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Bespoke Coaching  ·  Recovery  ·  Spiritual Formation

You are not broken.
You are unfinished.

Rain Coaching guides those who sense that something deeper is possible through recovery, philosophy, and the kind of formation that changes not just what you do, but who you are.

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Global Access  ·  Uncompromising Confidentiality

You have done the work.
And you sense there is more.

Maybe you are in recovery and sobriety is no longer the question. The question now is what to build with it. Maybe you have achieved what you set out to achieve, and found that achievement is less than you expected.

You do not need to name it yet.

What we know is this: the people who find Rain are looking for a real conversation about who they are, what their purpose is, and what a Life By Design can look like.

That conversation is what we do.

Academic

Pontifical University · Magna Cum Laude

Experience

25+ Years in Recovery & Intervention

Board Member

The Blackburn Foundation

Founding Member

European Assoc. of Recovery Specialists

Clientele

Executives · Diplomats · Artists · Athletes

Our Conviction

Beneath every person's suffering is a soul that has never been reached.

Rain is a bespoke coaching practice built on that conviction. Drawing on the wisdom of Stoic philosophy, contemplative spirituality, and the proven power of the 12 Steps, we help people move beyond survival into the deliberate construction of an extraordinary life.

This work will ask something real of you.

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Rain Coaching Lobby
In Their Words

Voices of Transformation

"The approach at Rain Coaching is the definition of bespoke. They didn't just treat symptoms; they guided me to a spiritual and personal foundation that completely transformed my life."

J

J. K.

Private Client

"I've worked with therapists and treatment programs for years. Nothing came close to the depth of what Blitch offers. The philosophical grounding changed how I see everything. Not just my recovery."

M

M. R.

Executive · New York

"Discreet, brilliant, and genuinely invested in the person. Not the problem. Blitch has a rare ability to hold space for the full complexity of a human life. I'm profoundly grateful."

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A. T.

Artist · London

How We Work

Three paths.
One direction.

Where you begin depends on where you are. All three lead toward the same thing.

Tier I

The Lyceum

Private Formation & Mentorship

"A personal journey into the work of life."

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Tier II

The Symposium

Guided Group Formation

"Where minds and hearts meet in the pursuit of meaning."

Explore →

Tier III

The Open Forum

Public Teaching & Engagement

"A gathering for thought, reflection, and dialogue."

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A Free Gift  ·  No Strings

Seven days.
Seven honest questions.

Before you commit to anything, before you schedule a call or choose a tier or even decide if this is for you, we made something for you.

It's called Rain: Seven Days. A quiet journal. Seven short readings, seven honest questions, and space to write what is actually true.

Print it. Set aside a week. Begin there.

You do not have to be ready. You only have to be willing.

Send Me the Journal →

Day One

"What am I pretending not to know about my life?"

Your answer

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Begin the Work

Your formation
starts here.

Reach out to discuss which path is right for where you are. There is no commitment in a conversation. No pressure. No sales process. Just an honest exchange to find out if this is the right fit.

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Strictly confidential  ·  No obligation

Our Foundation

The Ethos of
Exceptional Recovery.

Philosophy

Beyond Clinical:
Spiritual Architecture.

At Rain Coaching, we recognize that true healing is holistic. It requires a profound spiritual assessment and a commitment to personal growth. Our methodology doesn't impose belief; it empowers discovery.

"You are encouraged to grow in the direction that resonates with your soul. Whether you come from a specific religious tradition, a personal spiritual practice, or none at all, your path is honored, guided, and secured."
Rain Coaching ethos
Marco Blitch Vizioli

Marco "Blitch" Vizioli

Founder, STB / MDiv

Experience
Over 25 Years
Academic
Pontifical University, Rome
Expertise
Spiritual & Legacy Counseling

"My life's work is driven by a profound, personal understanding of this journey. Recovery is so much more than abstinence. It's the deliberate construction of an extraordinary life."

How It Started

Blitch didn't come to this work through a textbook. He came through his own life. Thirty years ago, he made a decision to stop. Not just to get sober, but to figure out what sobriety was actually for. Before any of the degrees or certifications, he trained as an actor at the National Shakespeare Conservatory in New York. Classical theatre. The discipline of presence. From New York, life took him to Rome, where he spent six years at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum) studying philosophy and sacred theology and graduating magna cum laude. He has since lectured at universities in Italy and the United States, and taught philosophy and theater arts at Felician University in New Jersey.

What He's Done

Twenty-five years of work in places most people will never see, with people carrying things most people will never understand. He spent a year as a live-in counselor at The Küsnacht Practice in Zurich. One of the most exclusive private treatment facilities in the world. His work has taken him to New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Tokyo, Vienna, Zurich, and Rome. His clients have included executives and diplomats, artists and athletes, monks and musicians. He currently serves as Spiritual Advisor for Blackburn Recovery in Los Angeles.

How He Works

Blitch doesn't arrive with a program. He arrives with a set of questions. And the patience to sit with the answers for as long as it takes. He is interfaith in the truest sense. Deeply conversant with multiple traditions, committed to the conviction that an experience of something larger than the self is available to anyone, regardless of background or belief. He has sat with atheists and bishops, and he has found the same longing in both.

