THE DELIBERATE WAY:
Freedom from Alcohol
A 6-Month Journey to Rewire Your Craving State, Rebuild Your Capacity & Rise Into the Version of You Who Doesn’t Need Alcohol Anymore.
Quit Drinking for Good …
Without White-Knuckling, Relapse, or Labels
The problem isn’t your willpower.
It’s your wiring.
You don’t drink because you’re weak.
You drink because your nervous system has learned that alcohol equals relief.
The Deliberate Way rewires that pattern, so you never have to fight the craving again.
This isn’t about resisting the urge to drink, it’s about dissolving the urge itself.
Through breathwork and nervous system re-patterning, you’ll rewire your stress response, reclaim self-trust, and remember what it feels like to be alive, clear, and grounded in your own body..
You’ve tried “cutting back.”
You’ve done Dry January.
You’ve read the books, listened to the podcasts, even told yourself, “This time will be different.”
But no matter how much you try, the same thing happens — stress, emotion, or social pressure hits, and you slip back into the loop.
You’re not broken.
You’re dysregulated.
(and I know how frustrating that is)
Quit drinking once. For good.
You have a stress-response pattern that keeps reaching for relief in the fastest way it knows how.
The good news?
Patterns can be re-patterned.
Through breathwork and nervous-system rewiring, you’ll dissolve the urge itself — instead of wasting your energy resisting it.
No more start–stop cycles.
No more negotiating with yourself.
No more “I’ll just have one.”
You’ll dissolve the need, not fight the craving.
This is a unique quit-drinking program built around nervous system science, somatic breathwork, and identity repatterning — not restriction, shame, or white-knuckling.
What Makes The Deliberate Way Different
Most programs focus on behaviour.
We go deeper — to the root cause.
You’ll learn exactly how your brain and body have paired alcohol with safety, and how to create that same sense of calm and reward naturally through regulation and embodiment.
This isn’t recovery — it’s reclamation.
Phase 1 — Reset (Weeks 1–8)
Craving state rewiring
Somatic release
Breathwork foundations
Stress loop interruption
Phase 2 — Repattern (Months 3–4)
Emotional backlog
Triggers
Social identity
Regulation practices
Phase 3 — Rise (Months 5–6)
Identity anchoring
Capacity building
Long-term relapse-proofing
Embodied leadership
Inside The Deliberate Way: Freedom from Alcohol
That’s exactly what happens inside The Deliberate Way: Freedom from Alcohol — a 6 month group experience that blends somatic coaching, transformational breathwork, and identity integration to create the kind of calm that makes drinking obsolete.
Somatic Coaching
to rewire beliefs and build new identity safety
Text & Voice Support
so you’re never walking this path alone
Transformational Breathwork
to release stress and emotional backlog
Community Connection
access to SheWalks Canada community calls for ongoing support
Guided Workshops
to rebuild confidence, self-trust, and authentic joy
Curriculum Snapshot
The Decision … Why quitting is not about willpower — it’s wiring
The Stress Loop … Repattern stress-based cravings before they start
The Emotional Body … Healing the parts of you that used alcohol to cope
The Thought Spiral … Ending guilt, rumination, and “I deserve it” thinking
The Social Self … Belonging and confidence without alcohol
The Repatterning … Creating safety and pleasure without substances
The Integration … New rituals, embodied resilience, and calm
The Expansion … Rediscovering joy, connection, and vitality
Living Free … Future identity, relapse-proof regulation, and sovereignty
You’ll Walk Away With
~ A calm nervous system that no longer seeks alcohol for relief
~ Emotional mastery and real stress resilience
~ An identity rooted in freedom, not fear
~ Confidence in social settings without needing a drink
~ The peace and clarity that come from full alignment
This is for the woman who:
~ Is done with the start–stop cycle
~ Knows alcohol is holding her back from her potential
~ Craves deep, lasting change — not surface-level coping
~ Wants to live with energy, purpose, and freedom again
No labels. No shame.
