Alison Calder Coaching

Alison Calder Coaching Positive psychology coach specialising in helping people to change their relationship with alcohol and / or to rediscover themselves and get unstuck!

17/03/2026

Just a couple of my amazing walkers from the weekend!

I have such an immense sense of gratitude right here.

We can change

We can hard things

We can be vulnerable

And even if we are scared - the fear doesn’t have to define us, it doesn’t have to affect how we show up in the world, and we can step towards it instead of away from it.

You ladies were incredible 🔥💖💫

I’ve been struggling to find the words for the weekend, but here we go. On Saturday I hosted an in-person Release and Re...
17/03/2026

I’ve been struggling to find the words for the weekend, but here we go.

On Saturday I hosted an in-person Release and Reignite day, where 20 women came together to identify the limiting beliefs that have been holding them back, took part in a ritual which symbolised letting them go, and then walked across a fire bed as a powerful way of drawing a line between the old and the new.

It was such an emotionally charged day for me. It was the first proper in-person event I have hosted since having my wine company, and it felt like I had come full circle. So much of my work now happens on Zoom, and being in a room together reminded me just how powerful real, in-person connection is. There is something different that happens when we gather like that, when we witness each other, when we allow ourselves to be seen.

Those incredible women all stood on the edge of that fire bed, deciding whether to walk, and every single one of them chose to step forward.

We released a lot. There were tears, there was deep laughter, and there was a level of openness in that room that felt incredibly moving to be part of. The women in that space allowed themselves to be vulnerable, to be seen, and to do something that felt scary.

It wasn’t that the fear disappeared, it was that they chose to move forward with it still there. That moment of deciding to step anyway, to trust themselves anyway, felt truly transformational.

So I’m celebrating those amazing women - not just for walking across the fire, but for everything that led them to that moment. For being willing to look at themselves honestly, to let go of what is no longer serving them, and to step into something new.

Thank you all so very much for trusting me.

I can not wait to do it all over again 💖🔥👣

Today is the day.Last year I did the incredible firewalk instructor training with Firewalk UK and today is the day I put...
14/03/2026

Today is the day.

Last year I did the incredible firewalk instructor training with Firewalk UK and today is the day I put it into action.

The event has sold out and 20 courageous women are joining me to spend the day letting go of the beliefs that have been holding them back, setting clear intentions for their future and walking across a bed of hot embers taken straight from a fire, symbolising walking away from the old and towards the new.

It’s a huge day for me, stepping back into face-to-face events. It represents coming full circle after moving away from my wine events business, and I’m so very excited.

I can’t wait to see what unfolds today 🔥💖💫

12/03/2026

What happens when the alcohol noise goes? ⬇️

For years, the thought of life without alcohol genuinely terrified me. I didn’t know who I would be without it, how I would show up in the world, how I would have fun, or whether I would ever really laugh again.

Alcohol felt so tied into everything - socialising, relaxing, celebrating, coping - that removing it felt like removing part of myself. I couldn’t imagine a life where it wasn’t there.

A few years down the line, the thought of drinking just doesn’t come up for me anymore. Walking around London this weekend, taking everything in, feeling present and clear, I found myself thinking how different this experience would once have felt.

Sobriety isn’t frightening at all. For me, the frightening thought would have been staying stuck and never discovering the freedom on the other side of it all.

I’m sharing this because when something feels completely out of reach, it can be hard to believe it’s possible, yet there is another way to live.

Coaching can be incredibly powerful when it comes to changing your relationship with alcohol.It offers a space where you...
10/03/2026

Coaching can be incredibly powerful when it comes to changing your relationship with alcohol.

It offers a space where you can speak honestly about where you are at with your drinking, without judgement or pressure. I’m not only a trained coach but also someone with lived experience, so I understand the many layers involved in changing relationships with alcohol and how huge this can feel for many of us.

Coaching is client-led, which means it’s about us working together towards your goals around alcohol, whatever those goals may be. For some people, that’s going completely alcohol-free, for others it’s reduction, and for some it’s taking a break and exploring what alcohol-free living might feel like. Sometimes clients don’t know what they want when they first begin coaching, and through the sessions together we gradually explore what that might look like for them.

I offer both six-week and twelve-week programmes. The six-week programme focuses specifically on alcohol and helping you change your relationship with it. The twelve-week programme goes further and includes the life beyond alcohol – rediscovery around what helps you flourish, your values, some work around your shoulds, coulds and have-tos, and how you want to move forward with greater happiness and ease.

I offer free discovery calls to anyone interested in one-to-one coaching. It’s simply a chance for us to talk, for you to ask questions, and to see whether coaching together feels like a good fit.

If you’d like to explore that, you can book a call via the link I’ll post in the comments below. I’m always happy to talk

Our gorgeous firewalk venue 🔥🔥I’ve dragged the OH along today to have a look with me. I’m hoping the sun is shining for ...
05/03/2026

Our gorgeous firewalk venue 🔥🔥

I’ve dragged the OH along today to have a look with me. I’m hoping the sun is shining for us next week, but either way it’s going to be a glorious day.

I have a small group of incredible women (men are invited too) joining me for a day of leaving their old stories behind, stepping through fear, and discovering what they’re actually capable of.

There are just 2 places left if anyone would like to join us.

If you are thinking of coming along, I’ll pop the link in the comments with all of the details 🔥💖

I am almost sold out for this event which is less that 2 weeks away 🔥Everyone who has booked should have received all of...
02/03/2026

I am almost sold out for this event which is less that 2 weeks away 🔥

Everyone who has booked should have received all of the instructions for the day. If you can’t see the email (sent last Thursday evening), please check your junk.

If anyone was thinking of coming but has been on the fence, there are just 2 places left. I would love you to join us.

I am so excited to hold this space for you all 🔥 It’s going to be a beautiful day 💖

Here is the link for more details of to book

https://mailchi.mp/alisoncalder/fire

02/03/2026

When we are attempting to remove alcohol, or cut down, we often judge ourselves as either succeeding or failing. Succeeding looks like perfect alcohol-free streaks, anything else can start to feel like we’re not doing it “properly”.

For most of us, becoming alcohol-free is a process. It isn’t an off switch, it’s a gradual shift. When we start to recognise our wins, even the ones we might dismiss as small, something begins to change. We stop only measuring ourselves by perfection and we start acknowledging our effort and building self-trust.

This is data collection and evidence building — showing ourselves we are capable of change, even when it isn’t linear.

Could you start writing down your wins? Not just the obvious ones, but the subtle shifts - just see how that feels.

Let me know if you relate, or how you get on if you give this a go.

I’m a sucker for a new month. Although I wholeheartedly believe in and encourage change at any point - there is somethin...
01/03/2026

I’m a sucker for a new month. Although I wholeheartedly believe in and encourage change at any point - there is something about the first day of a new month that feels invitational, like an opportunity to really reset.

What would it be for you this month?

Less alcohol?
No alcohol?
More sleep?
Stronger boundaries?
Calmer mornings?
Something else entirely?

I would love to hear 💖

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