Retire from alcohol™.On your terms.
No labels. No rock bottom required. A discreet, one-on-one path for the high-functioning professional who has quietly weighed this for years, and is ready to be done with it.
A complimentary 30 minutes, one-on-one with Colin. Prefer to write first?
Nothing you share ever leaves our conversation. No records, no labels, no trace.
Who are you here for?
Two paths lead here. Pick the one that fits, and I'll meet you where you actually are.
I'm quietly weighing my own drinking.
You're functioning, successful, and privately done pretending it isn't a question. See the five-stage framework and where you land on it.
See the frameworkThis is about someone I loveI'm worried about someone else's drinking.
A partner, a parent, a friend. You can see it, and you don't know how to help without pushing them away. Start here.
Read this first- 455
- Days retired from alcohol, and counting. I've walked this myself.
- 1:1
- No groups. No labels. No program to join. Just me, on the phone, with you.
- 100%
- Confidential. Nothing you tell me leaves this conversation.
The mind retires first. The rest follows.
You start adding it up. What Monday actually feels like after a rough Sunday night. What you'd have said differently at dinner if you'd been fully there. That's it. That's where this whole thing starts, long before anything looks like a problem from the outside.
The body was sending every signal it had.
The restless sleep, the afternoon fog, the heart that raced for no reason. We stop overriding those signals and start listening, and within weeks the body begins to trust you again.
Five stages, walked together
Most programs hand you a rulebook. This is a guided sequence, paced to your life, not the other way around.
- 01
Imagination
You're quietly picturing life without alcohol for the first time, and noticing what it really costs you.
- 02
Identity Drift
Who you're becoming doesn't match who you meant to be. What you're protecting is your identity.
- 03
Compounding Friction
The costs stack up until you can't ignore them: brain fog, weight, irritability. The math stops working.
- 04
Decision Point
You've connected the dots. You pick a date, tell people, and accountability locks it in.
- 05
Retirement
Day one isn't the finish line. It's the start of everything compounding in the other direction.
What you're actually retiring into
This isn't about giving something up. It's about getting yourself back, and being fully present for the life already waiting for you.
455 days
alcohol-free, and counting. I've walked exactly where you are.
Colin Casillas
Founder, Prepared Sobriety™
I walked this path before I ever guided anyone through it.
It started in 2019, six years before I actually retired from alcohol. From the outside, nothing was wrong. The career was working, the calendar was full, and no one would've called me a problem drinker. But quietly, I'd started thinking about a life without alcohol, and I had no idea how to get there.
My first real step was small. A close acquaintance of mine had just written a book about his own drinking, what it cost him, and the life he found on the other side of it. I bought it on a whim, read it in a weekend, and didn't tell anyone until after I retired. That one purchase set everything in motion. It's what got me preparing, on my own terms, for a day that was still years off.
I spent the next five years building the plan I wished someone had handed me. No meetings, no labels, no rock bottom. Just a deliberate, private process that fit the life I had already built. That process became the five-stage framework, sharpened by the professionals who saw the change in me and asked, quietly, how I'd done it.
I retired from alcohol on April 16, 2025, and I haven't looked back since. Today I guide other high-functioning professionals through the same decision, discreetly and one to one. Not as a counselor and not as a program, but as someone who's walked the exact ground you're standing on.
My six years was my path, not a prescription. Every story is different. The people I work with arrive at every point on the map, some are weeks from a date they've quietly already chosen, some are months out, others are a year or two away and still making sense of it. Wherever you are is exactly where we start.
When we talk, you're talking to me. Not an intake team, not a coordinator. Me.
One path doesn't fit everyone. So there are two.
Some want a single candid conversation. Some want me alongside them the whole way. You choose, and you can move between them as your needs change.
A single private conversation
One focused 1:1 call to talk it through openly and leave with a clear picture of your next step. Many continue with ongoing guidance from here.
One-time 1:1 call
Ongoing 1:1 guidance
Regular private calls with me as you move through the five stages, paced to your life and your calendar. The deepest level of support, for as long as it's useful.
Recurring 1:1, paced to you
Investment discussed privately on our first call.
The people who watched the framework work
These aren't client testimonials. Out of respect for client confidentiality, we never publish their stories. The accounts below come from Colin's own network, the colleagues, friends, and family who watched him live the framework and noticed the change before he said a word about it.
“Colin was never the kind of guy you'd point at and say he had a problem. He had a great career, a family, and was always on point. That's why his story really resonated with me. He didn't wait until he hit rock bottom. He just quietly decided he was ready for something better. Watching him step away from alcohol calmly and on his own terms, long before anything ever went wrong, proved you can make this move from a position of strength, not desperation.”
Michael H.
Wealth Management Lending, retired
“It was only afterward that I realized just how much sharper Colin is now. The clarity, the patience, the speed with which he tackles complex problems is all just a different league. We met in business school seven years ago and I've watched him operate at a high level the entire time. But this version is something else. Prepared Sobriety is built for high-performing professionals who already know what excellence looks like and want to know what else they're capable of.”
Doug C.
CFO and Executive Advisor
“The change was noticeable long before he told me what he was up to. He was coming up with sharper strategies on calls, showing more patience with customers, and out-thinking the competition in ways where he used to be neck-and-neck with them. When Colin finally told me he'd decided to stop drinking, it all fell into place. I told him people were watching, and it turns out they were. That's the heart of what Prepared Sobriety is all about. He doesn't talk about it like some kind of recovery. He talks about it like a career choice. And for anyone in the tech world wondering whether drinking is quietly costing them something, this is the most impactful framework I've come across.”
Tony J.
Client Advisor
“I never thought Colin would stop drinking because to me he never seemed like the type to have a problem. But he saw a limitation coming and decided to just walk away in April 2025. His approach is like nothing I've ever seen before. It's probably the best alternative out there for high-earning professionals who don't want some traditional program.”
Scott S.
COO
“I've known Colin and worked with him for years now, so you'd think I'd be used to seeing him by now. But the thing is, you notice things when you see someone that regularly that other people miss. He always seemed like a pretty put-together guy, always sharp. But after he stopped drinking, I noticed something a little different. He was lighter. More present. Genuinely happier. I've seen loads of people sit here and go on about wanting to make a change someday. Colin is the one who actually took the leap and did it all on his own terms, before anything went seriously wrong.”
Tod Alan
Salon Owner and Operator
Wherever you are, start there
Tell me where you are. No pressure and no pitch, just a private, candid conversation about whether this is the right next step for you.
A complimentary 30-minute call, one-on-one with me. Or write to me using the form.