A 12-Week Holiday Masterclass for Women
What if this year you didn't wait until January to change your relationship with alcohol?
November 17 – February 9
12 Weekly 75-Minute Masterclasses
+ 3 Private Coaching Sessions with Tamara
Let's Be Honest
Everyone wants something from you.
Work doesn't magically slow down because it's December.
There are gifts to buy. Meals to plan. Parties to attend. Family coming. Travel. Kids. Your partner. Your parents. Your in-laws. Traditions. Expectations. Money. Schedules.
And somehow, you're supposed to make all of it feel magical.
You're the one people count on.
The one who remembers. Plans. Organizes. Handles. Provides.
And smiles through it.
You're Holding So Much
The grip on your schedule.
Your work.
Your family.
Your expectations.
Your emotions.
Your need to make sure everyone else is okay.
And by the end of the day, you're exhausted from holding everything together.
That's when alcohol can start feeling like the only time you finally get to let go.
Your Off Switch
You spend the entire day doing.
Thinking.
Planning.
Solving.
Taking care of everyone.
And then evening comes.
You pour a drink.
And finally...
your brain gets quiet.
The pressure comes down.
You stop thinking about what everyone needs.
For a little while, you don't have to hold everything quite so tightly.
And that's why simply telling yourself:
"I'm not going to drink tonight."
can be much harder than it sounds.
Because you're not just giving up a drink.
You're giving up one of the ways you've learned to cope with everything you're carrying.
And Then Morning Comes
Guilt.
Shame.
Disappointment.
You remember the promise you made to yourself.
"I'm only having one."
"I'm not drinking during the week."
"I'm going to slow down."
You wonder why you can be so disciplined in almost every other area of your life...
but not this one.
So you make another promise:
"I'll deal with this after the holidays."
Imagine Something Different
Imagine having somewhere to go every single week where you don't have to pretend you've got everything under control.
And nobody is shocked.
Nobody judges you.
Nobody needs you to take care of them.
For 75 minutes each week...
you get to put it down.
Introducing
A 12-Week Holiday Masterclass for Women Ready to Change Their Relationship With Alcohol
I created Loosening the Grip around one of the most challenging drinking seasons of the year.
Instead of waiting until January to address your drinking, we're starting before Thanksgiving.
And then we're walking through it together.
Family expectations, travel, pressure, old dynamics and triggers.
Parties, work events, family gatherings, overwhelm and the expectation to do it all.
Discovering that celebration doesn't have to revolve around alcohol.
Taking what you've learned into ordinary life when the holidays are over and motivation alone isn't enough.
Imagine Having This Much Support
A 75-minute live group every week to talk honestly, learn new skills and get support for what's happening in your life right now.
Individual coaching sessions with Tamara focused specifically on your drinking patterns, triggers, relationships and challenges.
Learn new skills while you're actually navigating family, parties, stress, cravings, boundaries and holiday pressure.
Spend 12 weeks surrounded by women who understand what you're experiencing—without judgment and without needing to pretend.
You don't have to decide whether you're ready for 12 weeks right now.
Let's start with a private conversation about what's been happening, what you want to change and whether Loosening the Grip is right for you.
This Is About More Than "Don't Drink"
Because if simply telling yourself not to drink worked, you probably wouldn't be reading this page.
Your Real Life Becomes the Classroom
Your mother says something that sends you over the edge? We work with it.
Your partner isn't helping enough? We work with it.
Everyone is drinking at the company holiday party? We prepare for it.
You're exhausted and craving wine at 6:00? We develop another plan.
You're resentful because once again you're doing everything? We look at your boundaries.
You have an uncomfortable emotion and want to escape it? We learn how to stay with it.
You won't just learn these skills.
You'll practice them while you're actually living your life.
Imagine January 1
While everyone else is making New Year's resolutions about drinking less...
you'll already be weeks into changing your relationship with alcohol.
You've navigated Thanksgiving.
Holiday parties.
Christmas.
Family.
Stress.
Triggers.
And you've started discovering that you can have a difficult day...
without drinking over it.
No Labels Required
You don't need to have hit rock bottom.
You don't have to convince anyone that your drinking is "bad enough."
Maybe your life looks completely successful from the outside.
Maybe nobody even knows you're worried about your drinking.
Maybe you're simply tired of thinking about it.
Making rules.
Breaking those rules.
Feeling guilty.
And wondering why something that once felt fun has become something you're constantly negotiating with yourself.
You are allowed to decide:
"Alcohol isn't working for me anymore."
That's enough.
Meet Your Guide
I'm a Licensed Addictions Counselor with nearly two decades of experience working in addiction treatment and behavioral health.
I'm also a woman in long-term recovery.
I understand this professionally.
And I understand it personally.
I know that changing your relationship with alcohol isn't simply about taking something away.
We have to understand what alcohol has been doing for you.
What feeling does it change?
What pressure does it relieve?
What does it allow you to avoid?
What happens right before you want it?
And then we begin building healthier ways of meeting those same needs.
Twelve Weeks From Now
Less pressure.
Less overthinking.
Less responsibility for everyone else's emotions.
Less shame around alcohol.
More boundaries.
More self-trust.
More clarity.
More peace.
More freedom.
And perhaps you'll discover something
you haven't felt in a long time:
"I don't have to hold everything together anymore."
November 17 – February 9
You don't have to white-knuckle your way through it.
And you don't have to figure it out alone.
12 Weekly 75-Minute Masterclasses
+
3 Private Coaching Sessions with Tamara
What if you didn't enter the New Year promising yourself you'd finally get it together?
What if you entered it realizing
you don't have to hold everything together anymore?
Less control. Less pressure. Less alcohol. More freedom.
That's Loosening the Grip.
Important: If you drink heavily or regularly, suddenly stopping alcohol can cause serious and potentially dangerous withdrawal. Please seek appropriate medical guidance before stopping if withdrawal may be a concern. Loosening the Grip is not a substitute for medical detoxification or emergency medical care.