Who He Is

In addition to his counseling and coaching practice, Blitch has worked as an actor, vocalist, bass player, painter, and writer, and spent years as a club DJ. He has lived in New York, Rome, and Los Angeles, and has been sober for just over thirty years. Rain is what happens when all of that gets pointed at someone else's growth.

Private Engagements

A Framework for
Lasting Renewal.

At Rain Coaching, we do not sell time. We facilitate profound transformation. Our frameworks are proprietary, highly confidential, and designed exclusively for those requiring structural life-change.

Structural Methodology

Three Tiers of Formation

The Lyceum

Private Formation & Mentorship

"A personal journey into the work of life."

Some work cannot be done in a crowd.

The Lyceum is for the person who has decided. Truly decided. That something must change. Not adjusted. Not managed. Changed. This is intensive, one-on-one formation built around you: your history, your patterns, your questions, and the life you are trying to build.

Recovery is the ground we stand on. Philosophy is the light we work by. Spiritual formation is the deeper current beneath it all.

What to Expect

Direct Focus Working directly with your coach, you will move through recovery, philosophy, and spiritual formation with the full weight of individual attention.

Who This Is For

Those who are ready for serious, sustained personal transformation. Those who sense that recovery is not just about sobriety, but about becoming. And who want to pursue that becoming with rigor and intention.

Investment

$2,700 – $5,000

Per program  ·  Spots intentionally limited

INCLUDES Unlimited/ Full Access to The Symposium

The Symposium

Guided Group Formation

"Where minds and hearts meet in the pursuit of meaning."

No one recovers alone. And no one grows alone either.

The Recovery Symposium is a structured circle of people doing serious work together. Week by week, you will explore recovery, responsibility, philosophy, and spiritual life through discussion, reflection, and shared practice.

This is not a support group in the conventional sense. It is a school of formation. Rigorous, guided, and built for depth.

What to Expect

Each program runs 8 to 12 weeks with repeating cycles. Sessions are structured but alive. Shaped by the group, guided by your coach, and anchored in the conviction that real change comes through honest engagement with ideas and with one another.

Who This Is For

Those in recovery who are ready to go further alongside others. No prior knowledge of philosophy or formal spiritual practice required. Only the willingness to show up and do the work.

Investment

Drop-in rate: $25 / class

Essential · 1× / week

4 sessions / month

$79/mo

save $21

Standard · 2× / week

8 sessions / month

$149/mo

save $51

⚜Full Access · Unlimited

All slots · Monday office hours included

$249/mo

save $50+

Monthly billing  ·  cancel anytime  ·  block discounts available

Included at Every Level

All subscription levels include access to online office hours. Thursdays, 6:00-7:00 PM Pacific. Bring your questions, your struggles, and your thinking directly to your coach. No additional cost. No separate booking. It is simply part of the work.

⚜Full Access Only

Full Access subscribers receive a second weekly office hours session. Mondays, 6:00-7:00 PM Pacific. Exclusively for those doing the deepest work in the Symposium. A smaller, more intimate space for the questions that need more room.

The Open Forum

Public Teaching & Engagement

"A gathering for thought, reflection, and dialogue."

Some things should be freely given.

The Open Forum exists to serve widely. Through talks, webinars, podcasts, and writings that bring the ideas of recovery, philosophy, and spiritual formation into the open.

There is no barrier to entry here. If the work resonates, you belong.

What You'll Find Here

Ideas that challenge you. Conversations that stay with you. Writing that points toward something deeper. Whether you are new to recovery, new to philosophy, or simply looking for a different kind of conversation about what it means to live well.

Who This Is For

Anyone. The curious observer, the friend, the family member, the skeptic, and the seeker. You do not need to be in recovery to benefit. You only need to be willing to think.

Investment

Complimentary

Open to all  ·  No registration required

Additional Offerings

Bespoke Services

The Intervention

Compassionate Precision

A prepared, compassionate, and precise strategy designed to initiate the recovery process with dignity and discretion for a loved one or executive.

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Family & Legacy

Relational Restoration

Dedicated programs to heal relational dynamics, restore trust, and secure the family's shared future through systemic therapy and education.

Inquire Confidentially

Sober Companion

Discreet Presence

Continuous, discreet presence to navigate high-risk environments, ensuring structural integrity and accountability during critical transitions.

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Safe Transport

Secure Passage

Confidential logistical management ensuring seamless passage to treatment centers, retreats, or high-stakes global engagements.

Inquire Confidentially

Tour Support

The Road, Stabilized

Specialized accompaniment for artists and musicians. A stabilizing anchor amidst the unique pressures, erratic schedules, and volatility of the road.

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Bespoke Inquiry

Something Else Entirely?

Every situation is unique. Reach out and we will design a path of care that is yours alone.

Private Consultation
Tier I  ·  Private Formation

The
Lyceum.

"A personal journey into the work of life."

Some work cannot be done in a crowd.

