About Trysobriety
Take Responsibility Yourself — it's not a slogan. It's the whole method.
I'm John C. Adams — recovery coach, sober companion, and a living example of body-mind-and-spirit sobriety. You can't think your way into better action, but you can act your way into better moods and better thinking.
My story
How I got here
I've sat on both sides of this work. I know what it is to white-knuckle recovery while the rest of your life falls apart — and I know what it is to rebuild from the inside out. What changed everything for me wasn't another medication or another hour of talking about the past. It was getting brutally honest about what I was willing to do today to improve myself and my quality of life. To Feel better I needed to do and be better. Not perfect, just a little better today than yesterday.
So I rebuilt myself in early sobriety — Changed my diet, increased my exercise and began martial arts training. My mind was all over the place anxious or depressed moods on the regular. I needed grounding and stability so I took up daily meditation. Then the character work came into play - 12 step work done by the book that old-school recovery way. Then the service work - Helping others, looking for ways I could add and contribute instead of just seeking self gratification at every turn. These combination of elements didn't just keep me sober. They made me someone who really loved being sober. That made all the difference. I wanted to remain sober because my mind and body and spirit were all being uplifted daily. it's the difference I can help you find in your own recovery.
Trysobriety stands for Take Responsibility Yourself. I didn't name it as a branding exercise — I named it because every client who has done the work shares one trait: they stopped waiting to be fixed and started doing the reps. My job as a coach and guide is to make sure you learn and apply foundational practices and principles that make you feel rooted and ready to walk your new path each and every day you choose to remain sober.
Training & experience
Lived experience gets people in the door. Professional standards keep them safe. I hold both.
Lived recovery
41 Years of continuous sobriety built and maintained on the same gut-first pillars I coach — Healthy Diet, exercise, meditation, grounding, gratitude, and ongoing character work.
Experience & Training
Since beginning my own sobriety in 1985 I've immersed myself in mind/body spirit practices including: Martial Arts, Meditation, Qigong/Tai Chi, Bodywork, eastern philosophy and esoteric wisdom. Over the last three decades I've worked in the recovery industry in various capacities - I was a volunteer recovery counselor for over nine years at the Santa Monica ARC. I've worked at several rehabs as a case manager, group facilitator, meditation and qigong instructor and Bowen Therapist (bodywork). I was Trained and credentialed as a sober companion at Alyst Health, and I'm always expanding my knowledge base and continuing education in health, nutrition, physiology, science, spirituality and esoteric wisdom.
A working practice
One-on-one clients worldwide, in-home coaching-companion engagements, and group work across Los Angeles and the West Coast — from first consultation to long-term aftercare.
Straight talk. No scripts. No hiding.
Some coaches manage your feelings. I build your capacity. Here's what that means in practice:
Straight talk
You get honesty, not performance. I'll tell you what I see, what's working, and what isn't — the same way I'd want it told to me.
No rumination therapy
We don't spend our sessions relitigating the past. We look at what's in front of you and build the daily machinery that carries you forward.
Accountability, held daily
Check-ins, training, food, stillness — the plan gets held to, not renegotiated every week. That's where self-respect comes from.
Character & spirit
Old-school recovery principles — rigorous honesty, service, clean motives — grounded in modern science, not slogans.
Who this is for — and how we work
My clients are executives, athletes, and high-performers who don't want their recovery to look like a waiting room. They want it to look like a training camp.
Online — worldwide
One-on-one coaching over secure video, wherever you are. Same standards, same accountability, your time zone.
In-home coaching-companion
For clients who need immersion, I come to you — living alongside you as coach and sober companion while the new habits take root.
Los Angeles & West Coast group work
Small-group training and recovery meetings rooted in character-based principles — in person, in community, no anonymity theater.
Your first consultation
A real conversation
About thirty minutes — where you are, what you've tried, and whether the Trysobriety way fits. No pressure, no scripts.
An honest read
I'll tell you straight whether I can help, what the work would look like, and what it asks of you.
A decision, not a pitch
If we're a fit, we start. If we're not, I'll say so — and I won't chase you afterward.
Ready to have the conversation?
Reach out directly — call, email, or send a message and I'll get back to you personally.