Rise. Rewire. Rebuild.

Addiction recovery and therapy skills specialist

1:1 coaching, online courses and resources to help you find lasting freedom and emotional sobriety. Trauma-informed, grounded in DBT and ACT, and taught by someone who has lived it.

Olivia Taylor, addiction recovery and therapy skills specialist

Free masterclass

Sober, but still not at peace?

For when you still feel emotionally chaotic, relapse despite “knowing better”, or want depth, not slogans.

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Living Free: A Guide to Recovery, Healing and Rebuilding, by Olivia Elise Taylor

New book

Living Free

You were never broken. You were adapting. 33 chapters and 75 worksheets. Paperback £14.99.

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My story

From a litre of vodka a day to a life of freedom

For ten years I was drinking a litre of vodka a day and going on drug binges, while living with OCD and BPD. I couldn't sit with my own thoughts for five minutes without a drink, and I couldn't manage my emotions whether I'd been drinking or not.

Today I can paint in silence for hours, and I've never been more emotionally stable or at peace. I tried countless ways to get sober. What finally worked was DBT: a set of skills for getting through intense emotions without making things worse.

So I retrained as a DBT skills coach and addiction recovery coach, and I've since earned qualifications in therapy skills and addiction. Everything I teach is trauma-informed and built on the skills that got me out.

With love, Olivia x

Who this is for

You don't need a label to be here

Addict, alcoholic, grey area drinker, sober curious, years into recovery, or someone whose "quick one" keeps turning into a lost weekend. However you'd describe your relationship with alcohol or substances, you're welcome.

Your programme

Built around you, not a fixed template

Every programme is tailored to the individual: your history, your triggers, your goals and the pace that works for you. We draw on DBT and ACT skills, trauma-informed practice and lived experience, and focus on what will make the biggest difference for you right now.

The aim is to help you build a life you no longer want to escape from.

Ways to work together

Coaching, courses and talks

  • One-to-one

    1:1 coaching

    Sessions by video, built around you: your triggers, your emotions, your relationships. A single session or a package for deeper work.

  • Self-paced

    Online courses

    Six on-demand courses grounded in DBT and ACT, with fillable worksheets, lifetime access and a private WhatsApp community for accountability.

  • Groups and events

    Talks and workshops

    For workplaces, sober festivals, schools and colleges. Honest, practical and never preachy.

Courses

Recovery shouldn't come with a £3,000 price tag

That's why all six courses are £37.99, paid once, with lifetime access. Over forty hours of video and every worksheet included.

From clients

In their words

  • “Olivia's understanding of how the addict brain works is incredible. I felt heard and understood for the first time.”

    Louise H, 1:1 coaching client
  • “Her DBT course massively helped my emotional sobriety and how I cope with stress, triggers and cravings. I'd probably have relapsed without it.”

    Lewis R, DBT course
  • “Olivia goes so much deeper. She got to the root of a lot of my issues.”

    Jane