A calmer, healthier relationship with alcohol starts here
Private alcohol coaching for women
Karen Cairnduff. RN, Accredited Coach
When alcohol no longer feels right, it's time for a different approach
Do you need to sleep better?
Feel calmer and more in control?
Are you frequently negotiating with yourself about alcohol?
Do you struggle to manage moderation but feel uneasy about telling anyone?
Private coaching can give you the extra support you need to take a break from alcohol.
For grey area drinkers
Hello, I’m Karen. I’m a registered nurse and accredited sobriety coach.
In my 40s I found that shifts like poor sleep, hangxiety and low energy were telling me that drinking was starting to cause more stress than it was relieving.
Negative thoughts at 3am were not a great way to start the day. But I was stuck in a habit cycle.
Perhaps your drinking no longer feels comfortable, you feel an increased reliance on that wind-down drink, even though you know it's affecting your physical and mental wellbeing the next day.
Maybe you’re here because you have reached a stage where alcohol is no longer giving you the same kind of relaxation it once did, but you're struggling to manage stress without it.
You don’t think you’re an alcoholic, but you're not happy with your drinking.
You're great at your job, professional, responsible and busy caring for others. Most people would never guess you're struggling with your thoughts about alcohol.
But you’ve reached a point where your drinking feels different, you’re trying to moderate and cut back, but it’s hard, because a drink has become your go-to relief for stress and a pre-requisite for socialising.
Often, for high achieving professionals the relationship with alcohol can shift into a middle space.
Grey area or middle lane drinking is not problematic enough to require a recovery programme, but enough to create a feeling of misalignment.
When drinking habits shift, your nervous system adapts before you realise that alcohol is no longer working for you, making it difficult to quit.
Trying to cut back or moderate can be challenging for professional women, particularly when drinking has become part of how we respond to stress and emotions.
Working with a coach can give you the extra support and guidance you need to achieve the change you want.
Freedom from alcohol
I was in my 50s when I took a 100 day break from alcohol. I haven’t gone back since because I prefer my life this way.
It’s not always easy to live alcohol free, in a society that promotes drinking. My life is still complicated with stress and challenges, but being free from alcohol is a superpower. I value my calm mornings, a clear head and alignment with how I want to live as I get older.
Drawing on my personal experience, nursing, teaching and coaching skills, I became a coach to support women in healthcare and other high pressured roles to change their drinking and how they respond to stress.
My coaching guides you through taking a break from drinking while realigning your behaviours and decisions about alcohol with what you value.
My approach always reflects the professional values of confidentiality, respect and compassion.
Change your drinking today
What happens next?
- Make a booking
- We talk confidentially online - no pressure
- We decide if the Day 1 Shift programme is right for you
- You have a clear plan for making a change
We won’t be focusing on restriction, counting down or missing out. Instead we will be understanding your patterns and practise a different response to triggers, while you take a break from alcohol.
With the Day 1 approach you will begin to rely less on alcohol, and rediscover how good your body and mind can feel - alcohol free.
After a few weeks many clients report:
- Better sleep
- More energy
- Improved focus
- Reduced anxiety
- Increased confidence
- More time and headspace
The physical and mental health benefits are noticeable after the first month without alcohol, and this will be the foundation for you finding the calm, clarity, and alignment you‘ve felt is missing.
NHS Practitioner Support
I offer reduced price sessions to support NHS practitioners to take a break from alcohol
Contact me in confidence.
How working with a Coach helps
I will support you with contemporary evidence-based behaviour change processes and expert resources.
The Day 1 approach provides a completely private and confidential space to make change in a way that is safe, realistic and professionally grounded.
Together, we’ll work through your thoughts, feelings and decisions around alcohol, gradually shifting your mindset, challenging beliefs, and choosing different responses that work for you, now and in the future.
You will be in charge of how long you take a break from alcohol. We start with a month and when you’re ready you can commit to 100 days.
Coaching is personalised and flexible.
Sober curious?
If you are tired of repeating the same cycle, investing in private alcohol coaching could be just what you need to succeed in taking a break from drinking.
No pressure
No judgement
All coaching begins with a complimentary Initial Conversation to ensure coaching is right for you.
