For the quietly curious.
Reflections on mental preparation, clarity, and retiring from alcohol on your own terms, written for professionals who've been thinking about this for years.
Better Impulse Control After You Retire from Alcohol
When you retire from alcohol, your prefrontal cortex rebuilds and impulse control returns on a biological timeline. Here's when it gets better, why some days still feel reactive, and how to bridge the gap while your brain heals.
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How a High-Performing Professional Decides to Retire from Alcohol
High performers don't stop drinking because of a crisis. They stop because the cost of staying quietly overtakes the cost of changing. Here's the five-stage framework behind that decision.
Why Do You Get Defensive When Someone Asks How Much You Drink?
A neutral question about drinking shouldn't trigger a defensive reaction. If it does, that reaction is data. Here's what it means and why it happens.
The Degraded Executive: How Alcohol Suppresses Strategic Thinking
Alcohol chronically suppresses prefrontal-cortex function and strategic decision-making. Colin reveals the real cost: losing tens of thousands in productivity every year, and how recovery compounds over months.
Why High Performers Should Mentally Prepare to Retire from Alcohol, Not Just Quit
Most advice says to just quit. High performers rarely use that word for anything. Here's why mental preparation, the same discipline you already use at work, is what makes retiring from alcohol stick.
I Was Prepared to Spend $19,200 Trying to Keep Drinking. Here's What Four Months of Not Drinking Did Instead.
Colin Casillas committed to a $19,200 CoolSculpting plan and spent over $7,000 trying to manage the effects of drinking. Four months after retiring from alcohol, his LDL dropped 29%, and within ten months two medications were gone.
How I Became Better at Work Social Events After I Retired from Alcohol
An ISTJ enterprise sales executive on what actually happens to your confidence, presence, and performance at work events after you retire from alcohol. No program required.
Why Sleep Gets Worse Before It Gets Better After You Retire from Alcohol
Most people expect sleep to improve right after they stop drinking. It doesn't. Here's why sleep gets worse first and what changed at month 8.
What Happens to Your Body in the First 30 Days After You Retire from Alcohol
A week-by-week breakdown of what happens to your body in the first 30 days after you retire from alcohol, including 14 lbs lost and clearer skin.
How to Mentally Prepare to Stop Drinking Before You're Ready to Decide
Most people think about stopping drinking for years before acting. Here's what mentally preparing to stop drinking actually looks like.
What Is Grey Area Drinking? A Guide for High-Earning Professionals
Grey area drinking is the space between social drinker and alcoholic. A guide for high-performing professionals who know something is off.
What Happens to Your Blood When You Retire from Alcohol: My 4-Month Lab Results
Real before-and-after lab results from retiring from alcohol: LDL down 29% and inflammation cut in half within four months, and two medications eliminated within ten months.
An Alternative to AA for High-Performing Professionals
AA wasn't built for high-functioning professionals who never hit rock bottom. Here's what a deliberate, private alternative to AA looks like.
How to Stop Drinking Without a Program (When You're Not Sure You Even Need To)
No crisis, no rock bottom, no program. Here's how high-functioning professionals stop drinking through mental preparation instead of willpower.
I Never Called Myself an Alcoholic. I Still Retired from Alcohol.
You don't have to earn the alcoholic label to know something needs to change. Here's how a professional retired from alcohol without a rock bottom.
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