Unfiltered Creation: Sobriety Coaching for Creative Professionals
Unlock Your True Creative Power—A Sobriety Coaching Program for Artists and Creatives Ready for Authentic Expression and Lasting Clarity
1:1 Coaching for You – The Creative Professional Ready to Shatter the "Tortured Artist" Myth & Unlock Your Most Authentic Work Ever
Hi, I’m Josh Woll—filmmaker, mentor, and sobriety coach with 5 years in recovery. I help creative professionals, artists, and innovators break free from substance-driven cycles and rediscover their authentic creative voice. After years in the film industry, I learned firsthand how sobriety can transform not just your art, but your entire life.
You Know This Cycle All Too Well
You’ve mastered your craft, but feel emotionally disconnected from your creative work.
You’re tired of the creative boom-bust cycle fueled by alcohol or other substances.
You struggle with creative blocks, anxiety, and self-doubt—often turning to substances for relief.
And when you consider sobriety, you worry: “Will I lose my creative edge as an artist or professional?”
If you haven't pulled the plug on substances yet, you're suffering from what I call creative authenticity burnout.
The quality of your work is trending down. Your projects feel forceful and exhausting. All push. No pull.
Every "just one drink to get through this project" fix disappoints you, with each creative challenge becoming a bigger struggle than the last.
You're tired of it. Your collaborators are tired of it. Your loved ones are tired of it.
Your creative life has become an uninspired exercise of "going through the motions."
You reach for substances to spark creativity, while that voice in your head grows louder: "Maybe I'm not meant to be doing this creative work anymore."
Everyone around you knows your authentic creative energy isn't there.
But you have too much at stake professionally to not "keep on going."
So you continue, trying to bring back your creative spark with MORE substances...
Here's the truth:
The most powerful creative work comes from clarity, not chemical alteration. Sobriety coaching for creatives helps you reconnect with your authentic inspiration, improve your wellbeing, and produce your best work—without substances.
Why Sobriety Coaching Unlocks Authentic Creativity for Professionals and Artists
You can't produce your best work through chemical fog.
(and yes, your audience, clients, and collaborators can absolutely tell the difference)
Your biggest breakthrough awaits when you tap into your natural creative state—the one that existed before substances hijacked your brain's reward system.
When you access the pure, undiluted source of your creative gifts that's where your ideas flow, your creative blocks dissolve, and your authentic voice emerges without artificial stimulation or numbing.
In a world packed with substance-fueled mediocrity, YOUR work will stand out when it pulses with authentic clarity, created with your full faculties and emotional range accessible.
Welcome to Unfiltered Creation.
Your Unfiltered Creation Practice Will Be:
Soul-Expanding for YOU
Career-Strengthening for YOUR Creative Work
Boundary-Pushing for YOUR Industry
In Deep Alignment with YOUR Authentic Self
In this sweet spot, your gifts, insights and creative impulses will flow naturally and powerfully.
Your creative process will vibrate with genuine aliveness and unforced inspiration.
You'll stop sabotaging your creative projects with "necessary" drinking or using sessions that derail everything.
Instead, you'll create from a place of authentic power that makes your substance-fueled work look like the pale imitation it always was.
The Sobriety-Creativity Truth You Haven't Been Told
The Art, Recovery & Neuroscience of Unlocking YOUR Most Authentic Creative Voice Without Chemical Enhancement
You've been sold a destructive myth your entire creative career.
Stephen King, who has written approximately 40 books since getting sober, called the idea that addiction fuels creativity "one of the great pop-intellectual myths of our time."
Painter Lucy Cartier was told "sobriety kills creativity" and stopped painting for ten years. When she finally returned to her art after a decade of sobriety work, she discovered: "I was painting like crazy and I've never felt so connected to my work."
The evidence is overwhelming: sustained sobriety enhances creative output rather than diminishing it.
But you still doubt this because:
You've experienced those temporary, fleeting moments where substances seemed to enhance your creativity.
That momentary lowering of inhibitions. That brief spike in dopamine.
If creative excellence was "all chemicals," then the most substance-dependent artists would consistently produce the best work.
But your own experience tells a different story. The work you create while using never quite matches the vision you had for it.
Your authentic creativity has two sides:
Your emotional access. Your technical mastery.
Your inspiration. Your execution.
Your vision. Your craft.
Your Unfiltered Creation is where they all come alive—without substances destroying you in the process.
Ready for a rapid resurgence in authentic creativity and professional sustainability? Here's how I'll support YOU through this transformational journey.
