INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Offering their expertise as part of the package is marriage and family therapist Kim Kokoska; Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John, the
co-founder of Eight Step Recovery; and wellness coach Mary Vance, among others.Tempest teaches the underlying causes of addiction and the
as a non-drinker, how to develop a mindfulness practice and more
At the end of the program, participants can pay a $127 fee for an annual membership to the Tempest online community, where one can
Habit and Night RitualWeek 4: Yoga, Meditation and BreathWeek 5: Nutrition - LifestyleWeek 6: Relationships - CommunityWeek7: Trauma -
2014, New York-based Tempest has raised about $14.3 million in total VC funding
Whitaker previously spent five years at One Medical, where she was the director of revenue cycle operations
Since founding Tempest, which has enrolled 4,000 participants to date, Whitaker received a two-book deal from Random House to document her
methodologies and path to sobriety
program, like Alcoholics Anonymous, which is structured around the Twelve Steps to recovery
Rather, Tempest can be used in combination with other programs or therapies, or as a first step down the path to recovery
all genders are welcome to complete its course
Taking a holistic approach to recovery, participants are encouraged to address the factors that led them to drink in the first place,
disenfranchisement, poverty, tight or unmanageable finances, lack of connection, fear, shitty jobs we hate, depression, unprocessed trauma,
A.A.?I had the same question.Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.), the most popular and accessible approach to recovery, is free and open to anyone
willing to acknowledge they have a drinking problem
A nonprofit organization, A.A
has more than 115,000 groups worldwide
The 84-year-old program is built on peer-support groups that gather regularly for discussion meetings
taking a for-profit approach, charging for its tech-infused method
emphasizes in-person support groups, Tempest relies on video streams
Increasingly, telemedicine startups are enticing customers with convenient options for health and wellness care but whether people will
truly pivot to telemedicine, tele-therapy or virtual sobriety schools is still up for debate
capitalizes off of substance abuse
away from alcohol among the younger generations.Millennials are drinking less alcohol and, according to the World Health Organization, there
are 5% fewer alcohol drinkers in the world today than in 2000
non-alcoholic beer, recently raised VC to cater to a similar demographic
Meanwhile, CBD-infused beverage brands like Sweet Reason, Cann and Recess are trendy and raising venture money
None of these, of course, are solutions for someone struggling with alcohol
study performed in consultation with researchers affiliated with the University of Buffalo and Syracuse University
whether the VC money into these upstarts was wasted or pure genius
As for Tempest, even if just providing a designated place on the internet for discussions around the struggles or benefits of sobriety, it
I thought that would change because to me, alcohol is entirely toxic
