In honor of Dry January, we spoke with Holly Whitaker, sobriety advocate and founder of Tempest, for her insights on alcohol use disorder and the importance of questioning our core beliefs around alcohol. I have also been sitting with the ways I have overlooked certain things over the years, and its created many shifts for me with my own practice, what I teach, and how Im moving forward from here. [49:58] Be sure to check out the incredible work Holly does! Holly Whitaker ABOUT THE FOUNDER Along with being Tempests Founder & CEO, Holly is a sobriety coach and teacher, writer, speaker, co-host/co-producer of the Home Podcast, and a Kundalini yoga and mediation instructor. Stream Tracks and Playlists from HOME Podcast on your desktop or mobile device. Whitaker couldnt get on board. We get into her own story of addiction and recovery, how she created her system to help others, and why she believes it is so vitally important to expand the scope of what addiction looks like and make it more accessible for others to find the help that they need. The Temper is an online publication that explores life through the lens of sobriety, addiction, and recovery. We are kicking off 2020 with a guest I have wanted to interview forever: Holly Whitaker, founder of Tempest Sobriety School and author of the fabulous new book Quit Like a Woman. Tempest's Holly Whitaker's reading list for recovery draws on many teachings that span the spectrum of these elements. Holly Whitaker is the founder and CEO of Tempest (formerly Hip Sobriety). She writes regularly for her own blog, Hip Sobriety, and the media site she founded, The Temper. Since suffering from addiction to alcohol, cigarettes, and pot as well as eating disorders - and finding ZERO modern approaches that addressed all the things that were broken - it's been my mission to Course Creator & Lead Teacher. The first time I read Holly Whitakers Quit Like a Woman, I wasnt sure if I liked it or not.I liked the books focus on alcohol and recovery culture, so vital to understanding why we drink too much yet so often ignored in books about how to stop doing it. When was Tempest founded?. It turns out that Holly Whitaker is also the founder of a female-facing sobriety program called Tempest, an online membership that promises to provide a more holistic, personalized approach to womens pursuit of a sober lifestyle that includes education, community and support services. Created by Holly Whitaker, formerly Hip Sobriety. 119 Tracks. [49:28] Holly imparts her last message to listeners. View Holly Whitakers profile on LinkedIn, the worlds largest professional community. One of the more well-known recovery community members is Holly Whitaker, founder and CEO of Tempest (formally known as Hip Sobriety) and author of the upcoming book Quit Like A Woman. Im interviewing Holly Whitaker author of Quit Like A Woman and founder and CEO of sobriety school Tempest, about how alcohol culture strips us of our power, the patriarchal nature of AA and her approach to becoming a non-drinker geared towards women and other marginalized groups. Tempest is a female-founded digital recovery platform. I cannot wait for you all to tune in to learn more about her story and mission in this world! We stand for vulnerability, complexity, and messiness. This program is for everyone. Founded by Holly Whitaker, Tempest is an integrated, evidence-based digital sobriety program for alcohol use disorder. The Temper explores life through the lens of sobriety, addiction, and recovery. 3050 Followers. I'm Holly, the founder of Hip Sobriety, blogger on the Hip Sobriety Blog, Co-Host of the HOME Podcast, and creator of this course. Tempest doesn't judge, shame, or make you feel bad. This week on the podcast we have a special interview episode with Holly Whitaker! [19:02] Holly speaks about her transition from realizing that the traditional/institutional methods of recovery did not work for her (and for the majority of people)! Stream Tracks and Playlists from HOME Podcast on your desktop or mobile device. Holly and I have a very candid, open conversation in todays episode and I think youll really love it! I read Premkas book, and I believe her. Holly Whitaker is the author of the forthcoming book Quit Like a Woman, from which this essay is adapted. [47:27] Holly and I give our alternative recommendations for addiction recovery. https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/08/tempest-virtual-sobriety-school 3050 Followers. Everywhere. The Hip Sobriety blog gives tips, tools, tricks and education for becoming and staying sober, the benefits of sobriety, and why Sober Is The New Black. Holly Whitaker is the founder, CEO, and driving force behind Tempest, an online treatment program for substance use disorders and Julia Bernstein is the COO. Holly Whitaker doesnt pull punches, especially when discussing her struggles with addiction. The Temper exists to show people in all of their power, and as agents of their own recovery. In this new ebook, Tempest Founder Holly Whitaker takes us through 8 limiting beliefs that make us think were unable to stop drinkingand how we can overcome them.