Dispatch · Vol. 01 · Issue 03 · Long Read
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I hated half of it.I'm grateful for all of it.

A working document from a quiet kind of recovery — the kind that doesn't involve a facility, a 28-day program, or telling your boss.

What follows are six exhibits from one member's first year with accountable. A text thread. A self-check. A week of check-ins. A call your coach had with his wife. The math on the back of a receipt. And one page he screenshots to new friends. Read any one. You'll get the shape of it.

Editor's note

A note before you begin. What follows isn't a pitch. It's five short exhibits from one member's working recovery — the actual artifacts, with names changed. Skim them. You'll know in two minutes whether this is for you.

Exhibit A· The text thread

A Tuesday afternoon. Open bar that night. He texted his coach before, not after.

Coaches here answer during business hours — so by the time you walk into the hard night, the game plan is already on your phone. No meeting. No sponsor. No hotline. No crisis.

Just someone who already knows you, and a four-message plan that actually works.

M.
Marcus · Coach
You Are Accountable
●●●
Tuesday · afternoon
work dinner tonight. open bar. first one since i started
2:14 PM
nervous
2:14 PM
good that you're telling me before and not after. that IS the work
2:21 PM
couple things
2:22 PM
1. order club soda + lime the second you walk in. bartender won't ask twice
2:22 PM
2. do your 8pm breathalyzer in the parking lot before you go in. get it out of the way
2:22 PM
3. text me when you leave. doesn't matter what time. i'll read it in the morning
2:23 PM
ok. you really want me to text after
2:24 PM
yes. and you've done harder things than a tuesday dinner. you got this
2:25 PM
home. 0.00. the club soda thing actually worked
11:38 PM
iMessage
Exhibit A. Coaches reply during business hours — so the work is anticipatory, not reactive. A game plan goes in before the hard night, not a rescue call after it. Names changed; timestamps real.
Exhibit B· The 90-second self-check

A short, quiet page. You don't have to finish it. It doesn't score you.

The five statements below are the ones members most often say felt true before they reached out. There is no "right number." Read them. Check what applies. Don't check what doesn't.

Self-check · 90 seconds · unscored

These are true for me.

Tap any that apply. Nothing is saved. There's no score — only a short note at the end.

0 of 5 true

Take your time. Read when they feel true.

Exhibit B. The questions most members say felt true before they reached out.
Exhibit C· Two breathalyzers a day

The thing that replaces the question 'Do you trust me?'

At-home breathalyzer readings at 8am and 8pm, every day. A random weekly oral-fluid toxicology test on top. A coach reviewing the week, marking the night you chose the harder thing.

This is what proof looks like — not a promise, a pattern.

WEEKLY REPORT · SUMMARY
Breathalyzer log · 2× daily @ 8A / 8P
Member IDACC-•••4812
Week ofApr 7 – Apr 13
Reviewed byM. Torres, RCP
Day8:00 AM8:00 PMNote
Mon0.0000.000
Tue0.0000.000Work dinner — did it in the parking lot. Proud of you.
Wed0.0000.000Oral-fluid tox · random · negative
Thu0.0000.000
Fri0.0000.000
Sat0.0000.000
Sun0.0000.000
Compliance: 100% · 14 of 14 scheduled breathalyzers · 1 oral-fluid tox (neg.)
REVIEWED · 04·14·26
Exhibit C. Two breathalyzers a day — 8am, 8pm — plus a random weekly oral-fluid toxicology test. Replaces "do you trust me?" with a pattern your family can see.
Exhibit D· A call your coach makes for you

So your family can go back to being your family — instead of the police.

With your permission, your coach talks to the people who love you. Answers their questions. Sets up a small protocol for the nights they're scared. You don't have to translate yourself anymore.

This is the one-page summary from one of those calls.

