The 30 day
Breakaway Alcohol Experiment

This is where understanding turns into experience.
30 days to see what life feels like when alcohol is out of the picture
  • Author: Tony Richardson
  • Level: Beginner
  • Modules: 6
  • 30 daily videos + 4 Bonus videos

    This is an experiment, not a lifetime commitment

    The 30-Day Breakaway experience is designed for:

    Those who are curious about what life feels like without alcohol, but don't feel confident doing it by themselves

    At some point drinking stops feeling as simple as it once did.

    You may have tried rules, counting drinks, or taking breaks to get things back under control. But somehow the same patterns keep returning.

    Not because you’re weak, but because habits built around alcohol run deeper than willpower.

    This course gives you the chance to step back for 30 days + 4 bonus days and see what actually changes when alcohol is no longer part of the picture.

    No labels.
    No judgement.

    Just a short daily video and a supportive structure while you experience life temporarily without alcohol for yourself. 

    What you’ll gain from the 30-day breakaway experiment

    Over the 30 + days you’ll build a clearer understanding of how alcohol influences habits, thinking, motivation, and mood.

    Each day includes a short lesson designed to help you navigate real situations in a world where alcohol is everywhere.

    This isn’t about scare tactics or shame.

    It’s about seeing alcohol clearly, understanding the patterns behind drinking and learning how to respond differently.

    By the end of the experiment, many people find that alcohol no longer holds the same weight it once did.

    Where this breakaway experiment can lead

    Completing the 30-Day Breakaway Experiment often brings something many people haven’t felt in a long time:

    New perspective.

    With that perspective comes clarity.

    The clarity you have when you begin to understand your triggers, your patterns and how alcohol fits into your life.

    From there, you can decide what comes next.

    Whether that means continuing alcohol-free, drinking less or simply living with greater awareness and choice.
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    What Happens After the 30 Days Breakaway Alcohol Experiment?


    The goal of this course isn’t to force a lifetime decision.

    It’s to create enough distance from alcohol that you can see it clearly again.

    During the 30+ day experiment you’ll learn how alcohol influences habits, thinking, and motivation.
    You’ll also experience what changes when it’s no longer in the background of daily life.

    From there, the next step is entirely yours.

    Some men decide to continue alcohol-free because they feel better without it.
    Some return to drinking with a completely different perspective.
    Others take longer breaks or keep experimenting.

    What matters is that the decision is no longer driven by habit, pressure, or confusion.

    It comes from clarity.

    And once you’ve experienced that clarity, your relationship with alcohol rarely looks the same again.

    This is an experiment, not a lifetime commitment.

    Meet the instructor

    Tony Richardson

    Tony Richardson is a Certified This Naked Mind Coach (since 2022), a former Australian Defence Force member and a long-time IT professional who has spent much of his career in training and instructional roles across Defence, the Public Service and private industry.
    After changing his own relationship with alcohol, coaching became a natural next step. Tony combines lived experience with evidence-based understanding to help men see alcohol differently and explore what change might look like for them.
    He enjoys teaching, mentoring and helping people make sense of challenges that once felt confusing or stuck. Through coaching and the SoberTides Academy, Tony shares the knowledge, perspective and practical tools that helped him find freedom from alcohol.
    Tony's approach is simple: understanding comes first, change becomes possible from there.
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