Meet the Team

The people who walk this path with you.

A founder who built the Reset Method out of his own breakthrough. Three coaches who completed the program themselves and now help others do the same. Every person on this page has lived what you’re about to walk through.

HAMZA NAJAM

Founder & Lead Coach

“My breakthrough came when I stopped trying to fight alcohol — and started working on the system underneath it.”

My story

For most of my adult life, alcohol was my off-switch. I drank to mask pain, to fill emptiness, to cope with the version of myself I didn’t want to face.

I tried meetings. I tried therapy. I tried moderation. I tried smart recovery. I read all the books — Annie Grace, Allen Carr, every memoir and method I could get my hands on. Sometimes I’d make it a week. Sometimes a month. Once even nine months.

But for one reason or another, I always came back. And every time I did, it was worse than before.

My breakthrough came when I stopped trying to fight alcohol and started working on the system underneath it. The nervous system. The biology. The actual driver of the pattern.

That changed everything.

What I do now

I’ve been sober since March 2020. I’m a certified Recovery Coach, Breathwork Teacher, NLP Practitioner, and MBSR-trained facilitator. Through the Breathesober Reset Method, I’ve worked with over 500 professionals and parents to break the cycle and build a life that doesn’t require escape.

Inside the program, I personally lead the weekly group coaching calls, the live breathwork classes, and the monthly workshops. I designed every phase of the curriculum and every Breathesober Protocol. I built the client transformation dashboard that tracks 18 KPIs across every coaching call so I can see, in real time, exactly how each client is moving.

The 1-on-1 coaching is delivered by my hand-trained team — Alannah, Alena, and Dr. Sarah. Each of them completed this program themselves and now help others walk the same path. I trust them with my clients because I trust them with my own work.

Outside of Breathesober

I live in Toronto with my partner and our three daughters — the youngest of whom is still a baby. Building Breathesober has been the most meaningful work of my life, and I’ve built it around a family I’m fully present for. That’s not an accident. That’s the whole point.

Certified Recovery Coach Breathwork Teacher NLP Practitioner MBSR-Trained Facilitator Sober since March 2020 Founder of Breathesober 500+ Clients Transformed Father of Three

YOUR 1-ON-1 COACHES

Three women who walked through this program. Now they walk through it with you.

Your 1-on-1 coaching during the first three months of the program is delivered by Alannah, Alena, or Dr. Sarah — matched to your specific needs and goals.

Each of them came to Breathesober as a client. Each of them completed the full Reset Method themselves. And each of them brings their own area of expertise to the work — herbal detox and breathwork, nutrition and movement, integrative health and clinical depth.

They know what it feels like on your side of the call. Because they’ve been there.

Alannah Hickson

Herbal Detox & Breathwork Coach

“I walked through this program for myself. Now I walk it with the people who join us next.”

Her story

Alannah joined Breathesober in January 2025. She came in the way most clients do — having tried other things, ready for something that actually addressed the system underneath the drinking.

She walked through every phase of the Reset Method herself. She did the trigger mapping. She built her alcohol-free avatar. She learned the six Breathesober Protocols and used them through real moments in her own life. She rewired her nervous system, redesigned her environment, and ascended into a version of herself that doesn’t need alcohol to function.

And she never looked back.

What she does for clients

At 36, Alannah now leads our herbal detox protocols and is one of our certified breathwork coaches. She works 1-on-1 with clients during the first three months of their program — helping them build the breathwork foundation that everything else rests on, and guiding them through the herbal detox protocols personalized to their body and their goals.

Alannah is calm, deeply intuitive, and brings a grounded, somatic-first approach to her coaching. Clients describe her as the coach who makes the work feel safe — even when it gets hard.

She’s a great fit if

You’re drawn to a body-first, somatic approach
You want a coach who emphasizes breathwork as the central tool
You’re curious about herbal support and a more natural detox path
You appreciate calm, intuitive, deeply present coaching

Alena Buckley

Nutrition & Movement Coach • Certified Personal Trainer

“I was successful on the outside, breaking down on the inside. Alcohol was filling the gap. It worked — until it didn’t.”

Her story

Alena came to Breathesober the way many of our clients do — successful on paper, struggling underneath. A high-powered corporate job. High anxiety. The constant pressure of being “on.” And alcohol filling the gap between the version of her that the world saw and the version of her that came home at night.

She joined the program in January 2025. She did the work. She used the Breathesober Protocols through her hardest moments. She moved through every phase of the Reset Method, regulated her nervous system, and rebuilt the way she relates to stress — from the body up, not from the head down.

Today she’s completely sober. And she brings everything she learned to the people she now coaches.

What she does for clients

Alena leads our nutrition and movement program — the part of the Reset Method that addresses how you eat, how you move, and how your physical body becomes either an ally or an obstacle to your healing. As a certified personal trainer, she brings real depth in exercise science, strength training, and the relationship between movement and nervous system regulation.

For clients with demanding careers, she is often the right match. She knows what it feels like to be high-functioning and drowning at the same time — and she knows the way out, because she walked it.

She’s a great fit if

You have a high-stress career and need someone who actually understands corporate pressure
You want a coach who emphasizes physical vitality, nutrition, and movement
You appreciate structured, action-oriented coaching with clear next steps
You’re ready to rebuild your body alongside your mindset

Dr. Sarah Morrissey

Integrative Health Practitioner • Pharmacist • Breathesober Coach

“I understood the chemistry of alcohol clinically. I needed someone to help me understand it personally.”

Her story

Dr. Sarah is a pharmacist and integrative health practitioner with years of one-on-one coaching experience under her belt before she ever joined Breathesober. She had spent her career helping other people navigate complex health and medication decisions.

And she still found herself drinking in a way that wasn’t serving her.

She joined Breathesober in March 2025. She has been alcohol-free for over a year. And she did the work the way she does everything — thoroughly, scientifically, and with a deep commitment to her own healing.

What she does for clients

Dr. Sarah brings a depth of clinical and integrative health experience few coaching programs can offer. As a pharmacist, she understands the neurochemistry of alcohol dependence — the dopamine and GABA dynamics, the medication considerations, the physical symptoms of withdrawal, and the way the body recalibrates over time. As an integrative health practitioner, she holds the bigger picture: the whole person, the whole life, the whole transformation.

For clients who have medical complexity, who are on medications they’re uncertain about, or who simply want a coach with a clinician’s mind — Dr. Sarah is often the perfect match. She is calm, deeply knowledgeable, and the kind of coach who has done her own work, so she can hold space for yours.

She’s a great fit if

You have medical complexity or current medications you’re managing
You want a coach with clinical depth and integrative health expertise
You’re a healthcare professional yourself and want a coach who speaks your language
You appreciate thoughtful, evidence-informed coaching delivered with warmth

HOW MATCHING WORKS

You don’t pick your coach. We match you.

On your application call, I’ll get a clear picture of where you are, what you’re working through, and what you need most from a coach. Based on that conversation, I match you with whichever of the three coaches will serve you best.

Sometimes the match is obvious within minutes — a corporate professional with high anxiety often pairs naturally with Alena. A client with medical complexity often pairs naturally with Dr. Sarah. Someone drawn to a body-first, somatic approach often pairs naturally with Alannah.

But it’s not formulaic. Personality matters. Energy matters. Trust matters. We get it right because we take it seriously.

Ready to meet your coach?

The first step is a 30-minute application call with me. We’ll talk honestly about where you are, where you want to be, and whether the program is the right fit. If it is, I’ll personally match you with the coach who will work with you over the next three months.

Limited to 10 new clients per month • No high-pressure sales