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The Wave and the Deed
A surf charity, a sailing charity, and an old idea about meaning make the case that structure and freedom are both load-bearing in recovery.
Jul 8
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David Henzell - Sobriety Coach
Before “they” Need Those Services
The chief executive of Drinkaware and I want the same thing. We just mean different things by the word "reach".
Jul 4
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David Henzell - Sobriety Coach
What it takes to build an AI companion that won't "fold".
At the end of April 2026, Anthropic published a study on how people ask Claude for personal guidance. I read it twice. The first time as someone who…
Jul 1
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David Henzell - Sobriety Coach
June 2026
Most People Are Using AI Wrong, And It Isn't Their Fault.
Why the power of artificial intelligence is the least interesting thing about it, and what to bring instead.
Jun 30
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David Henzell - Sobriety Coach
What we owe people who bring us their biggest questions
Most AI is built to resolve a question fast. With the questions that matter most, that's exactly the wrong instinct. On protecting the wait.
Jun 30
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David Henzell - Sobriety Coach
Most people who want to stop drinking are not failing because they lack willpower.
The goal is not just to remove alcohol. It is to fill that space with something so genuinely rewarding that alcohol loses its relevance entirely.
Jun 22
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David Henzell - Sobriety Coach
The Sobriety App Space Has a Problem Nobody Is Talking About
What the recovery space needs - what this group of people needs - is something that meets them exactly where they are. Not where a programme thinks they…
Jun 22
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David Henzell - Sobriety Coach
The 24% Who Turn to No One
A new survey says most people would rather talk to a human than a machine when they’re struggling. I'm building an AI sobriety companion - and I think…
Jun 22
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David Henzell - Sobriety Coach
My Porcelain Scream
Imagine the surface is a face. Smooth, composed, coping. And imagine that sealed inside it, inaudible to anyone holding it, is a scream: my porcelain…
Jun 22
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David Henzell - Sobriety Coach
The Permission You Kept Waiting For
You've been standing at the edge of your own life, waiting for permission to come in. What if it was never anyone else's to give?
Jun 5
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David Henzell - Sobriety Coach
May 2026
The System Wasn't Built For People Like Me - And Thats Why Most Of Us Never Reached It
Most people who need help with their drinking never reach out - not because services are hard to access, but because nothing about those services ever…
May 18
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David Henzell - Sobriety Coach
The Number He Kept for Two Years
David Morrissey kept a number for two years. Two years of not using it, not being ready. And then one night he was in a bad way, and he called, and and…
May 11
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David Henzell - Sobriety Coach
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