136 My Journey As a Coach136 My Journey As a Coach
You're Sober! Now What?
Tamar shares how her recovery experience grew into a coaching practice and eventually a full-time business. She talks openly about gratitude, fear, burnout, and the rewards of watching clients exceed their own expectations.
21:07•23 Sept 2021
From Sobriety to Coaching: Tamar’s Leap into Purpose-Driven Work
Episode Overview
- Sobriety can become a foundation for emotional intelligence, boundaries, and meaningful service to others.
- Helping others in recovery often strengthens one’s own sobriety by shifting focus away from self.
- Formal training and multiple tools can support coaching people whose journeys and needs differ.
- Leaving a secure job for purpose-led work may require facing fears about money and comfort zones.
- Intentional time management is crucial to avoid burnout and to enjoy the freedoms of entrepreneurship.
“Tamar, when you quit drinking, did you keep a bottle of vodka in the fridge just in case you wanted to go back?”
What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol? For Tamar, that question slowly turned into a new career and a very different way of living. This episode follows her path from early recovery to becoming a coach and consultant, and eventually leaving a secure corporate role to help others full time. Right from the start, gratitude sets the tone.
Tamar shares that she is "grateful for my sobriety" because it gave her the foundation to learn emotional intelligence, own her part in things, and set boundaries—skills she now passes on to others. Coaching began informally as she helped people in recovery, realising that being "other people centred" took her out of her own head and strengthened her sobriety.
As her confidence grew, she wrote out where she wanted to be after her first year sober and later found she had achieved more than she’d imagined. That experience sparked a desire to coach around both recovery and goal-setting.
Training as a life coach, performance consultant and neurochange master practitioner gave her more tools, because, as she says, "everybody's journey was different, so I knew that I had to come equipped." The episode will resonate with anyone in recovery who’s wondering what’s next. Tamar talks honestly about burnout from juggling a demanding job, a podcast, and coaching; the fear of financial insecurity; and the challenge of leaving her comfort zone.
A turning point comes when a coach asks, "When you quit drinking, did you keep a bottle of vodka in the fridge just in case you wanted to go back?" That comparison pushes her to go all in on entrepreneurship. You’ll hear how she now structures her week, uses group training, and witnesses clients doing things they once thought impossible—like a "two finger typer" becoming an Amazon bestselling author.
The tone is warm and direct, aimed at people in recovery who feel they’re meant for more and are curious about turning their experience into meaningful work. Could your own next step be closer than you think?
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