had when I really needed someone to talk to.

Ready to Take the First Step?

You have two ways to start:

Take the Quiz

Find out what alcohol is really costing you?

Or Book a Discovery Call

Let's talk about where you are and what you're looking for. 30 minutes. No pressure. Just honest conversation.

You don't have to have it all figured out. You just have to be willing to face what's in front of you.

And if you're here, reading this? You already are.

Helping women find freedom from alcohol through science-based coaching, radical honesty, and genuine support.

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