The Lyceum is for the person who has decided. Truly decided. That something must change. Not adjusted. Not managed. Changed. This is the highest level of engagement Rain Coaching offers: intensive, individualized formation built entirely around you.

What It Is

A relationship,
not a program.

Intensive, one-on-one formation. Private, confidential, and shaped entirely around you. Your history. Your patterns. Your questions. The life you are trying to build.

Recovery is the ground we stand on. Philosophy is the light we work by. Spiritual formation is the deeper current beneath it all. Each session draws from all three. Not as curriculum, but as living conversation.

"Success is the result of preparation meeting opportunity." - Seneca
01

Individual Attention

Every session designed around where you are, and where you need to go. No templates. No generic frameworks.

02

Rigorous Accountability

You will be held to your commitments. Not harshly, but honestly. Real accountability is one of the rarest things a person in recovery can find.

03

Philosophical Depth

Stoic philosophy, Christian mysticism, Eastern contemplative practice, and the 12 Steps. Woven together in a way that serves your specific path.

04

Spiritual Formation

Whatever your background or belief. There is something beneath the surface of a life that wants to be lived more fully. The Lyceum creates conditions to find it.

05

Complete Confidentiality

Everything shared within the Lyceum stays within it. Your privacy is not a policy here. It is the foundation of the work.

Who This Is For

The Lyceum is for those
ready to go deep.

Those who have tried things before.

Therapy. Meetings. Programs. They helped, or they didn't. Something still feels unfinished.

Those who require complete discretion.

Your position, your reputation, your family. All of it requires careful handling. The Lyceum is designed for exactly that level of privacy.

Those who sense it goes deeper.

Whatever your methods of self-sabotage have been, you know they are not the whole story. Beneath them are questions that deserve serious answers.

Those ready to do real work.

The Lyceum asks something genuine of you. Honesty, time, and your willingness to be challenged.

What to Expect

The arc of the program.

Phase One

The Descent

We begin by seeing clearly. Your history, your patterns, your story. Examined honestly, without judgment. Using Socratic questioning, inventory work drawn from the 12-Step tradition, and structured reflection to surface what has been running the show beneath the surface.

Phase Two

The Opening

With the ground cleared, something deeper becomes accessible. Contemplative practice, spiritual formation, and the work of forgiveness and release enter the conversation. Many clients describe this phase as the first time they have genuinely felt something shift. Not understood it, not managed it, but felt it change.

Phase Three

The Return

Transformation without structure evaporates. The final phase builds the life. Practical, philosophical, and spiritual practices that anchor the work in daily reality. A personal rule of life. A clear sense of purpose. The tools to sustain what has been opened.

Ongoing

The Relationship

Many Lyceum clients continue working with their coach beyond the initial program. As life evolves, as new challenges arise, as the work deepens. This is not a requirement. It is simply what tends to happen when the relationship is real.

Investment

$2,700 – $5,000

Per program  ·  Spots intentionally limited

  • Programs are scoped individually. Pricing reflects the depth, duration, and nature of engagement.

  • Spots are kept deliberately limited to ensure the level of attention this work demands.

  • Payment plans are available for the right fit. Reach out and we will find a way.

Included with Every Lyceum Program

Lyceum clients have full, unlimited access to the Recovery Symposium as part of their program. Every group, every workshop, every seminar, as often as they wish.

Begin the Conversation

"There is no commitment in a conversation."

If the Lyceum feels like the right fit, or if you are simply not sure yet, reach out. A brief conversation with Blitch will make clear whether this is the right next step.

Schedule Your Private Consultation

Strictly confidential  ·  No obligation

Also Available

Tier II

The Recovery Symposium

Guided Group Formation

"Where minds and hearts meet in the pursuit of meaning." A structured circle for those who want to do serious work alongside others.

Learn More

Tier III

The Open Forum

Public Teaching & Engagement

"A gathering for thought, reflection, and dialogue." Open lectures, writings, and conversations. Freely given, no barrier to entry.

Learn More
Before You Go Further

This page is
for one person.

"Not everyone who finds this site is ready for this work. Not everyone who is ready will find this site. If you are reading this carefully. If something in you is paying attention. Keep going."

Recognition

You may recognise
yourself here.

I.

You have tried things before.

Maybe many things. Therapy. Meetings. Willpower. Retreats. And they helped, or they didn't. But something still feels unfinished. Like the real conversation hasn't started yet. Like everyone has been treating the surface of something that goes much deeper.

II.

You are not falling apart.

You are functioning. By most measures, you are fine. And yet there is a version of your life. Cleaner, fuller, more deliberate. That you cannot stop thinking about. A quiet emergency that no one else can see. That is precisely the kind of situation this work was built for.

III.

You are private about this.

Whatever you are carrying, you carry it carefully. Your position, your reputation, your relationships. All of it requires discretion. You do not need a public story. You need a confidential one, handled with the same seriousness with which you approach everything else in your life.

IV.

You suspect it goes deeper than the habit.

The substance, the behaviour, the pattern. These are real. But you sense they are not the whole story. There are questions underneath. Questions about meaning, about identity, about the kind of person you want to become. You are right. And those questions deserve a serious answer.