Family coordination · call summary
A conversation your coach has so you don't have to.
DateTue · Apr 8 · 11:20 AM
Duration24 minutes
CoachM. Torres, RCP
Spoke withSpouse (authorized)
What she asked:
  • "Is he actually doing it?"
  • "What do I do on the nights I'm scared?"
  • "Do I have to be the one to check the app?"
What I shared (with his consent):
  • 100% compliance on his morning & evening check-ins this month.
  • A family-side dashboard — she sees a green dot, not a score.
  • A small protocol for the hard nights: she texts me, not him. I check in on him.

"I think this is the first conversation about him in three years where I didn't cry."

— Spouse, post-call
FILED
Shared verbatim with permission. Names redacted.
Exhibit D. Your coach talks to your family for you — so they can go back to being your family instead of the police. (Only with people you've authorized. Everything on the record.)
Exhibit E· The math, on the back of a receipt

A month of accountable costs less than one big weekend out.

We know the first question. Everybody asks it. So here it is — the actual math, drawn up the way a member drew it for us the week he signed up.

The math, on the back of a receipt
Most members were already spending this on drinking.

We asked. The average new member was spending $600 to $1,200 a month on alcohol alone — before Ubers, before delivery, before the Sunday they didn't get back.

A month of drinking
  • Liquor store · weekly run$280
  • 2–3 nights out · cocktails & rounds$420
  • Uber / Lyft home$140
  • Late-night & hangover delivery$160
  • One "big weekend"$280
  • Skipped plans. Monday at 40%. Apology flowers.
One month
$1,280
Low-end estimate. Members who tracked it said it was higher.
A month with accountable
  • Up to 3× weekly 1:1 coaching · 30 minincluded
  • 2× daily at-home breathalyzer (8a / 8p)included
  • Random weekly oral-fluid toxicologyincluded
  • Weekly alumni groupincluded
  • Family coordination calls · on your behalfincluded
  • Private dashboard · share or keep closedincluded
  • Coverage in all 50 states · 100% onlineincluded
One month
starting at $375/mo
Tiered by level of care. Most members start here.
"Yes, it costs something. So did last month's bar tab. For most members, it's actually less."
Exhibit E. Monthly cost estimates from member intake interviews. Your number is probably higher than you think — we'll help you run yours on the first call.
Exhibit F· What this is, what this isn't

The page most people screenshot to send to a spouse.

Almost every first conversation starts the same way: "wait, is this rehab?" It isn't. Here is exactly what it is, and exactly what it isn't, in plain language.

+
What this is
  • Up to 3× weekly 1:1 coaching, 30 min each — with a coach who has lived recovery
  • 2× daily at-home breathalyzer — 8am and 8pm, every day
  • Random weekly oral-fluid toxicology — instant, at home
  • Weekly alumni group — people further down the road
  • Family coordination — your coach talks to the people you authorize, so they don't have to police you
  • Private dashboard you can share — or keep closed
  • All 50 states · 100% online · cancel anytime
What this isn't
  • Not rehab. You don't move in anywhere.
  • Not AA. No meetings you have to attend. No steps you have to take.
  • Not therapy. We can sit alongside yours; we won't replace it.
  • Not court-ordered. Not a clinic. Not a facility.
  • Not 24/7 crisis. Coaches answer during business hours — the work is anticipatory.
  • Not insurance. Cash-pay monthly — simpler and private.
  • Not something you have to explain to your boss or your family.
Exhibit F. Directly from the member intake document — the page most people screenshot to send to a spouse.
The member
Anonymized · 14 months continuous
YOU ARE
ACCOUNTABLE
REVIEWED
M. Torres, RCP
Recovery coach · Member since 2021
The ask

If any one of the exhibits felt familiar — that's the signal.

It's a monthly membership. A coach who's been where you are. A small breathalyzer. A dashboard you can share — or keep closed. One standing appointment, every week, until you don't need it anymore. Cancel anytime.

Monthly membership, starting at $375/mo. Cancel anytime. For most members, that's less than they were spending on drinking.
LegitScript CertifiedHIPAA CompliantSOC 2 Certified10,000+ members supported50% fewer return-to-higher-level-of-care
Dispatch · Vol. 01 · Issue 03 · Long Read
Sign up

I hated half of it.I'm grateful for all of it.