Just deliberate transformation.
And If You’ve Already Quit — But It’s Still Harder Than You Thought
You did the brave thing.
You quit drinking.
But now… everything feels louder.
The emotions you numbed are bubbling up.
The world feels sharper and so does your self-awareness.
You thought quitting would bring instant peace.
Instead, you’re feeling raw, restless, even resentful at times.
That’s not failure, it’s your nervous system recalibrating.
The Deliberate Way: Freedom from Alcohol isn’t just for women ready to quit — it’s also for those who already have and now want to feel ease in this new chapter.
Through breathwork and nervous-system re-patterning, we’ll help you:
> Regulate your emotions without overwhelm
> Process what’s been hiding under the surface
> Build new rituals of joy, calm, and connection
> Finally feel safe being fully present, without needing to escape
Because quitting drinking was never the end goal.
Freedom is.
Traditional approaches treat the symptom — the drinking.
But they miss the root — your body’s need for regulation and safety.
When you learn to regulate your nervous system, you stop needing alcohol to do it for you.
And when you stop needing it, you stop wanting it.
That’s the difference between white-knuckling and real freedom.
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Program Details
This isn’t another surface-level quit-drinking program.
It’s a full nervous-system, identity-level rewiring experience.
Here’s what you receive inside the 6-month container:
→ 18 live group sessions
Breathwork, coaching, emotional repatterning, and real-time support as you move through cravings, stress loops, and identity shifts.
Each month you’ll receive three potent forms of support designed to rewire your stress response and dissolve the need for alcohol at the root:
>(1) Group Deep dive teaching + lesson (Nervous system education + emotional repatterning)
>(1) Group Breathwork Journey (Deep somatic release + safety building.)
>(1) Group Integration + Coaching Call (Coaching, support, regulation, community.)
→ Group Text + voice support between sessions
So you’re never alone in the moments that matter most.
→ Access to weekly SheWalks community calls
Additional grounding, connection, and accountability — 4 days of support every week.
→ Integration workbook + guided reflection prompts
To help you track your shifts, understand your patterns, and anchor your new identity.
→ Breathwork library for cravings, grounding, and regulation
Short, powerful somatic tools you can use anytime.
Imagine…
> Walking into a social event calm and confident, not anxious or triggered.
> Handling stress without needing a glass in your hand.
> Waking up clear-headed, proud, and deeply at peace with yourself.
This isn’t a phase.
It’s a physiological reset — one that makes your sobriety sustainable for life.
Meet Your Guide
Chelsea Powell
Somatic Breathwork Facilitator | Nervous System Coach | Embodied Leadership Mentor
Chelsea quit drinking in January 2020, not by sheer willpower, but by rewiring her stress response and building emotional safety through breathwork.
Her story and science-backed approach have helped hundreds of women break free from stress loops, reclaim self-trust, and live fully present, alcohol-free lives.
My Intention for everyone inside The Deliberate Way
This is The Deliberate Way … a method rooted in biology, not blame.
If you show up and do the work, you won’t need another quit attempt.
Because you’ll no longer be managing the craving.
You’ll have dissolved it.
Join the Waitlist for January 2026
Be the first to know when doors open — and get exclusive early enrollment bonuses.
You don’t have to call yourself anything.
You don’t have to white-knuckle your way to freedom.
You just need the tools to feel safe in your own body —
and that’s exactly what The Deliberate Way will teach you.
Important To Know:
The Deliberate Way: Freedom from Alcohol is a personal growth and nervous-system re-patterning program — not a substitute for medical treatment, addiction counseling, or inpatient care.
This experience is designed for women who identify as high-functioning or gray-area drinkers — those who feel alcohol no longer aligns with their well-being and are ready to explore a sustainable, embodied path to change.
If you are physically dependent on alcohol or require medical supervision to detox safely, please seek professional medical or therapeutic support before enrolling.