This Naked Mind ALP Certified Senior Coach
for Gray Area Drinkers
If you found your way here through This Naked Mind, you already know that changing your relationship with alcohol doesn't have to mean white-knuckling it, labeling yourself, or giving up everything you enjoy.
You're in the right place.
I'm Margie Coltharp — a This Naked Mind Certified ALP Senior Coach and IFS Informed Coach (IFSi), specializing in coaching women who identify as gray area drinkers. I work with high-functioning women 50+ who are ready to change their relationship with alcohol on their own terms — without shame, without pressure, and without being told who they have to become in the process.
My Credentials Within This Naked Mind
I hold both an Affective Liminal Psychology (ALP) certification and senior coach standing within the This Naked Mind community, reflecting years of experience and advanced training in ALP — the evidence-based methodology at the heart of This Naked Mind's approach.
Affective Liminal Psychology is the science of how emotion drives behavior, and how lasting change happens in the space between conscious intention and subconscious belief. It's what makes This Naked Mind's approach fundamentally different from willpower-based programs. And it's the foundation of everything I do at Brave Space Coaching.
What Makes Brave Space Coaching Different
My coaching doesn't stop at ALP. What makes my practice uniquely effective is the integration of two additional frameworks:
Internal Family Systems (IFS) — As a certified IFS Informed Coach (IFSi), I bring the Internal Family Systems model into my coaching work — helping clients understand and work with the inner parts of her personality that shape her relationship with alcohol, in a coaching context that supports self-awareness and lasting change. This is something you won't find in standard This Naked Mind coaching.
The Enneagram — a dynamic map of personality patterns, motivations, and emotional habits. Understanding your Enneagram type helps explain why alcohol has played the role it has in your life — and what sustainable change looks like for someone with your particular wiring.
The integration of ALP, IFS, and the Enneagram addresses change at every level — belief, emotion, and identity. That's what makes the work at Brave Space Coaching different.
I Also Coach Within This Naked Mind Programs
In addition to my private coaching practice, I coach within This Naked Mind's own programs — working directly with people who are going through the This Naked Mind methodology and want group coaching support along the way.
Is Brave Space Coaching Right for You?
This approach is a strong fit if:
You've read the book: This Naked Mind, or done Annie Grace's program, and want deeper, customized 1:1 support
You identify as a gray area drinker and know something needs to change
You've tried willpower-based approaches and found them exhausting and ineffective
You want to understand why alcohol has such a hold on you — not just be told to stop
You're a high-functioning woman 50+ who is ready for a shame-free, intelligent, inside-out approach
What My Clients Say
"Margie’s guidance has accomplished what years of talk therapy, self-help books, and online apps could not. She helped me break free from the alcohol cycle." — Kate L.
"Working with Margie has been life-changing for me. She draws from her own journey to connect in a way that feels personal and relatable." — Kate L.
"For the first time in many, many years, I feel I have a grip on my drinking. It is a huge relief that I never thought possible." — Karen S.
Ready to Talk?
If you found your way here through This Naked Mind and you're wondering whether personalized coaching might be your next step — I'd love to connect.
There's nothing to prepare. No decision to make today. Just a free, confidential conversation about where you are and what's possible.
About Margie
Margie Coltharp is a This Naked Mind Certified ALP Senior Coach, IFS Informed Coach (IFSi), and health and wellness coach with 30+ years of leadership experience and 10+ years of coaching. She stopped drinking in 2022 and has since coached countless women who identify as gray area drinkers to change their relationship with alcohol — without labels, shame, or one-size-fits-all answers.
She coaches virtually with clients worldwide and coaches within the This Naked Mind programs.
Credentials: This Naked Mind Certified ALP Senior Coach · IFS Informed Coach (IFSi) · Enneagram Informed · M.A., Human Resource Management
