In 2010, I stood at the edge of a truth I couldn’t ignore. Alcohol was taking away pieces of my life, leaving behind a landscape I barely recognized. The morning light filtered through my apartment window, illuminating empty bottles and broken dreams that had become unwelcome companions. I knew then that without change, I wouldn’t live to see old age.
That realization sparked something desperate and determined. I began developing what would become my modified version of the Sinclair Method, swapping pharmaceuticals for natural supplements. The approach was simple in theory, to slowly train the body to reduce alcohol intake while providing targeted liver detox and healing support. Kudzu Root and L-Glutamine became my allies in rewiring neural pathways. Alpha Lipoic Acid, Silymarin, and Selenium formed my defensive line against years of damage.
But knowing the science wasn’t enough. I wasn’t ready to quit drinking, a truth that burned more than any hangover.
Six Months on the Appalachian Trail
2011 brought me to the Appalachian Trail, seeking something I couldn’t name in the wilderness between Georgia and Maine. The long green tunnel where comfort goes to die and clarity is born, creating space for thoughts I’d been avoiding. Those six months became a slow-motion excavation of everything toxic I’d buried beneath years of numbing.
Walking through morning mist in the Smoky Mountains, I wrote the foundation for Suddenly Sober. The book emerged from trail journals filled with observations about the biochemical roots of dependency, detailed supplement protocols, and honest assessments of what recovery actually required. Each mile stripped away another layer of denial.
The remarkable thing happened gradually. My drinking tapered off naturally as I focused on putting one foot in front of the other. The forest became my counselor, the stars my accountability partners. Everything felt clearer, more purposeful.
Until I returned to the “real world.”
The anxiety hit like a wall of static. All that progress, all those insights, dissolved under the weight of familiar triggers. I reached for alcohol again, trying to silence the overwhelming noise of expectations and social pressures. The trail had healed something in me, but I hadn’t yet understood the deeper currents running beneath my need to drink.
The Missing Pieces
What I didn’t know then, wouldn’t discover until years later, was that alcohol had never been my primary problem. I was masking undiagnosed ADHD and autistic tendencies that had shaped my behavior since childhood. The drinking was just the most visible symptom of a neurological reality I’d been fighting against my entire life.
This revelation came with its own particular weight. Had I simply trusted my research and stuck with the supplement protocol I’d developed, my life would have improved far sooner. The science was sound. The method worked. But I’d let self-doubt and incomplete understanding derail my commitment to the process.
That regret still follows me. Not the drinking itself, but the years lost to hesitation and second-guessing. The shame that kept me from sharing ideas that might have helped others struggling with similar battles.
Why I’m Sharing This Now
I published Suddenly Sober because I refuse to let another person navigate this terrain without the guide I wished I’d had. The book contains everything I learned about addressing alcohol dependency through natural, science-based approaches. More importantly, I built the Natural Recovery Assistant, the tool I desperately needed during those early years of recovery.
This web-based application creates personalized supplement protocols based on individual needs and consumption patterns. It tracks progress privately, without meetings or awkward social constructs. No judgment, no forced vulnerability, no one-size-fits-all approaches. Just evidence-based natural methods that work with your body’s chemistry rather than against it.
The phosphatidylcholine research alone convinced me this approach had merit. Studies showing prevention of cirrhosis in baboons consuming alcohol for years. The triple antioxidant combination that helped patients avoid liver transplants. This was truth stripped of sentiment, they were measurable biological interventions.
The Invitation
But here’s what I need to be honest about. The Natural Recovery Assistant works, but it needs people willing to test it in real-world conditions. Beta testers who understand that recovery isn’t linear, that healing happens in layers, and that sometimes the most effective tools are the ones nobody talks about.
If you’ve been looking for an alternative to traditional recovery programs, if you’re curious about addressing the biochemical foundations of alcohol dependency, if you want to explore natural liver repair while maintaining your privacy and autonomy, then this tool was built for you.
The beta testing phase means you’ll get free access to everything I’ve developed. The supplement protocols, progress tracking, detailed guidance on managing withdrawal symptoms naturally, and the complete framework I wish I’d had access to fifteen years ago.
More than that, your feedback will help refine the platform for others facing similar struggles. Every insight you share, every challenge you encounter, every success you experience contributes to making this resource more effective for the people who will find it after you.
Taking the Next Step
I’ve spent too many years letting shame silence potentially helpful ideas. The Natural Recovery Assistant represents everything I learned about combining natural supplements with behavioral change to address alcohol dependency at its biological roots. It’s completely free, and I’m committed to keeping it that way.
If this approach resonates with you, if you’re ready to explore science-based alternatives to traditional recovery methods, I invite you to become a beta tester. Your journey toward reduced alcohol consumption or complete sobriety doesn’t have to follow someone else’s prescribed path.
Visit the Natural Recovery Assistant and experience what recovery looks like when it’s tailored to your individual biochemistry rather than imposed from outside expectations.
The trail taught me that healing happens when we stop fighting against our nature and start working with it. The Natural Recovery Assistant embodies that principle, meeting you where you are and supporting the changes your body is already trying to make.
Your recovery story doesn’t have to look like mine. But it deserves the same scientific foundation, privacy, and respect for individual differences that I wish I’d had access to from the beginning.