# Tempest - Acquired by Monument

> Tempest is the New York digital alcohol recovery company founded by Holly Whitaker in 2014, originally known as Hip Sobriety. It combined online education, peer community and coaching with a no-shame, label-optional approach, designed with women and underrepresented groups in mind. Monument acquired it in 2022 to bring its resources into clinician-led care.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Holly Whitaker (Founder; former CEO)
- **Products:** Tempest Sobriety School, Tempest Membership, Intensive and Core Membership, Accountability Coaching, The Temper
- **Notable:** Company LinkedIn profile reports inclusion in Fast Company’s Most Innovative Wellness Companies of 2021 and the 2021 NYC Digital Health 100., Peer-reviewed outcome evaluation published in Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly in 2021., Acquired by Monument in May 2022.

## Products & services

- **Tempest Sobriety School** — Historical eight-week virtual course combining recovery education, guided practices, live support and peer community. Offered before the Monument acquisition.
- **Tempest Membership** — Introduced Community, Daily and Complete plans in 2020, with educational resources, a social network, virtual support and optional one-to-one coaching.
- **Intensive and Core Membership** — By July 2021, reporting described a four-week intensive at $300 and a core membership at $59 per month; historical prices.
- **Accountability Coaching** — Personalized recovery support through check-ins, practical tools and coaching; documented in 2021.
- **The Temper** — Associated editorial publication about sobriety and recovery, founded by Holly Whitaker and Emily Kate Pope.

## Achievements

- Company LinkedIn profile reports inclusion in Fast Company’s Most Innovative Wellness Companies of 2021 and the 2021 NYC Digital Health 100.
- Peer-reviewed outcome evaluation published in Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly in 2021.
- Acquired by Monument in May 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2023-04** — Monument disclosed advertising-tracker data sharing involving Monument and Tempest users; it said its websites were fully disconnected from trackers by the end of February 2023.
- **2024-06** — Court entered an order restricting advertising-related health-data disclosure, covering Monument and Tempest; the $2.5 million civil penalty judgment was suspended.
- **2026-10** — Research-date observation: Monument’s homepage markets broader medical and mental healthcare with insurance-based video appointments; this is the parent’s current presentation, not confirmation that historical Tempest courses remain available.

## Links

- Website: https://www.jointempest.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jointempest
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jointempest
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jointempest/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoinTempest/

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Last updated: 2026-10-04