The Unfiltered Creation Method: YOUR 3-Month Transformation
The Unfiltered Creation Method addresses the specific challenges YOU face as a creative professional:
What Makes This Method Different For You
Industry-Specific Support: You'll get strategies for navigating gallery openings, performances, client meetings, and other substance-heavy professional environments in YOUR field
Creative Identity Integration: I'll honor YOUR artistic identity throughout the process, recognizing that YOUR creativity isn't dependent on substances
Financial Stability Strategies: You'll develop approaches to manage the financial uncertainty of creative work that often triggers substance use
Sleep & Recovery Optimization: You'll learn techniques to address the sleep disturbances that affect 25-72% of people in early recovery and directly impact creative function
Peer Understanding: As a filmmaker in recovery, I understand YOUR unique challenges of maintaining creativity while getting sober
What’s Included:
6 x 60-minute 1:1 coaching sessions (bi-weekly)
Unlimited voice/text support between sessions
Custom “Creative Sobriety Toolkit”
Guided meditations for creatives
30-day post-program follow-up session
The Unfiltered Creation Framework: Your 3-Stage Transformation Process
This isn't a series of random coaching sessions. You'll move through a proven 3-stage evolution process, with each stage building on the previous one to create lasting transformation in both your sobriety and your creative practice.
Stage 1: RELEASE (Month 1)
During this foundational transformation stage, you'll actively release the "tortured artist" myth that has influenced YOUR relationship with substances and creativity, and release the specific patterns in YOUR creative process and professional environment that no longer serve you.
You'll RELEASE:
The myth that substances fuel your creativity
The fear that sobriety means creative death
The patterns keeping you chemically dependent on external sources for inspiration
The identity of "tortured artist" that's been limiting your potential
We'll map your personal "trigger landscape" – identifying exactly when, where, and why you reach for substances during your creative process, then actively release these limiting patterns.
Your Evolution Result: Liberation from the beliefs and patterns that have been constraining your creative potential, creating space for authentic expression to emerge.
Stage 2: CREATE (Month 2)
In this dynamic second stage, you'll actively create new daily practices, professional strategies, and creative approaches that support both your sobriety and your artistic expression without falling back on chemical dependencies.
You'll CREATE:
New daily rhythms that support both clarity and creativity
Your first major work without chemical assistance
Professional strategies for industry events and networking
Sustainable systems for consistent creative output
You'll learn how to fill "the void" – that emptiness many creatives feel when substances no longer provide emotional regulation or perceived creative enhancement – with authentic creative practices that generate genuine inspiration.
Your Evolution Result: A personalized toolkit of new creative practices and professional strategies that work with your unique creative process and industry demands.
Stage 3: BECOME (Month 3)
This transformative final stage helps you embody your new identity as a sober creative professional, integrating everything you've released and created into a sustainable way of being that defines your authentic creative voice and professional presence.
You'll BECOME:
The sober creative professional you're meant to be
Someone whose work authentically represents their vision
A model for other creatives questioning their relationship with substances
The artist who creates from presence, not escape
You'll develop strategies for creative collaboration without substances, including specific approaches for navigating industry events and networking opportunities where drinking or using is the norm, while fully embodying your new creative identity.
Your Evolution Result: Complete integration of your new creative identity, with confidence in YOUR ability to maintain both sobriety and creative excellence for the long term while inspiring others through your transformation.
Is Unfiltered Creation Your Perfect Next Step?
This program involves a meaningful investment of YOUR time, energy, and commitment.
I only want to work with you if you're truly ready. The only story I want to be part of is the one where YOU unlock the fullest expression of yourself as a creative professional, free from the limitations of substance use.
You're a perfect fit if:
Your current relationship with substances is suffocating your creative potential
It's like a relationship that refuses to see you as the person you're becoming. You can play the role, make the art, and go through the motions...
But it's becoming energetically stifling - and you're beginning to resent your creativity, your work, and your audience for "keeping you small" - when really it's substances that have been silently limiting the deepest and rawest parts of your gifts and genius.
Your creative output and professional satisfaction are trending downwards
Yes, external challenges are "a thing."
But you also just aren't "feeling it" with your current creative process. You've been relying on the same substances to fuel the same creative approach for too long.
It's becoming a passionless exercise for you.
You're squeezing out whatever last drops of inspiration you can before burning out completely.
And it all feels fundamentally off to you.
You're ready for your next creative level — but getting there without substances feels scary to you
Yet you know there's no other way, and you're ready to be supported energetically, practically, and professionally with the frameworks and systems to transform your relationship with both substances and creativity.
You're a creative professional with established skills
This is not a "learn to be creative" course.
This is for YOU — an established creative professional—filmmaker, photographer, writer, musician, designer, visual artist—who already has technical skills and creative experience.
Your clearest and most immediate transformation will happen because you already have a creative practice and are looking to evolve it beyond substance dependence.
You have an adventurous spirit
This is NOT a guaranteed process.
This is YOUR co-creative journey to experience what it's like to live and thrive at the edge of who you are as a creative professional.
Unfiltered Creation™ requires YOUR adventuring spirit - and YOUR courage to lean into what's possible when you create from a place of authentic clarity.