V.

You are tired of being managed.

You want to be understood. Not processed. Not given a framework and sent on your way. You want someone who takes you seriously. All of you, not just the part that needs fixing.

VI.

You are ready to do real work.

Not comfortable work. Not convenient work. The kind that asks something genuine of you. Your honesty, your time, your willingness to be challenged. You are not looking for an easy answer. You are looking for a true one.

Honesty

This may not
be for you.

Part of what makes this work serious is that it is not for everyone. We say that not to be exclusive. But because placing the right person in the right work is itself an act of care.

If you need acute medical care or clinical detox.

This is not the right first step, and we will not pretend otherwise. That work comes first. When it is done, we will be here. We can also help you find the right resources now.

If you are looking for a program to complete rather than a life to build.

The fit may not be right. What we do is not a checklist. It is a relationship. It requires something of you beyond showing up. It requires genuine engagement with hard questions.

If you are not yet sure you want to change.

Only that you are supposed to want to. This work will wait for you. There is no shame in not being ready. Come back when something shifts. We will still be here.

Direction

Three paths.
One direction.

Where you begin depends on where you are. All three lead toward the same thing. A life built deliberately, with intention, and on a foundation that holds.

Tier I

The Lyceum

Private Formation

This path is for you if the work feels too personal, too complex, or too layered to do in a group. If your situation requires complete discretion. If you have tried other things and found them too general, too surface, or simply not serious enough.

Learn about The Lyceum

Tier II

The Symposium

Guided Group

This path is for you if you want to do serious work alongside others doing the same. If you believe that recovery is not a solitary act. That something essential happens when people think together, challenge each other, and share the weight of honest conversation.

Learn about The Symposium

Tier III

The Open Forum

Public Discourse

This path is for you if you are not ready to commit. Or if you are not even sure what you are looking for yet. You have questions, but you are still forming them. The Open Forum asks nothing of you except a willingness to engage with ideas. Begin there. Let the work find you.

Learn about The Open Forum
The Next Step

If any of this
named something.

If something on this page put words to something you have been carrying. Reach out. There is no commitment in a conversation. There is no pressure and no sales process. Just a straightforward exchange between two people to find out if this is the right fit.

Begin the Conversation

Strictly confidential  ·  No obligation

Tier II  ·  Guided Group Formation

The Recovery
Symposium.

"Where minds and hearts meet in the pursuit of meaning."

No one recovers alone. And no one grows alone either.

The Recovery Symposium is not a single group. It is a living program. Core groups, workshops, seminars, and office hours running throughout the week, built around the conviction that real transformation happens in community.

Where recovery meets philosophy, and conversation becomes formation. You will find support, insight, and power to design a new Life.

What It Is

A school of formation,
not your average support group.

The Symposium runs multiple session types each week. Kept intimate where depth demands it, opened wider where the teaching calls for it. Your subscription is your key to it all.

Honest conversations, authentic accountability. Everything you build here. The thinking, the relationships, the practice, you carry long after the session ends.

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle

Session Structure · 60–90 Minutes

10 min

Opening Silence

Centering practice. Settling into presence. Returning to the ground.

5 min

Check-in

Brief round. Where are you today. Honestly?

20 min

Teaching

Core framework. Philosophy, recovery principles, spiritual insight. Presented with stories, paradox, and provocation.

15 min

Contemplative Practice

Lectio divina, reflection exercises, or embodied inquiry.

30 min

Group Inquiry

Socratic dialogue, honest sharing, mutual exploration. The room itself becomes the practice.

10 min

Integration & Commitment

Weekly practice and accountability. You leave with something concrete to inhabit, not just to do.

Four Session Types

One subscription.
The full program.

Multiple session types run throughout the week. Morning, afternoon, and evening. The Symposium fits your schedule. Your subscription is your key to it all.

I

Core Groups

The heart of the Symposium. Eight to twelve people in a fixed cohort. Deep work, rigorous discussion, genuine accountability. This is where the most personal transformation happens.

Small by design. Sessions run 60 to 90 minutes.

Up to 12 participants

II

Workshops

Structured, skill-building sessions open to all subscribers. A specific topic, a specific framework, a specific practice. Applied directly to recovery, philosophy, or spiritual formation.

Focused, practical, and designed to produce something you can use the next day.

Up to 50 participants

III

Seminars

The wider community gathers. Teaching-led sessions on philosophy, recovery, and the examined life. A lecture, a philosophical inquiry, a thematic deep-dive.

Open to all subscribers and occasionally to the Open Forum community as a glimpse of what the Symposium offers.

Up to 100 participants

IV

Office Hours

A dedicated time each week to bring your questions, your struggles, and your thinking directly to your coach. No agenda, no curriculum. Just the conversation that needs to happen.

Thursdays, 6:00-7:00 PM Pacific for all subscribers. Mondays, 6:00-7:00 PM Pacific exclusively for Full Access members.

Included at every level

The Curriculum

The curriculum moves through
four movements.

Each 8-12 week cycle has its own arc. Building on what came before while dissolving the ground it stands on. Participants who return for multiple cycles find the work deepening rather than repeating.

