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Ian Callaghan · iancallaghan.co.uk

You already know something is broken.
This is the toolkit to fix it.

Not a programme. Not a 12-step. Not a wellness subscription. Operator-grade frameworks built from 45 years of lived experience, army service, and the kind of transformation that doesn’t come from borrowed theory.

  • You’re doing all the right things and still running the same loops
  • You’ve tried willpower. It works until it doesn’t.
  • Every system you’ve tried was built for someone else’s problem
  • You know the answer isn’t another drug, another programme, or another person telling you to be more positive
Why this hits different
45 years of drinking. No rehab. No programme. No labels. Just biology and the decision to fix it.
12 years British Army. 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards. The discipline is baked in, not borrowed.
NLP Master Practitioner, Reiki Master, qualified chef. The system covers every angle because the problem has every angle.
Built for the person who doesn’t fit the wellness industry’s idea of who needs help.
57K+Facebook followers
8.8KPrivate group
45yrsLived experience
5 / 5Verified reviews

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Under Load by Ian Callaghan
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Under Load

Why human beings keep doing the things that are destroying them, and how to take back the controls. Seven parts. Thirty-four chapters. The complete Emotional Observation Method. Booze, gambling, food, screens, self-sabotage. Same mechanism. Same fix.

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Nobody Taught You This real food cookbook by Ian Callaghan
Real Food Cookbook

Nobody Taught You This

A real food cookbook for people who are sick of beige packet crap, fake health food, and not knowing what to do when they open the fridge. Forty-plus years in kitchens. Zero tolerance for bullshit.

Core Protocols

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Under Load

The complete EOM framework. Every destructive loop you run has the same mechanism underneath it. This is the manual that maps it and shows you the exit.

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Metabolic Sovereignty

Silence the food noise, steady your energy, stop getting played by industrial food. 90 chef-grade recipes and AI culinary support included.

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Emotional Mastery: EOM

The Emotional Observation Method operator manual. The precursor to Under Load. Start here if you want the framework before the full book.

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Food

Nobody Taught You This

Real food, proper cooking, and no-bullshit guidance for people who want to eat like a human without faffing about.

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Reset

The 30-Day Reset

Military-grade protocol for Eat, Sleep, Move, and Mind running simultaneously. The foundation that everything else sits on top of.

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Truth About Fasting

A technical guide to autophagy and biological restoration without the wellness industry nonsense layered on top of it.

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Beyond 12 Steps

AA has a 5 to 8 percent long-term success rate. That number has barely moved in seventy years. Beyond 12 Steps explains the biology of why drinking happens, what the recovery industry gets wrong, and what actually works instead. Written by a bloke who spent 45 years in it and came out the other side without a label, a sponsor, or a programme.

“I’ve read every quit-drinking book going. This is the only one that treated me like an adult with a brain instead of a broken person who needs managing.”
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What people say

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★★★★★ Featured Review
“I stumbled across Ian on Facebook after signing up for Dry January with no intention of continuing. If I just give myself one month off after 40 years of nightly drinking, I’ll be ok won’t I? Clearly not. I recognised myself in so much of what he said. I purchased Emotional Mastery and have never looked back. This book has inspired me to stop my ‘nightly reward’ bottle of wine — currently on over 2 months poison free. Emotionally I feel much more in control. I meditate, I read, I create and I smile much more. I wasn’t sure I would particularly like the authentic me without the alcohol to lean on but I am loving the clarity and honesty Ian’s book has brought into my life.”
Caron Caldwell · Verified Purchase · Emotional Mastery EOM
“Consistent with Ian’s posts — incredibly detailed, scientifically accurate and well written. The idea of needing a ‘state change’ in the face of a craving was like a lightbulb moment for me. Tried it with success.”
Liz · Verified Purchase · Under Load ★★★★★
“I haven’t finished it yet but I can tell you it is life changing. Don’t buy it if you just want to feel better — it is challenging and painful and is the hardest thing I have ever read. I feel hopeful for the first time in a long time.”
Geraldine Chapman · Verified Purchase · Under Load ★★★★★
“The content Ian puts out on his Facebook page — for free — has changed my life. I am deeply grateful.”
Anneke · Verified Review ★★★★★
“Emotional Mastery isn’t self-help. It’s deprogramming. Callaghan slices through the BS with surgical precision. Once you see what he shows you, you can’t unsee it. The spell breaks.”
Mike Meyer · Verified Purchase · Emotional Mastery ★★★★★
“If you want things sugar coated this book is not for you. If you’re prepared to understand why you keep doing the same shit on a different day, then invest in the time to read this.”
Rose · Verified Purchase · Under Load ★★★★
“Best purchase ever. I haven’t even finished it and wished I’d bought it sooner. It makes so much sense in a time of confusion and overwhelm.”
Kate Robinson · Verified Purchase · Under Load ★★★★★
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Meet the Operator

Ian Callaghan is a British Army veteran, published author, NLP Master Practitioner, Reiki Master, and professional chef with over forty years in kitchens. He spent forty-five years running every destructive loop his books describe before building the frameworks that stopped them. Built from lived experience, not borrowed theory. (And no, still not the Liverpool footballer.)

British Army Veteran · 12 Years NLP Master Practitioner Reiki Master Professional Chef · 40+ Years 57K+ Followers 8,800 Private Group 15+ Years Coaching

Common questions

Is this for people with serious drinking problems or just people wanting to be healthier?
Both, and everything in between. The frameworks cover the biology of craving, habit, and self-destruction regardless of severity. Whether you’re drinking too much at weekends or have been trying to stop for years, the mechanism is the same. Start with Beyond 12 Steps — it’s free.
What makes this different from a standard self-help book?
Most self-help is written by people who studied the problem. This was written by someone who lived it for forty-five years, built frameworks to understand it, and came out the other side. The difference is in the specificity. When Ian describes what the craving feels like at 2am, it’s not research. It’s recognition.
Do I need to buy everything or is there a starting point?
Start with Beyond 12 Steps — it’s free. If that lands, Under Load is the logical next step. The Sovereign Operator Bundle is for people who want the full system running simultaneously across food, mind, and reset, plus a custom AI coaching companion trained on all three books. No pressure to buy everything at once.
Are these physical books or digital downloads?
Most products are digital downloads — instant access the moment you purchase. Under Load is also available as a hardback and paperback. Digital formats include AI Ian access where specified. All purchases are made directly through iancallaghan.co.uk.
Is there ongoing support after I buy?
Yes. AI Ian is included with Under Load eBook, hardback, and the Sovereign Operator Bundle. It’s trained on the full system and available 24/7. The Midlife Reset Skool community runs live monthly sessions with Ian directly.
What’s your refund policy?
This isn’t a corporation with a returns department. It’s a bloke who built something that works and stands behind it. If you’ve genuinely engaged with the material and it hasn’t moved the needle, get in touch directly. That conversation happens like a human, not a ticket system.

The system exists. The question is whether you pick it up.

Start free. Go deep if it lands. Either way, you’ll understand the machine better than you did before you got here.

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