Take a Break from Drinking

If you want to understand what you're getting out of your drinking habit, listen in. I'm sharing the desires that uncorking a bottle might be satisfying for you, and how to change your habit sustainably.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/243

Tune in today to find out if you've been sabotaging yourself with unproductive optimism and what to do instead to actually change your relationship with drinking.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/242

The thought "I feel behind" is common when trying to change your relationship with drinking. You might see the peers you used to party with growing out of it, and this thought will come up. Tune in today to find out why feeling behind with your drinking is so common, how to handle it, and a useful way to view this thought on your break from drinking.   Get full show notes and more information here...

In this episode, I share what it means when an old urge to drink shows up and how to handle it. Find out why old urges can help you understand your habit and how to change your relationship with drinking.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/240

After a night of drinking, it's normal to have some physical and/or mental side effects. But a few days later, you decide to imbibe again, forgetting all about those side effects. In this episode, I share what drinking amnesia is, why it happens, and how you can use it as a tool to change your relationship with drinking.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/239

In this episode, find out how to take ownership of your drinking habit, drop the self-abuse, and slow down the process so you can make a conscious decision to drink or not.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/238

When you decide to take a break from drinking, the people around you will have opinions about it. But only one person's opinion matters when it comes to your drinking habit. Learn how to have their back and honor their choice, whatever it may be.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/237

In this episode, you'll learn about an exercise that reveals your unconscious thinking about drinking, some of the obstacles you might experience, and why doing this exercise is so helpful for changing your habit.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/236

There are deeper factors that impact your desire to drink and your relationship with alcohol, and these factors aren't addressed by saying no. In this episode, find out why abstinence from alcohol doesn't change the habit and the three things that actually will change your habit on a deeper level.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/235

When you believe the drink in front of you is superior to other drinks, your desire for it changes. In this episode, find out if the "good stuff" really is that good, and how labeling a drink as good or bad impacts your desire and your ability to change the habit.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/234

In this episode, learn how to navigate the urge to drink that comes after getting unexpected news, and find out how to handle uncertainty without running to the liquor cabinet. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/233

When it comes down to it, the answer to the question of how long it will take to change your relationship with alcohol is very simple. Tune in this week to hear what will really determine how long it will take you to change your drinking habit and how you can make it happen. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/232

2021 is halfway over and it's the perfect time to evaluate your progress with changing your drinking habits. In this bonus episode, I'm sharing a simple exercise to check in with yourself and help you reframe the process of habit change. Grab a pen and paper and get started. Learn more at rachelhart.com

Alcohol can lead to physical and mental aftereffects the next day, but viewing it as a punishment could actually be making it harder for you to change your habit. Tune in today to find out why hangovers have little to do with your drinking habit, your morality, or your ability to change your relationship with alcohol. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/231

You can decide to drink non-alcoholic drinks and mocktails during your break or decide not to. There's no right or wrong decision because both can teach you about your habit. In this episode, I'm showing you why non-alcoholic drinks and the glasses they come in have less to do with our drinking habit than we think they do. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/230

Discover all the ways alcohol can teach you about your habit and how to allow it to become your teacher. Learn how getting curious about your drinking habit changes everything. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/229

Find out why your urges to drink seem to go on and on, and how you can make them super easy to deal with. Learn three tools that put an end to these neverending urges so you can create sustainable change in your relationship with alcohol. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/228

When you're on a break from alcohol, it's easy to dismiss all the times you make the decision not to drink. Find out why giving yourself credit for saying no is so important and why it matters when changing your relationship with alcohol.  Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/227

Find out what your drinking intuition is trying to tell you, why you should listen to it, and what happens if you don't. Learn how your intuition guides you to what is right for you and how it can help you create the relationship with alcohol you've always wanted. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/226

Hear Pippa's story of taking a break from alcohol multiple times over the past few years and what these breaks have taught her about her songwriting. If you believe you can't be creative without a drink in your hand, Pippa's journey will inspire you to reconsider. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/225

Many of us have a deep-seated belief that progress is marked by the number of days we've gone without drinking, but this idea causes more harm than help. Find out why your streak doesn't mean what you think it does, and what to focus on instead if you truly want to change the habit. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/224

In this episode, find out why there is so much pressure to declare that you're never drinking again and why you don't have to make that decision (unless you want to). Discover the real decision you need to make if you want to change your relationship with alcohol. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/223

So often, people find that the habit of pouring a drink at the end of the day is less about alcohol, and more about establishing that they're off the clock. Learning why and how you do this is essential to changing your relationship with alcohol.  In this episode, I share why it's so common for people to pour a drink as a proxy for saying no to work, family, and their to-do list, and how to break...

You might wish that you could go back in time and stop yourself from taking that first sip, but you can't. And the truth is, you don't need to. Tune in today to learn why no matter how early you started drinking, it is still possible for you to change your habit. I'm sharing why you aren't a lost cause and how to make saying no to alcohol a lot easier. Get full show notes and more information here...

Find out why the days, weeks, and months leading up to your decision to drink are critical to changing your relationship with alcohol. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/220