I

Waking

From unconscious living to conscious witnessing. Learning to see the story you have been living. And the moment when something in you begins to pay attention.

II

Allowing

From resistance to radical acceptance. The practice of standing in what is. Without fleeing, filling, or fighting. This is where the first real changes happen.

III

Descent

From the surface to the ground. Discovering that the self is not a fixed thing. And that the work of recovery goes much deeper than behavior or habit.

IV

Expression

From realization to embodiment. What rises from a life that has found its ground. Aliveness, purpose, and mission.

Who This Is For

The Symposium is for those
ready for community.

No prior knowledge of philosophy or formal spiritual practice is required. Only the willingness to show up, engage honestly, and do the work alongside others doing the same.

“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” – Isaac Newton,
Join the Recovery Symposium

Those in recovery who are ready to go further.

You are sober. And you sense that sobriety is a beginning, not a destination. The Symposium is where that next chapter begins.

Those who believe recovery is not a solitary act.

Something irreplaceable happens in community. Being witnessed and challenged by others doing the same work is itself part of the transformation.

Those who want structure without isolation.

You want the depth of a serious program. The reading, the reflection, the philosophy. And you want to do it with people. The Symposium offers both.

Those considering the Lyceum, but not yet ready.

The Symposium and the Lyceum are not in competition. Many clients move from one to the other. If one-on-one work feels like too much right now, the Symposium is an honest and serious place to begin.

Note: Lyceum clients receive full, unlimited access to the Symposium as part of their program. Every group, every workshop, every seminar, at no additional cost.

Program Details

Built for the long haul.

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Core groups run in 8 to 12 week cycles. With repeating cycles for those who want to continue. The work deepens rather than repeats.

·

Multiple core groups run each week. Morning, afternoon, and evening. Your schedule is not a barrier.

·

Sessions are 60 to 90 minutes, via Zoom.

·

Cohort enrollment confirmed upon subscription. Day and time matched to your schedule.

·

Can't make a session live? Recordings available to subscribers for 48 hours.

·

Life happens. One-month pause available once per year, no penalty, no questions asked.

·

A private online space where the conversation continues between sessions.

·

Weekly readings and practices. Accessible, but they ask something of you.

View the Schedule

Core groups, workshops, and seminars are posted on the Rain Coaching calendar. Find the session that fits your life.

View Current Schedule
Investment

Drop-in rate: $25 / session

Essential · 1 core group / week

+ all workshops & seminars · Thursday office hours

$79/mo

save $21

Standard · 2 core groups / week

+ all workshops & seminars · Thursday office hours

$149/mo

save $51

⚜Full Access · Unlimited

All sessions · all workshops & seminars · Monday office hours included

$249/mo

save $50+

Monthly billing  ·  cancel anytime  ·  block discounts available  ·  recordings 48hrs  ·  1-month annual pause

Included at Every Level

All subscription levels include access to online office hours. Thursdays, 6:00-7:00 PM Pacific. Bring your questions, your struggles, and your thinking directly to your coach. No additional cost. No separate booking. It is simply part of the work.

⚜Full Access Only

Full Access subscribers receive a second weekly office hours session. Mondays, 6:00-7:00 PM Pacific. Exclusively for those doing the deepest work in the Symposium. This is a smaller, more intimate space for the questions that need more room.

Ready to Join?

Reach out to confirm availability and find the right core group for your schedule. No pressure, no obligation. Just a conversation to find the right fit.

Join the Recovery Symposium

Strictly confidential  ·  No obligation

Also Available

Tier I

The Lyceum

Private Formation

"A personal journey into the work of life." Intensive one-on-one formation. With full, unlimited access to the Symposium included.

Learn More

Tier III

The Open Forum

Public Teaching & Engagement

"A gathering for thought, reflection, and dialogue." Open lectures, writings, and conversations. Freely given, no barrier to entry.

Learn More
Tier III  ·  Public Teaching & Engagement

The Open
Forum.

"Some things should be freely given."

A gathering for thought, reflection, and dialogue.

The Open Forum exists to serve widely. Through talks, webinars, podcasts, and writings that bring the ideas of recovery, philosophy, and spiritual formation into the open. There is no barrier to entry here.

If the work resonates, you belong.

What You'll Find Here

Ideas that challenge.
Conversations that stay.

Whether you are new to recovery, new to philosophy, or simply looking for a different kind of conversation about what it means to live well. The Open Forum is for you.

Writing that points toward something deeper. Talks that open questions rather than close them. A podcast that treats recovery not as a problem to be solved, but as an invitation to examine the life you are living.

The conversation is already open. You are already invited. There is no registration, no cost, and no prerequisite for belonging.

Live Talks & Webinars

Structured presentations on recovery, philosophy, and spiritual life. Open to the public. Registration recommended as spots fill quickly.

Podcast

Conversations with Blitch. On recovery, philosophy, meaning, and the examined life. Episodes you can return to. Ideas that stay with you.

Video

Recorded talks, reflections, and lectures. Available to watch at any time. No account required. No algorithm between you and the content.

