Colleen Kachmann

Master Intuitive Drinking Coach | Founder of Emotional Sobriety Coaching. Host of 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘭 podcast. Get Happy. Not Sober.

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

Carley thought she was drinking too much, but she couldn't get herself to go to AA and say that she was an alcoholic. Because she COULD control herself around alcohol. She already had for 32 years. Carley's story is now on YouTube. Click the link below to hear her story.

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

“I drank every day for 15 years. This is the truth about alcoholism, how I kicked the habit and my five-step guide to cutting your drinking by 80%.”

Check out my latest on the Daily Mail. Thank you, @DailyMailUK & @DailyMail!

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

https://t.co/a16oAIAaak

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

Carley thought she was drinking too much, but she couldn't get herself to go to AA and say that she was an alcoholic. Because she COULD control herself around alcohol. She already had for 32 years. Carley's story is now on YouTube. Click the link below to hear her story.

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

Carley thought she was drinking too much, but she couldn't get herself to go to AA and say that she was an alcoholic. Because she COULD control herself around alcohol. She already had for 32 years. Carley's story is now on YouTube. Click the link in the bio to hear her story.

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

“If you felt relaxed, supported, and powerful…
you’d drink like someone who feels relaxed, supported, and powerful.”

What if alcohol isn’t the real problem?

It’s not about the alcohol.
It’s about your nervous system.

#EmotionalSobriety #Recovery #ItsNotAboutTheAlcohol
@askrsb

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

Your beliefs about alcohol are actually the problem

Think about it—

We teach kids to stop, drop & roll
You know to look both ways before pulling out into traffic
We even teach our dogs to not chase the squirrels…

Yet somehow we all have come under the illusion that somehow we’re powerless to a craving?

No.

An urge is just a moment.

A split-second impulse.

You can learn to respond differently.

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

Research shows:
The #1 reason people overdrink. . . isn’t alcohol.

It’s what they believe about alcohol.

I get it.

People say mindful drinking is dangerous.
But you know what’s more dangerous?

Telling someone they have no control over themselves.
That belief alone keeps people stuck.

@askrsb

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

“If one drink means relapse, might as well spiral”—right?

That lie keeps people stuck.

One drink isn’t failure. It’s a moment.

You didn’t lose your power—you’re still in control.

You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to keep going.

@askrsb

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

@askrsb https://t.co/9ZjcB7pya9

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

“If one drink means relapse, might as well spiral”—right?

That lie keeps people stuck.

One drink isn’t failure. It’s a moment.

You didn’t lose your power—you’re still in control.

You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to keep going.

@askrsb

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

https://t.co/9ZjcB7pya9

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

Research shows:
The #1 reason people overdrink. . . isn’t alcohol.

It’s what they believe about alcohol.

I get it.

People say mindful drinking is dangerous.
But you know what’s more dangerous?

Telling someone they have no control over themselves.
That belief alone keeps people stuck.

@askrsb

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

https://t.co/9ZjcB7pya9

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

Your beliefs about alcohol are actually the problem

Think about it—

We teach kids to stop, drop & roll
You know to look both ways before pulling out into traffic
We even teach our dogs to not chase the squirrels…

Yet somehow we all have come under the illusion that somehow we’re powerless to a craving?

No.

An urge is just a moment.

A split-second impulse.

You can learn to respond differently.

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

Yesterday I said the quiet part out loud on @askrsb:

- Addiction isn’t a life sentence
- You’re not powerless
- Most recovery models are keeping people sick

We covered: nutrition, nervous system healing, and what actually works.

Timestamps:

0:41 - Addiction is an industry, not a life sentence
4:52 - AA was built before we understood brain chemistry
6:07 - You don’t lose control—you surrender it
12:16 - Relapse isn’t failure—it’s feedback
13:42 - Obsessing over sobriety is its own addiction
15:29 - Most recovery models are keeping people sick
16:29 - Fear keeps people compliant—and sick
23:36 - “Powerlessness” is a cult
24:25 - Nutrition, dopamine & nervous system healing matter

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

Learn more: https://t.co/kWRpkCEPSs

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

Yesterday I said the quiet part out loud on @askrsb:

- Addiction isn’t a life sentence
- You’re not powerless
- Most recovery models are keeping people sick

We covered: nutrition, nervous system healing, and what actually works.

Timestamps:

0:41 - Addiction is an industry, not a life sentence
4:52 - AA was built before we understood brain chemistry
6:07 - You don’t lose control—you surrender it
12:16 - Relapse isn’t failure—it’s feedback
13:42 - Obsessing over sobriety is its own addiction
15:29 - Most recovery models are keeping people sick
16:29 - Fear keeps people compliant—and sick
23:36 - “Powerlessness” is a cult
24:25 - Nutrition, dopamine & nervous system healing matter

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

https://t.co/b2p8pVcynV

[Colleen Kachmann @NotAboutTheAlc]

You don’t need sobriety from alcohol—you need sobriety from the BS.
If you’re ready to rethink drinking (without going all-in on abstinence), I’ve got you.