A working document from a quiet kind of recovery — the kind that doesn't involve a facility, a 28-day program, or telling your boss.

What follows are six exhibits from one member's first year with accountable. A text thread. A self-check. A week of check-ins. A call your coach had with his wife. The math on the back of a receipt. And one page he screenshots to new friends. Read any one. You'll get the shape of it.

Editor's note

A note before you begin. What follows isn't a pitch. It's five short exhibits from one member's working recovery — the actual artifacts, with names changed. Skim them. You'll know in two minutes whether this is for you.

Exhibit A· The text thread

A Tuesday afternoon. Open bar that night. He texted his coach before, not after.

Coaches here answer during business hours — so by the time you walk into the hard night, the game plan is already on your phone. No meeting. No sponsor. No hotline. No crisis.

Just someone who already knows you, and a four-message plan that actually works.

M.
Marcus · Coach
You Are Accountable
●●●
Tuesday · afternoon
work dinner tonight. open bar. first one since i started
2:14 PM
nervous
2:14 PM
good that you're telling me before and not after. that IS the work
2:21 PM
couple things
2:22 PM
1. order club soda + lime the second you walk in. bartender won't ask twice
2:22 PM
2. do your 8pm breathalyzer in the parking lot before you go in. get it out of the way
2:22 PM
3. text me when you leave. doesn't matter what time. i'll read it in the morning
2:23 PM
ok. you really want me to text after
2:24 PM
yes. and you've done harder things than a tuesday dinner. you got this
2:25 PM
home. 0.00. the club soda thing actually worked
11:38 PM
iMessage
Exhibit A. Coaches reply during business hours — so the work is anticipatory, not reactive. A game plan goes in before the hard night, not a rescue call after it. Names changed; timestamps real.
Exhibit B· The 90-second self-check

A short, quiet page. You don't have to finish it. It doesn't score you.

The five statements below are the ones members most often say felt true before they reached out. There is no "right number." Read them. Check what applies. Don't check what doesn't.

Self-check · 90 seconds · unscored

These are true for me.

Tap any that apply. Nothing is saved. There's no score — only a short note at the end.

0 of 5 true

Take your time. Read when they feel true.

Exhibit B. The questions most members say felt true before they reached out.
Exhibit C· Two breathalyzers a day

The thing that replaces the question 'Do you trust me?'

At-home breathalyzer readings at 8am and 8pm, every day. A random weekly oral-fluid toxicology test on top. A coach reviewing the week, marking the night you chose the harder thing.

This is what proof looks like — not a promise, a pattern.

WEEKLY REPORT · SUMMARY
Breathalyzer log · 2× daily @ 8A / 8P
Member IDACC-•••4812
Week ofApr 7 – Apr 13
Reviewed byM. Torres, RCP
Day8:00 AM8:00 PMNote
Mon0.0000.000
Tue0.0000.000Work dinner — did it in the parking lot. Proud of you.
Wed0.0000.000Oral-fluid tox · random · negative
Thu0.0000.000
Fri0.0000.000
Sat0.0000.000
Sun0.0000.000
Compliance: 100% · 14 of 14 scheduled breathalyzers · 1 oral-fluid tox (neg.)
REVIEWED · 04·14·26
Exhibit C. Two breathalyzers a day — 8am, 8pm — plus a random weekly oral-fluid toxicology test. Replaces "do you trust me?" with a pattern your family can see.
Exhibit D· A call your coach makes for you

So your family can go back to being your family — instead of the police.

With your permission, your coach talks to the people who love you. Answers their questions. Sets up a small protocol for the nights they're scared. You don't have to translate yourself anymore.

This is the one-page summary from one of those calls.