Writing & Wisdom Library

Essays, reflections, and curated readings on philosophy, recovery, and the spiritual life. A library you can return to. Growing over time.

Who This Is For

Anyone willing to think.

The curious observer

You've heard about recovery. You've wondered about philosophy. You want to understand what the conversation is about. Without having to commit to anything.

The friend or family member

Someone you love is in recovery. Or struggling. You want to understand their world, speak their language, and know how to be present without getting in the way.

The skeptic

You're not sure you buy any of this. Philosophy, spirituality, formation. But something brought you here. You only need to be willing to engage with the question.

The seeker

You know there is more. More depth, more meaning, more life. And you're looking for people who are willing to go there with you. Welcome.

The person in recovery

You've done the early work. You're sober. And you're beginning to sense that there's a deeper conversation available. One that goes beyond meetings and steps. This is that conversation.

The not-yet-ready

You're not ready to commit to a program. You might not even be sure you want to change. Begin here. Let the work find you. There is no pressure and no timeline.

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The Work Itself

Talks, webinars, podcasts
& writings.

The Forum takes many forms. Each shaped around the question of how to live. There is no single path in, and no prerequisite for belonging. Some people come for one talk and leave. Others stay and find their way into deeper work. Both are right.

Recovery

What sobriety is actually for

The practical and philosophical dimensions of recovery. What it means to stop, what it means to begin again, and what a life built on something real actually looks like. Not theory. Lived understanding.

Philosophy

The examined life

Stoic philosophy, existentialism, phenomenology, classical thought. Brought into contact with the actual questions a person faces when they decide to live deliberately. Accessible, rigorous, and alive.

Spiritual Formation

The interior life

Christian mysticism, contemplative practice, interfaith wisdom. Not imposed, but offered. The question of what sustains a person from the inside. What silence reveals. What love actually demands.

The Good Life

Meaning, purpose, and what comes next

Aristotle's eudaimonia. Frankl's will to meaning. Rohr's second half of life. The question is not how to survive but how to flourish. And the Open Forum takes that question seriously.

Investment

Complimentary.

Open to all  ·  No registration required  ·  No cost

Live Talks & Webinars Videos Podcasts Writing & Wisdom Library

Live Talks & Webinars: Registration recommended. Spots are limited and fill quickly.

Register for the Next Talk

Or explore archived talks, podcast episodes, and the writing library. Available now, no registration required.

Ready for More?

The Forum is a beginning,
not a ceiling.

If the work resonates and you want to go deeper. There are two paths forward. Both are serious. Both are structured. And both will ask more of you than the Open Forum does. That is by design.

Tier II

The Recovery Symposium

Guided Group Formation

A structured circle of people doing serious work together. 8 to 12 weeks, repeating cycles. For those who are ready to go further alongside others.

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Tier I

The Lyceum

Private Formation

Intensive one-on-one formation for those who need complete privacy and individual attention. The deepest level of engagement Rain offers.

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A Free Gift

Rain: Seven Days

A Quiet Journal for the Work of Coming Home

Seven days  ·  Seven honest questions  ·  One quiet beginning

We Made Something for You

Seven short readings.
Seven honest questions.

Space to write what is actually true. Not what sounds good, not what you think you are supposed to say.

Print it. Set aside seven days. Begin.

You do not have to be ready. You only have to be willing.

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That's it. No spam. No junk mail. Ever. If you check nothing above, all you'll receive is your journal. And we'll consider that a privilege.

Inside the Journal

Seven days. Seven questions.
One at a time.

Each day opens with a short reading and closes with a single honest question. You are not expected to answer well. You are only expected to answer honestly.

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"What am I pretending not to know about my life?"

2

"What story have I been living in, and who wrote it?"

3

"What am I most afraid to put down?"

4

"What would I do if I stopped needing anyone's approval?"

5

"Where has my life been asking something of me that I have not yet answered?"

6

"What does the person I want to become actually look like?"

7

"What is the one thing I am ready to begin?"

"The unexamined life is not worth living. But the examined life, honestly lived, is worth everything."

Begin with seven days. See what opens.

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Bespoke Services  ·  The Intervention

When someone you love
needs help they won't ask for.

You have been watching. You have been waiting. You have been hoping it would change on its own. It hasn't. And you already know what that means.

You are not alone in this.

What you are carrying right now is one of the heaviest things a person can carry. You love someone who is destroying themselves. You don't want to make things worse. You're not sure what to do. And you're terrified that if you do the wrong thing, you'll lose them entirely.

That fear is understandable. It is also the thing that keeps families waiting too long.

Rain Coaching offers intervention services built on a simple conviction. That the right approach begins not with confrontation, but with love. And it begins with you, weeks before anyone sits in a room together.

Our Approach

Love First.
Always.

Most people picture an intervention as an ambush. A room full of people delivering prepared statements to someone who feels cornered and attacked. That model exists. It is not what we do.

Rain Interventions follow an invitational, compassionate model that treats the person in crisis as a loved member of the family, not a subject of an intervention. The goal is not to corner someone into treatment. It is to open a door they can walk through with their dignity intact.