Investment in Your Creative Evolution
Complete 3-Month Unfiltered Creation Coaching Program: $4,995
What You're Really Investing In
This isn't just coaching—it's a complete creative identity transformation that repositions your entire career trajectory.
Your Investment Includes:
6 intensive 1:1 coaching sessions (60 minutes each) - Value: $3,000
Unlimited between-session support via voice/text - Value: $1,500
Custom Creative Sobriety Toolkit for your specific discipline - Value: $500
Guided meditations designed for creative professionals - Value: $297
30-day post-program follow-up session - Value: $500
Industry-specific strategies and frameworks - Priceless
Total Program Value: $5,797
Your Investment: $4,995
The Hidden Cost of Your Current Pattern
Let's be honest about what you're already spending to maintain your current relationship with substances:
Monthly Substance Costs:
Weekly drinks/substances: $200-400/month
Lost productivity recovery time: $1,000-2,000/month
Missed opportunities due to inconsistent work: $500-1,500/month
Health impacts and remedies: $200-500/month
Conservative monthly cost of substance-dependent creativity: $1,900-4,400
Over 3 months, you're already investing $5,700-13,200 in a system that's limiting your potential.
What This Investment Actually Replaces
Instead of spending money on:
❌ Substances that temporarily mask creative blocks
❌ Recovery aids and health remedies
❌ Lost income from inconsistent work quality
❌ Missed professional opportunities
❌ The compound cost of creative stagnation
You're investing in:
✅ A sustainable creative practice that generates consistent inspiration
✅ Professional strategies that build long-term career success
✅ Authentic creative identity that attracts better opportunities
✅ Enhanced work quality that commands higher rates
✅ The compound growth of your creative potential
The ROI of Authentic Creation
Creative professionals who complete this transformation typically report:
Immediate Returns (Month 1-3):
25-50% increase in productive creative hours
Completion of previously abandoned projects
Improved client relationships and communication
Short-term Returns (Month 4-6):
Higher quality work leading to rate increases
New professional opportunities from enhanced reputation
Consistent creative output building stronger portfolio
Long-term Returns (Year 1+):
Career advancement from sustained excellence
Industry recognition for authentic, powerful work
Financial stability from reliable creative capacity
Many clients recover their investment within 6-12 months through increased rates, completed projects, and new opportunities that their enhanced creative capacity attracts.
Three Ways to Invest
Option 1: Full Investment
$4,995 paid in full
Includes bonus: Extended 60-day post-program support
Option 2: Two Payments
$2,750 at enrollment + $2,750 at Month 2
Total: $5,500
Option 3: Three Payments
$1,850 at enrollment + $1,850 at Month 2 + $1,850 at Month 3
Total: $5,550
Ready to Transform YOUR Creative Life?
If you're ready to discover what's possible when YOU create from a place of genuine clarity, take your first step now.
YOUR most authentic and powerful creative work is waiting on the other side of sobriety. Let's discover it together.
Questions You Might Have
If this experience is resonating with you but you have questions, reach out for a conversation to discuss anything privately.
Here are some questions you might be asking yourself:
"Do I need to be completely sober to join?"
No. You don't need to be perfectly sober to start. You just need the willingness to explore what becomes possible when you create from a place of clarity. Many of my clients begin the program while still working through their relationship with substances.
"Will this work for MY creative field?"
Yes. This program works for all creative fields including filmmaking, photography, writing, music, design, visual arts, performing arts, and more. The principles of authentic creation apply universally, and I'll customize approaches for your specific discipline.
"How will I handle industry events and networking without substances?"
The program includes specific, practical strategies for navigating industry-specific situations where substances are present. You'll learn techniques for maintaining your sobriety while still building professional relationships and enjoying creative community events.
"Is this therapy or addiction treatment?"
No. This is creative coaching with a focus on sobriety. While many therapeutic principles inform our work together, this is not a replacement for therapy or medical treatment for addiction. I'm happy to provide referrals to clinical resources if you need them.
"What if I relapse during the program?"
Relapse is often part of the recovery journey. If you experience a setback, I'll approach it with compassion and use it as a learning opportunity, not as a failure. Our work together will continue with adjusted strategies as needed for your specific situation.
"Will getting sober really improve MY creativity?"
Yes. Research and countless creator testimonials show that sustained sobriety typically enhances creativity rather than diminishing it. Your initial adjustment period may be challenging, but most creative professionals report increased quality, consistency, and authenticity in their work after establishing sobriety.
Josh Woll is a filmmaker, mentor, and sobriety coach with 5 years in recovery. After nearly two decades of losing creative days to hangovers and foggy mornings, he discovered the creative abundance that flows from sustained clarity. Through the Unfiltered Creation coaching program, he helps creative professionals reclaim both their sobriety and authentic creative voice.