Family coordination · call summary
A conversation your coach has so you don't have to.
DateTue · Apr 8 · 11:20 AM
Duration24 minutes
CoachM. Torres, RCP
Spoke withSpouse (authorized)
What she asked:
  • "Is he actually doing it?"
  • "What do I do on the nights I'm scared?"
  • "Do I have to be the one to check the app?"
What I shared (with his consent):
  • 100% compliance on his morning & evening check-ins this month.
  • A family-side dashboard — she sees a green dot, not a score.
  • A small protocol for the hard nights: she texts me, not him. I check in on him.

"I think this is the first conversation about him in three years where I didn't cry."

— Spouse, post-call
FILED
Shared verbatim with permission. Names redacted.
Exhibit D. Your coach talks to your family for you — so they can go back to being your family instead of the police. (Only with people you've authorized. Everything on the record.)
Exhibit E· The math, on the back of a receipt

A month of accountable costs less than one big weekend out.

We know the first question. Everybody asks it. So here it is — the actual math, drawn up the way a member drew it for us the week he signed up.

The math, on the back of a receipt
Most members were already spending this on drinking.

We asked. The average new member was spending $600 to $1,200 a month on alcohol alone — before Ubers, before delivery, before the Sunday they didn't get back.

A month of drinking
  • Liquor store · weekly run$280
  • 2–3 nights out · cocktails & rounds$420
  • Uber / Lyft home$140
  • Late-night & hangover delivery$160
  • One "big weekend"$280
  • Skipped plans. Monday at 40%. Apology flowers.
One month
$1,280
Low-end estimate. Members who tracked it said it was higher.
A month with accountable
  • Up to 3× weekly 1:1 coaching · 30 minincluded
  • 2× daily at-home breathalyzer (8a / 8p)included
  • Random weekly oral-fluid toxicologyincluded
  • Weekly alumni groupincluded
  • Family coordination calls · on your behalfincluded
  • Private dashboard · share or keep closedincluded
  • Coverage in all 50 states · 100% onlineincluded
One month
starting at $375/mo
Tiered by level of care. Most members start here.
"Yes, it costs something. So did last month's bar tab. For most members, it's actually less."
Exhibit E. Monthly cost estimates from member intake interviews. Your number is probably higher than you think — we'll help you run yours on the first call.
Exhibit F· What this is, what this isn't

The page most people screenshot to send to a spouse.

Almost every first conversation starts the same way: "wait, is this rehab?" It isn't. Here is exactly what it is, and exactly what it isn't, in plain language.

+
What this is
  • Up to 3× weekly 1:1 coaching, 30 min each — with a coach who has lived recovery
  • 2× daily at-home breathalyzer — 8am and 8pm, every day
  • Random weekly oral-fluid toxicology — instant, at home
  • Weekly alumni group — people further down the road
  • Family coordination — your coach talks to the people you authorize, so they don't have to police you
  • Private dashboard you can share — or keep closed
  • All 50 states · 100% online · cancel anytime
What this isn't
  • Not rehab. You don't move in anywhere.
  • Not AA. No meetings you have to attend. No steps you have to take.
  • Not therapy. We can sit alongside yours; we won't replace it.
  • Not court-ordered. Not a clinic. Not a facility.
  • Not 24/7 crisis. Coaches answer during business hours — the work is anticipatory.
  • Not insurance. Cash-pay monthly — simpler and private.
  • Not something you have to explain to your boss or your family.
Exhibit F. Directly from the member intake document — the page most people screenshot to send to a spouse.
The member
Anonymized · 14 months continuous
YOU ARE
ACCOUNTABLE
REVIEWED
M. Torres, RCP
Recovery coach · Member since 2021
The ask

If any one of the exhibits felt familiar — that's the signal.

It's a monthly membership. A coach who's been where you are. A small breathalyzer. A dashboard you can share — or keep closed. One standing appointment, every week, until you don't need it anymore. Cancel anytime.

Monthly membership, starting at $375/mo. Cancel anytime. For most members, that's less than they were spending on drinking.
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Dispatch · Vol. 01 · Issue 03 · Long Read
Sign up

I hated half of it.I'm grateful for all of it.