It begins with the family. And it begins three to four weeks before anyone says a word to the person you're concerned about.

This is not a confrontation. It is a gathering of people who refuse to give up.

The Rain Intervention · 3-4 Weeks

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Weeks 1-2 · The Family Work

Before anything happens, we work with you. We meet with family members and close friends who will be part of the process. We help you understand what you are dealing with, what you are feeling, and what role each person will play. Not with scripts. With understanding.

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Week 3 · The Invitation

The person in crisis is invited. Not ambushed. They are approached with love, with honesty, and with a clear message: we are here because we cannot imagine our lives without you. This is not a confrontation. It is a gathering of people who refuse to give up.

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Week 4 · The Transition

If the person agrees to get help. And with our model, the majority do. We manage the transition to treatment with the same care we brought to everything before it. We do not hand off. We stay involved until your loved one is where they need to be.

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After · Case Management

Case management options are available for families who need continued support through the treatment process and beyond. You are not left alone when the immediate crisis passes.

Our Commitment

No kickbacks.
No conflicts. Ever.

This needs to be said plainly.

Many interventionists receive financial compensation. Referral fees, commissions, kickbacks. From treatment centers for placing clients there. Families rarely know this is happening. And it means that the treatment recommendation you receive may have nothing to do with what is best for your loved one, and everything to do with what is most profitable for the person advising you.

Rain Coaching does not accept referral fees, commissions, or compensation of any kind from treatment centers. Not ever. Not for anyone.

When we recommend a treatment option, we recommend it because it is the right fit for your loved one. Their history, their needs, their circumstances, their best possible chance at a real recovery. Nothing else factors into that recommendation.

You deserve advice you can trust. That is what we provide.

Who This Is For

For everyone who loves someone
who is struggling.

This service is for families. For spouses. For parents. For business partners. For anyone who loves someone who is not yet able to love themselves back toward health.

You don't need to have tried everything first.

You do not need to be at the end of your rope. You only need to believe that the person you love deserves a better chance than the one they are currently giving themselves.

You don't need to know the right words.

That is what the preparation phase is for. You bring the love. We bring the structure, the experience, and the knowledge of what works.

You don't need to do this alone.

In fact, you shouldn't. Our model works precisely because it is a collective act of love. Not one person confronting, but a community of people choosing, together, not to give up.

If something brought you to this page.

That is already enough. You don't need to know exactly what you want. You only need to make one call and tell us what you're dealing with. We'll take it from there.

Begin Here

The first conversation
costs nothing.

Reach out. Tell us what you are dealing with. We will listen. Without judgment, without pressure, and without any agenda other than helping you figure out the right next step. Everything you share is completely confidential.

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Available 24 hours  ·  Strictly confidential  ·  No obligation

Bespoke Services  ·  Sober Companion

Around the clock.
In your corner.

Expert solutions. Compassionate listening. Effective support. Available every hour of the day.

Recovery happens in the life you return to.

Recovery doesn't happen in a treatment center. It happens in the life you return to when treatment ends. In the moments, the environments, the relationships, and the pressures that were there before you left and are still there when you come back.

A Rain Sober Companion is the bridge between the protected environment of treatment and the unprotected reality of your life.

The Service

Bespoke to you.
Entirely.

Every sober companion engagement at Rain is designed around the specific person, the specific situation, and the specific need. There is no standard package. There is only what is right for you.

Rain Sober Companions are highly trained coaches and counselors. With deep academic backgrounds, clinical experience, and the kind of real-world wisdom that only comes from having been in the room when it matters most.

You are under no obligation to be coached or counseled. If what you need is presence, accountability, and navigation. That is exactly what you will receive. The companion serves the client, not the other way around.
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Live-In

The most common engagement. Your companion is present in your home, your hotel, your life. Not intrusive. Not clinical. Present. The kind of presence that makes the difference at 2:00 AM when the decision matters most.

Post-Treatment Transition

Our specialty. The most vulnerable window in any recovery. And the one most often left unsupported. We are there from the moment treatment ends.

High-Pressure Professional Life

Executives, entrepreneurs, public figures navigating the demands of a career that does not pause for recovery. We understand the world you operate in and what it asks of you.

Travel & Global Engagements

Recovery does not stop when you cross a border. Neither do we. We have accompanied clients across five continents and in every timezone.

Entertainment Industry & The Road

The unique pressures of touring, performance, and the culture of the music and entertainment world require a companion who understands that world from the inside. We do.

Duration

As long as it takes.

Assignments typically run four weeks to six months. Longer-term engagements are available for those whose situation calls for sustained support.

We do not rush the process. Recovery has its own timeline, and a Rain Sober Companion is there for as much of it as you need.

Minimum engagement

4 weeks

Typical engagement

4 weeks – 6 months

Extended support

Available

Why Rain

Not just support.
Transformation.

A Rain Sober Companion is not a babysitter. They are not a monitor. They are not there to prevent you from doing something. They are there to help you build something.

The best sober companion relationships don't just hold the line. They become part of the foundation. The client who works with a Rain companion often finds, at the end of the engagement, that they have not just stayed sober. They have begun to understand who they are when they are.

