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Karl Elliott · Press Pause 90
Tired of negotiating with yourself about drinking?
Press pause on alcohol for 90 days. See what comes back.
You're still working, still parenting, still holding life together. But privately you know alcohol is taking more than it gives, and the promises you make in the morning don't always survive the evening.
No label. No lecture. No forever promise.
Group £500Private £1,997Your own Day 1
You probably already know
You're not falling apart.
Work gets done. The kids get to school. Bills get paid. From the outside, everything looks fine.
But you know.
The mornings are heavier than they used to be. Sleep is broken. Sundays keep disappearing. Your patience is thinner. You're in the room with your family, but not really there.
And you keep having the same conversation with yourself about drinking.
The real problem
You don't need another rule. You need a proper break from the argument.
You've probably already tried cutting down. You've negotiated days, numbers, weekends, occasions and exceptions.
The problem is that even when you're trying to control drinking, drinking is still taking up space in your head.
Press Pause 90 removes the negotiation for 90 days.
No forever decision. No new identity. Just enough distance to find out what your life actually feels like without alcohol running the diary.
What the 90 Days Include The programme
A proper 90-day pause. With support behind it.
A structured break from alcohol with coaching, accountability and a clear decision for long enough to see what changes. Your Day 1 is your own, not a fixed intake date.
Rebuild
Make a plan for the after-work moment, weekends, social occasions, holidays and difficult days.
Choose
At Day 90, review what actually happened. Decide what comes next from your own experience, not a forever demand.
It's not about removing a drink. It's about what comes back.
The mornings, time, patience, energy, self-respect and presence you hope to reclaim. Not everyone experiences the same changes, and there is no promised timetable.
- Clear mornings
- Proper sleep
- Your patience
- Your evenings
- More energy
- Better weekends
- More presence with family
- Less daily negotiation
Two ways to work with me
Same 90-day pause. Different level of support.
Choose Group if you want coaching and an accountable community around you. Choose Private if you want to work directly with me, one to one. Both routes are evergreen.
Group · One payment
Press Pause 90 Group
£500
Once for the 90-day programme. No recurring fee.
- Your own Day 1 and 90-day structure
- Private Press Pause 90 Facebook member community
- Weekly 90-minute Group Coaching Call, Thursdays 7:30–9pm UK
- Regular check-ins, weekend planning and accountability
- Seven-question safety check before the Group checkout
Private · One payment
Press Pause 90 Private
£1,997
Once for your personalised 90-day coaching.
- Private 90-minute kickoff with me
- Weekly calls for your first month, then fortnightly
- Direct support between sessions and personal accountability
- Your own plan and Day 90 review
- Private suitability conversation before payment
Not sure which suits you?
Talk It Through is a free 15-minute decision call. It's not coaching or a Power Hour. We'll decide whether Group, Private or not yet is the right next step.
Why me
I'm Karl. I've been alcohol-free since June 2016.
Before that, I drank daily for years. I worked. I parented. I kept life moving. From the outside, mostly fine.
Privately, alcohol was taking my sleep, my energy, my mornings, my patience, my fitness, my self-respect and my presence with the people closest to me.
I didn't decide to stop forever. Forever was too big.
I pressed pause for 90 days. Those 90 days became a year. The year became ten.
I'm not asking you to copy my ending. I'm asking you to give yourself enough distance to see what comes back.
I'm also an author and speaker. The work I do today is about more than counting days: it's about the life you build when drinking stops taking up all the room.
More About My StoryWhat people have said
This is about much more than counting days.
These are the words of people I've worked with, not promises of what anyone else will experience.
“I came to Karl to deal with alcohol. What I didn't expect was how much it opened up everything else. Working with Karl helped me understand there were other areas of my life I'd been ignoring. He helped me with those too. It wasn't just about drinking. It was about becoming a better version of me.”
“I started thinking this was just a 30-day break. Karl's experience and the way he works made me realise I could go so much further. I'm now 4 stone lighter and competing in triathlons with my son. I wouldn't have believed that was possible when we first spoke.”
“Working with Karl gave me the confidence to face something I'd been scared of. Being alcohol-free isn't a stigma anymore. It's something I'm genuinely proud of. Karl helped me see it that way.”
The full story
I Believe In You.
A Father's Journey From Daily Drinker to Redefining Himself.
I wrote the whole story down. Every step of it, including the parts that weren't pretty. If you want to understand where my approach came from before deciding anything, start there.
What began as a 90-day break became a very different life. That experience is behind the book and the work I now do.
Beyond this first decision
Wherever you are, there is a next conversation.
Press Pause 90 is the place to start a supported 90-day break. I also share the lessons, stories and communities that helped me build a life beyond it.
Alcohol-Free Advice
Articles on the rules you keep making, the after-work moment, early alcohol-free days and what happens next.
Read the articles →Redefine
A separate community for people who have been alcohol-free for at least six months and want to keep building their lives.
Explore Redefine →Speaking & Media
My experience of the moderation loop, the cost of drinking while still functioning, and the possibilities that came afterwards.
Explore speaking →Before you change how you drink
Press Pause 90 is coaching and education, not medical treatment or detox. If you might be physically dependent on alcohol, suddenly stopping or substantially reducing drinking can be dangerous. If you drink in the morning to feel steady, shake or sweat when you have not had alcohol, have had withdrawal symptoms before, or are unsure it is safe to stop, speak to your GP or a suitable alcohol service before changing your drinking.
If you have a seizure, severe confusion or hallucinations, seek urgent medical help. Read NHS guidance on alcohol and withdrawal.
Questions people ask
A few questions before you decide.
If you want the full programme details, see how Press Pause 90 works.
Do I have to quit forever?
No. Press Pause 90 is one defined 90-day commitment. At Day 90, you review what the experience has shown you and decide what happens next from your own evidence. You are not being asked to decide the rest of your life today.
What if I'm not "bad enough" for this?
This is built for people who are still functioning but privately know drinking is taking more than it gives. You do not need a label or a dramatic rock-bottom story to take a proper break.
Can I begin while I'm still drinking?
You can explore the programme and complete the suitability process while still drinking. If withdrawal or physical dependence is a possibility, seek medical advice before you reduce or stop.
Can I start my own 90 days?
Yes. Group is evergreen, rather than a fixed September intake. Your personal Day 1 is agreed through the joining and onboarding process. Private starts subject to suitability and availability.
What is Talk It Through?
It is a free 15-minute decision call if you genuinely cannot tell whether Group, Private or not yet is right. It is not a coaching session or a Power Hour.
Your next step
You don't need to decide forever. You just need to stop having the same argument with yourself.
Ready for Group? Take the seven-question check and join for £500. Prefer one-to-one support? Explore Private. You can also read the full programme details first.
