Today marks a major new chapter for Mind The Sip, and one we’ve been quietly building for a long time. We have officially launched the Mind The Sip Coaching Academy, a dedicated training space for anyone who wants to support others in changing their relationship with alcohol and learn the foundations of mindful drinking coaching.
As the mindful drinking movement continues to grow, so does the need for trained professionals who understand the nuances of behaviour change, drinking patterns, emotional triggers, and the underlying drivers behind alcohol use. Over the past few years, I’ve heard the same themes from our community again and again. People want deeper support. They want guidance that feels personal, practical, and grounded in real-life experience. And many who have walked their own alcohol free or mindful drinking path now feel ready to help others do the same.
The Mind The Sip Coaching Academy was created in response to all of this and is designed to offer high quality, accredited mindful drinking coach training that is accessible globally.
At the heart of the Academy is our new Accredited Award in Mindful Drinking and Life Coaching. This is a globally delivered, Association for Coaching accredited program that runs for 18 structured weeks. It brings together coaching foundations, behaviour change principles, mindful drinking frameworks, and practical tools for working with real clients. The aim is simple: to train confident, ethical, well-equipped coaches who can support people safely and effectively using evidence-informed coaching skills.
The course is delivered 100 percent online, making it accessible no matter where you are located. Each week builds on the last, giving you a clear pathway to develop your coaching skills, deepen your understanding of drinking behaviour, and learn how to hold meaningful, supportive conversations with clients who are ready for change. For anyone searching for online mindful drinking coach training or a pathway to become a certified life coach with a mindful drinking focus, this program brings everything together in one place.
A key part of this next chapter is what happens after graduation. Graduates will be invited to appear inside the Mind The Sip app as trusted coaches, giving our members direct access to professionals who understand mindful drinking at a deeper level. This will soon introduce a coach directory within the app, making it easier for members to receive personalised guidance from accredited mindful drinking coaches when and how they need it.
The Coaching Academy is designed for a wide range of people: those who want to become mindful drinking coaches, those already working in wellbeing who want to add a new skill, and those who have transformed their own drinking habits and feel called to support others through the same process. Whatever your motivation, the Academy provides the structure, training, and community to help you step into that role with confidence.
The first intake begins in February 2026, and enrolments are now open.
If you would like to learn more about the program, what it includes, how the accreditation works, or how to become a Mindful Drinking and Life Coach, you can visit the Coaching Academy page here. We’re truly excited to welcome our first group of coaches and to see the next phase of Mind The Sip take shape.
See you in the classroom in 2026!