The Mindshift Essentials Course
A transformative 8-week live recovery course
Unlock the path to a healthier, more fulfilling life in recovery with our live 8-week course
Join behavior change experts Mary Beth Stern and Dan Holcomb to learn how your mind works around your addiction and the tools and practices you can use to retrain your brain for resilient recovery.
Learn how your brain works
Uncover the inner workings of the brain's habit-forming processes and learn strategies to reprogram them for personal growth and recovery.
Move from awareness to action
Transition from recognizing your habitual patterns to gaining profound insights, and, ultimately, letting go and transforming them.
Cultivate curiosity & kindness
Embrace curiosity to comprehend cravings and foster kindness toward yourself and others to catalyze personal transformation.
Incorporate mindfulness practices
Seamlessly integrate mindfulness exercises into your daily life for sustained well-being.
If you're in recovery or just recovery-curious, this course is for you
This course is for those curious about sobriety, struggling with problematic substance use, or in long-term recovery. No matter where you are, our structured, science-backed approach can help.
Join the waitlist for the next courseYour teachers
Mary Beth Stern, ICADC
Senior Facilitator
Mary Beth Stern is a Senior Facilitator and Mindfulness Teacher for Mindshift Recovery. She is an Internationally Certified Drug & Alcohol Counselor (ICDAC) and Certified Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Teacher (MBSR). Trained at the Center for Mindfulness at UMASS Medical School and Brown University, Mary Beth has taught at Jupiter Medical Center, Mindful Leader, and the Mindfulness and Health Institute. She has brought the Mindshift method to groups and individuals in a variety of settings: residential treatment centers, intensive outpatient programs and private counseling.
Dan Holcomb
Senior Facilitator
Dan is a Senior Facilitator for Mindshift Recovery. He has a deep passion for blending mindfulness-based meditation techniques with evidence-based results to help alleviate suffering and positively impact the world around him. He has been trained in the Mindshift Method and has been teaching it for more than four years.
The Mindshift Essentials Course
8-Weeks
In this course, you'll learn how to understand how your brain works and get the practical tools you need to work with your brain so you can change your behaviors and feel better. The course has a live online meeting every week for eight weeks, so you get lots of practice in the Mindshift Method surrounded by supportive teachers and others in recovery.
- Led by Mary Beth Stern & Dan Holcomb
- 8 one-hour live meetings
- Online via Zoom
Learn more about the Mindshift Method
Developed by the leading addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist, Dr. Jud Brewer, the Mindshift Method offers a simple 3-step approach that teaches you how to retrain your brain and get—or stay—on the road to recovery.
Learn more about this method