Rewire the patterns driving alcohol addiction
You don't need more willpower
You don't need to avoid people that drink
You need a proven method that actually removes the desire for alcohol
Rewired Recovery offers a Neuroscience based online course
Plus Group & Private Coaching Programs
Wherever you're at on your sober journey there's a structured pathway for you
When you love someone stuck in addiction it takes over your life too
I offer private coaching for partners living with someone stuck in addiction
Because here's what no one tells you, even if they get sober - you still need to recover
I have spent the last 9 years studying:
The Neuroscience behind Addiction
The Psychology of Human Behaviour
Cognitive Re-patterning
Trauma & The Nervous System
The Subconscious Mind
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Hypnotherapy
My experience
Certified Neuroscience Coach
Certified Trauma Informed Coach
Certified Hypnotherapist
Tested Proven Method
300 Plus People Sober & Free
25 years of lived experience in & around alcohol addiction
Recovered from Codependency, Chronic Anxiety Disorder, Depression & Alcohol Addiction
Here’s what most people don’t realise:
You don't break your promises because you’re weak.
You don’t have a discipline problem.
You have a pattern that’s been wired through repetition, emotion, and relief.
So even when you say:
“I’m done”
Your brain pulls you back into the same behaviour.
That’s why:
You can go a few days… then end up back there
You make promises you genuinely mean… then break them
It feels like you’re fighting yourself
This isn’t random.
It’s a learned loop.
Why nothing has worked:
Most approaches focus on:
Willpower
Rules
Avoiding triggers
But that only works temporarily.
Because the pattern underneath…
hasn’t actually changed.
So eventually:
You go back.
Not because you failed —
because the method did.
Why this works when everything else hasn’t
My method is a revolutionary approach that doesn’t try to control the behaviour.
Instead it changes the subconscious program underneath that's driving you to drink.
So instead of:
“I’m trying not to drink”
It becomes:
“I don’t have any desire to drink"
Without desire there is no temptation
That’s when it sticks.
Meet Melissa Bourke
Addiction & Recovery Specialist
I understand this — not just professionally, but personally.
I grew up around addiction.
I know what it’s like to live in that environment…
the tension, the unpredictability, the emotional impact it leaves behind.
I drank every day for 25 years, I then found myself stuck in the cycle,
right alongside my husband.
With a combined weekly alcohol cost of over $500,
both depressed and anxious, I knew it had to stop.
I tried to quit.
I tried to control it.
I tried to control him.
I made all the promises.
And nothing changed.
Until I stopped focusing on the surface…
and started understanding what was actually driving it underneath.
When I reprogrammed my own beliefs, my own patterns —
my responses, my boundaries, my coping tools & my nervous system…
Everything shifted.
And that’s what led me to this work.
Now, my life's purpose is helping others break free from the cycle.
I help people change what’s underneath the behaviour
so the cycle actually breaks.
Ways To Work With Me
Recovery Is About More Than Just Quitting Drinking
Many people think getting sober is the finish line.
But what most discover after they stop drinking is this:
Sobriety is just the beginning.
Because once the alcohol is removed,
the deeper patterns underneath finally begin to surface:
• Emotional overwhelm
• Nervous system dysregulation
• Anxiety and reactivity
• Relationship patterns
• Limiting beliefs
• Stress coping behaviours
• Disconnection from self
That’s why I’ve created different levels of support to meet you wherever you are on your journey — whether you’re trying to stop drinking, newly sober, or already sober but ready for deeper healing and transformation.
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REFRAME • REWIRE • RESET
The Foundational Sobriety Program
An 8-week self-paced online program designed to help you stop drinking by rewiring the subconscious patterns driving the cycle.
Inside you’ll learn:
✔ Why you drink
✔ How to remove the desire to escape
✔ Nervous system regulation foundations
✔ Subconscious rewiring tools
✔ My signature CLEAR Method
Perfect for those wanting a private, practical and structured path to sobriety.
REWIRED RECOVERY GROUP COACHING
A 10 week Program With Support for Deep Transformation
For people who want support, guidance and accountability
These small group programs run 4 times a year
Next Cohort start date
13th June 2026
With direct support from me,
group accountability & peer support
Giving you the safety & structure for deeper healing & transformation
This is where you learn & implement my method in real time
✔ Daily emails
✔ Weekly lessons with worksheets
✔ Mid week live check in call
✔ Weekly live coaching calls
Saturdays 10am
Replays available
✔ Private group chat
✔ Direct access to me for text support
Join alongside the online program, after completing it, or anytime you feel ready for deeper healing and connection.
Whether you're not yet sober or already sober but struggling
this is where real healing happens in real time together
PRIVATE 1:1 COACHING
Personalised Support For Rapid Transformation
My highest level of support.
12 week program
Includes:
✔ Weekly private coaching
✔ Direct messaging & voice support
✔ Personalised guidance
✔ Option to join mid week group calls & weekly group coaching
✔ Weekly education and worksheet
For those ready to deeply heal, transform patterns
and create lasting change with close support and accountability.
“I didn’t realise how automatic my patterns were until I went through this program. I thought I just needed more discipline, more willpower. But it was never that simple. Once I understood what was actually driving it, everything started to change.I stopped reacting the same way, and for the first time, it felt like I was back in control.”
Sam.L
"It wasn’t just the drinking, it was everything that came with it. The guilt, the overthinking, the constant starting again. What surprised me most was how much lighter everything felt. It wasn’t about forcing myself anymore. I went from drinking 12 to 15 beers a day to zero by the 3rd week. Everything in my life is improving and it’s all thanks to stopping drinking.”
Paul.T
I used to feel like I was constantly fighting myself. I’d decide not to drink… and then somehow end up doing it anyway. This was the first time it actually felt different. The urge didn’t have the same pull, and I wasn’t stuck in my head all day. I loved that I wasn't shamed or forced to quit. I cut down from a bottle of vodka to just 4 drinks a day within 2 weeks, by the end of the 8 weeks I quit altogether. Something finally shifted, it wasn’t a constant battle anymore.”
James.R
"My life story was very similar to Mel's. I had been to therapy and counselling but they just didn't get it. My husband and I were fighting all the time, drinking every night, but neither of us could quit. That's why I chose Rewired Recovery. Something about Mel just seemed like she got it. I just celebrated 6 months sober and my husband just hit 3 months alcohol free. Our lives are so different now and we couldn't be more thankful".
Renee & Mark
Over 300 lives forever changed
Relationships rebuilt
Sanity restored
Lives saved
You don't need more motivation or willpower
You need a different approach!
You Don’t Have To Do This Alone
Whether you’re taking your first step toward sobriety or ready for deeper emotional healing and transformation — there is support here for you.
Because freedom is about more than just not drinking.
It’s about finally creating a life you genuinely want to be present for 🤍