A working document from a quiet kind of recovery — the kind that doesn't involve a facility, a 28-day program, or telling your boss.

What follows are six exhibits from one member's first year with accountable. A text thread. A self-check. A week of check-ins. A call your coach had with his wife. The math on the back of a receipt. And one page he screenshots to new friends. Read any one. You'll get the shape of it.

Editor's note

A note before you begin. What follows isn't a pitch. It's five short exhibits from one member's working recovery — the actual artifacts, with names changed. Skim them. You'll know in two minutes whether this is for you.

Exhibit A· The text thread

A Tuesday afternoon. Open bar that night. He texted his coach before, not after.

Coaches here answer during business hours — so by the time you walk into the hard night, the game plan is already on your phone. No meeting. No sponsor. No hotline. No crisis.

Just someone who already knows you, and a four-message plan that actually works.

M.
Marcus · Coach
You Are Accountable
●●●
Tuesday · afternoon
work dinner tonight. open bar. first one since i started
2:14 PM
nervous
2:14 PM
good that you're telling me before and not after. that IS the work
2:21 PM
couple things
2:22 PM
1. order club soda + lime the second you walk in. bartender won't ask twice
2:22 PM
2. do your 8pm breathalyzer in the parking lot before you go in. get it out of the way
2:22 PM
3. text me when you leave. doesn't matter what time. i'll read it in the morning
2:23 PM
ok. you really want me to text after
2:24 PM
yes. and you've done harder things than a tuesday dinner. you got this
2:25 PM
home. 0.00. the club soda thing actually worked
11:38 PM
iMessage
Exhibit A. Coaches reply during business hours — so the work is anticipatory, not reactive. A game plan goes in before the hard night, not a rescue call after it. Names changed; timestamps real.
Exhibit B· The 90-second self-check

A short, quiet page. You don't have to finish it. It doesn't score you.

The five statements below are the ones members most often say felt true before they reached out. There is no "right number." Read them. Check what applies. Don't check what doesn't.

Self-check · 90 seconds · unscored

These are true for me.

Tap any that apply. Nothing is saved. There's no score — only a short note at the end.

0 of 5 true

Take your time. Read when they feel true.

Exhibit B. The questions most members say felt true before they reached out.
Exhibit C· Two breathalyzers a day

The thing that replaces the question 'Do you trust me?'

At-home breathalyzer readings at 8am and 8pm, every day. A random weekly oral-fluid toxicology test on top. A coach reviewing the week, marking the night you chose the harder thing.

This is what proof looks like — not a promise, a pattern.

WEEKLY REPORT · SUMMARY
Breathalyzer log · 2× daily @ 8A / 8P
Member IDACC-•••4812
Week ofApr 7 – Apr 13
Reviewed byM. Torres, RCP
Day8:00 AM8:00 PMNote
Mon0.0000.000
Tue0.0000.000Work dinner — did it in the parking lot. Proud of you.
Wed0.0000.000Oral-fluid tox · random · negative
Thu0.0000.000
Fri0.0000.000
Sat0.0000.000
Sun0.0000.000
Compliance: 100% · 14 of 14 scheduled breathalyzers · 1 oral-fluid tox (neg.)
REVIEWED · 04·14·26
Exhibit C. Two breathalyzers a day — 8am, 8pm — plus a random weekly oral-fluid toxicology test. Replaces "do you trust me?" with a pattern your family can see.
Exhibit D· A call your coach makes for you

So your family can go back to being your family — instead of the police.

With your permission, your coach talks to the people who love you. Answers their questions. Sets up a small protocol for the nights they're scared. You don't have to translate yourself anymore.

This is the one-page summary from one of those calls.

