For graduates of our intermediate programs who are ready to solidify their healing, build consistency, and never walk this path alone.
"As someone who worked in high-stress environments for years, I thought being triggered was just part of life. James's method showed me how to not only process triggers but actually use them to create more success and fulfillment in my work and relationships."
– Scott M.
You’ll join me live every month in a private community of SYOS graduates who are serious about locking in their growth and breaking free from trauma-based behavior...
Not just in theory, but in real life.
You’ve already seen how powerful the Sustainable Safety Solution is. But without structure and support, it’s easy to slip.
Your triggers sneak in. Your inner critic gets loud. And before you know it, the Drama Triangle is doing donuts in your living room again.
What you really want is to make peace your default setting.
You want to process triggers in real-time, build a reliable rhythm, and live from emotional safety even when life isn’t playing fair.
"I spent years in therapy trying to understand my triggers, but nothing changed until I learned James's framework. Now I finally feel safe in my own skin and my relationships have completely transformed."
- Gloria R.
I'm a father, loving partner, entrepreneur, dog lover, and musician, who loves adventure and enjoying the abundant life I've created for myself. In 2004, I founded Violence Anonymous, a recovery program for people who use conflict, drama and control to meet their needs at the expense of others.
But I founded the School for Emotional Wellbeing to help people inside and out of 12 Step programs. Our mission is to empower people to overcome the damage of their past, enjoy a lifetime of happiness and prosperity, and help others do the same.
Here’s how we help you stay grounded, consistent, and off the Drama Triangle all month long:
Bring your questions, triggers, and emotional roadblocks. This is your safe space to speak freely and get real-time support.
We’ll help you:
You’ll walk away feeling seen, supported, and with a plan of action.
An open space to check in, ask questions, and get support with whatever’s showing up that week. Maybe it’s a pattern you’re just now noticing. Maybe you’re not triggered, but you’re drifting. This call keeps you aligned.
We’ll help you de-escalate before it escalates.
James walks you through a different Step each month, showing you how to integrate SYOS tools to deepen your recovery — no matter what 12 Step program you're in.
You’ll see how SYOS helps you:
One more check-in before the month wraps. Use it to process, plan, or get unstuck. Sometimes the real magic is just having somewhere to go before things spiral.
This is your monthly reset button.
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The Safe in Your Own Skin Maintenance Program is your structured, supportive path to locking in your transformation.
✅ 2 Monthly “Office Hours” Calls to keep you accountable and aligned
✅ 1 Monthly “Open Mic” Trigger Support Session to help you process what’s actually happening in your life
✅ 1 Monthly “12 Step Integration” Session to deepen your understanding of both SYOS and recovery
✅ Private Community of SYOS Alumni to walk with you — no more doing this work alone
✅ Real-time access to James M., the creator of the method
✅ A place to ask for help, share your wins, and stay emotionally sober
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You’ll stop spinning in your head when you're triggered — and start processing in minutes.
You’ll show up differently in your relationships — more calm, less chaos.
You’ll stop feeling behind and finally build the daily rhythm your nervous system craves.
You’ll know exactly which tool to use, and when.
You’ll experience consistent wins in your recovery, relationships, and self-respect.
No refunds. No fluff. Just the real work that builds emotional safety into your bones.
Let’s keep it real. You’ve got two choices:
Hi, I'm James M. I'm a father, a loving partner, entrepreneur, dog lover, musician, who loves adventure, being healthy and enjoying the abundant life that I've created for myself, my family and my friends. But it wasn't always that way...
I found 12 Step recovery in 1994 at the age of 26 when I admitted my powerlessness over drugs and alcohol.
Since then I have worked the 12 Steps 26 times in 9 programs over 30 years. I've attended well over 10,000 12 Step meetings and continue to make recovery my number one priority. One day at a time, I continue to overcome addictions to alcohol, drugs, money, sex, relationships and violence thanks to daily trauma work in these 12 Step programs: AA, VA, DA, UA, Alanon, SLAA, SAA, SRA, and RCA.
In 2004 I founded Violence Anonymous, a recovery program for people who use conflict, drama and control to meet their needs at the expense of others and have and helped thousands of people to date. My work in Violence Anonymous and over 30 years of personal trauma therapy and recovery has made me an expert in the field of trauma, its effects on humanity and the solution to overcoming it.
I founded the School for Emotional Wellbeing to help people inside and out of 12 Step programs. You don't have to be an addict to benefit from all of my hard work and experience. You just have to be willing to be a better version of yourself tomorrow than you are today.
My mission is to empower people to overcome the damage of their past, enjoy a lifetime of happiness and prosperity, and help others do the same.
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