Discretion

Everything about a Rain Sober Companion engagement is handled with absolute discretion. Our companions are experienced in high-profile, high-stakes environments. They treat your privacy as the foundation of the entire relationship. Not a feature, but the ground everything else is built on.

Begin Here

The conversation
starts here.

Every engagement begins with a confidential conversation about your situation, your needs, and what the right fit looks like. There is no commitment in that conversation. Only clarity.

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Available 24 hours  ·  Strictly confidential  ·  No obligation

Legal

Privacy Policy

We do not sell your data. We do not share your data. We do not use your data for anything other than serving you.

That is the policy. Everything below explains how we live it.

What We Collect

When you contact Rain Coaching. By phone, email, or through our scheduling system. We collect only what is necessary to respond to you and facilitate your engagement. This may include your name, contact information, and the nature of your inquiry.

We do not collect sensitive personal or health information through our website or intake forms beyond what you choose to share directly with us.

What We Do With It

Your information is used for one purpose: to serve you. It is never sold to third parties. It is never shared with advertisers, data brokers, or any outside organization. It is never used to market to you without your explicit consent.

Full stop.

A Note on HIPAA

Rain Coaching is a private, non-clinical consulting and coaching service. HIPAA regulations apply to covered clinical and medical entities. And we are not one. However, our practices are fully congruent with HIPAA-level privacy standards. We handle your information as though it were protected health information, because your trust is worth at least that much.

Data Storage & Security

Any information you share with Rain Coaching is stored securely and accessed only by the staff member or members directly involved in your engagement. We use industry-standard practices to protect your data from unauthorized access.

Your Rights

You may request to know what information we hold about you, ask for it to be corrected, or request that it be deleted entirely. To make any such request, contact us directly.

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Legal

Privacy & Confidentiality

Your privacy is not a policy here. It is a practice.

Rain Coaching is a private, non-clinical consulting and coaching service. We are not a medical or clinical provider, and HIPAA regulations do not apply to coaching and consulting services of this nature. What does apply. Unconditionally. Is our commitment to handling everything you share with us as though it were the most sensitive information in the world. Because to us, it is.

Our Standards

All Rain Coaching staff are certified professionals in their respective disciplines. Addiction counseling, recovery coaching, intervention, and sober companionship. While our work takes place outside the clinical system, our standards of discretion are fully congruent with HIPAA-level privacy practices.

We do not share, sell, or disclose your information to anyone. Ever. Without your explicit consent.

What This Means in Practice

Your name, your situation, your history, and the nature of your engagement with Rain Coaching remain entirely confidential. Our staff operate under strict professional and ethical codes. Every conversation, every session, every communication is held in confidence. Not because the law requires it, but because the work demands it.

The people who come to Rain are often navigating sensitive circumstances. Reputation matters. Position matters. Family matters. We understand this. And we take it seriously.

A Note on Communication

If you reach out by phone, email, or through our scheduling system, your contact information is used solely to facilitate your engagement with Rain Coaching. It is never shared with third parties, used for marketing without consent, or stored beyond what is necessary to serve you.

Scope of Service

Rain Coaching does not provide emergency services. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger or medical crisis, please contact emergency services or a licensed clinical provider immediately. We can help you find appropriate resources at any time.

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The Schedule

Welcome to the
Work.

"Mondays and Thursdays are strictly reserved for The Lyceum 1:1 Coaching Practice. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays belong to the Symposium."

The Symposium

Live Availability &
Group Curriculum.

Core Groups are strictly capped at 12 participants. Workshops and Seminars are open to all active subscribers. Click any available session to secure your seat.

** Please Note -All times listed are Pacific Time (PT) **

Monday

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Reserved for The Lyceum 1:1 Coaching Practice

Tuesday

9:00 AMCore Group

Stoic Transformation
11:00 AMWorkshop

Creative Ontology
2:00 PMCore Group

Designing Confidence

Wednesday

9:00 AMSeminar

The Art of Possibility
11:00 AMWorkshop

The Next Right Action
2:00 PMCore Group

Committed vs Attached
6:00 PMFull Access

Private Office Hours

Thursday

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Reserved for The Lyceum 1:1 Coaching Practice

6:00 PMSubscribers

Open Office Hours

Friday

9:00 AMSeminar

Philosophy of Happiness
11:00 AMCore Group

Becoming Fully Alive!
How It Works

Two Paths.
One Standard.

1

The Symposium

Subscribe to access our live weekly curriculum. Secure your seat in 12-person Core Groups, practical Workshops, and deep-dive Seminars happening every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.

2

Private Practice

Mondays and Thursdays are strictly protected for 1:1 clinical coaching. Private availability is extremely limited. Use the link below to inquire about current roster openings.

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Show Up Honestly

Whether in a group of 12 or a private session, the requirement is the same. Come as you are. There is no preparation required. Only your willingness to do the work.

Ready?

The curriculum is live.
The choice is yours.

Join the Symposium to access the group curriculum immediately, or apply for a spot in the private 1:1 clinical practice.

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