Family coordination · call summary
A conversation your coach has so you don't have to.
DateTue · Apr 8 · 11:20 AM
Duration24 minutes
CoachM. Torres, RCP
Spoke withSpouse (authorized)
What she asked:
  • "Is he actually doing it?"
  • "What do I do on the nights I'm scared?"
  • "Do I have to be the one to check the app?"
What I shared (with his consent):
  • 100% compliance on his morning & evening check-ins this month.
  • A family-side dashboard — she sees a green dot, not a score.
  • A small protocol for the hard nights: she texts me, not him. I check in on him.

"I think this is the first conversation about him in three years where I didn't cry."

— Spouse, post-call
FILED
Shared verbatim with permission. Names redacted.
Exhibit D. Your coach talks to your family for you — so they can go back to being your family instead of the police. (Only with people you've authorized. Everything on the record.)
Exhibit E· The math, on the back of a receipt

A month of accountable costs less than one big weekend out.

We know the first question. Everybody asks it. So here it is — the actual math, drawn up the way a member drew it for us the week he signed up.

The math, on the back of a receipt
Most members were already spending this on drinking.

We asked. The average new member was spending $600 to $1,200 a month on alcohol alone — before Ubers, before delivery, before the Sunday they didn't get back.

A month of drinking
  • Liquor store · weekly run$280
  • 2–3 nights out · cocktails & rounds$420
  • Uber / Lyft home$140
  • Late-night & hangover delivery$160
  • One "big weekend"$280
  • Skipped plans. Monday at 40%. Apology flowers.
One month
$1,280
Low-end estimate. Members who tracked it said it was higher.
A month with accountable
  • Up to 3× weekly 1:1 coaching · 30 minincluded
  • 2× daily at-home breathalyzer (8a / 8p)included
  • Random weekly oral-fluid toxicologyincluded
  • Weekly alumni groupincluded
  • Family coordination calls · on your behalfincluded
  • Private dashboard · share or keep closedincluded
  • Coverage in all 50 states · 100% onlineincluded
One month
starting at $375/mo
Tiered by level of care. Most members start here.
"Yes, it costs something. So did last month's bar tab. For most members, it's actually less."
Exhibit E. Monthly cost estimates from member intake interviews. Your number is probably higher than you think — we'll help you run yours on the first call.
Exhibit F· What this is, what this isn't

The page most people screenshot to send to a spouse.

Almost every first conversation starts the same way: "wait, is this rehab?" It isn't. Here is exactly what it is, and exactly what it isn't, in plain language.

+
What this is
  • Up to 3× weekly 1:1 coaching, 30 min each — with a coach who has lived recovery
  • 2× daily at-home breathalyzer — 8am and 8pm, every day
  • Random weekly oral-fluid toxicology — instant, at home
  • Weekly alumni group — people further down the road
  • Family coordination — your coach talks to the people you authorize, so they don't have to police you
  • Private dashboard you can share — or keep closed
  • All 50 states · 100% online · cancel anytime
What this isn't
  • Not rehab. You don't move in anywhere.
  • Not AA. No meetings you have to attend. No steps you have to take.
  • Not therapy. We can sit alongside yours; we won't replace it.
  • Not court-ordered. Not a clinic. Not a facility.
  • Not 24/7 crisis. Coaches answer during business hours — the work is anticipatory.
  • Not insurance. Cash-pay monthly — simpler and private.
  • Not something you have to explain to your boss or your family.
Exhibit F. Directly from the member intake document — the page most people screenshot to send to a spouse.
The member
Anonymized · 14 months continuous
YOU ARE
ACCOUNTABLE
REVIEWED
M. Torres, RCP
Recovery coach · Member since 2021
The ask

If any one of the exhibits felt familiar — that's the signal.

It's a monthly membership. A coach who's been where you are. A small breathalyzer. A dashboard you can share — or keep closed. One standing appointment, every week, until you don't need it anymore. Cancel anytime.

Monthly membership, starting at $375/mo. Cancel anytime. For most members, that's less than they were spending on drinking.
LegitScript CertifiedHIPAA CompliantSOC 2 Certified10,000+ members supported50% fewer return-to-higher-level-of-care