Take a Break from Drinking

This week, I invite you to reconsider what you're making your overdrinking mean. There is a purpose for it, and once you understand what it is, your relationship with your desire will completely change.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/253

In this episode, find out why labeling yourself as bad when you say yes to a drink does not make you a bad person, and why indulging in judgmental labeling like this actually fuels your habit.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/252

This week, learn why the purpose of taking a break isn't to get better at following rules or to get healthier, and how to stop constantly worrying about your habit.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/251

What I offer you in today's episode is to dig a little deeper into your permission-giving thoughts. Learn how to examine your desire to drink and the permission your brain comes up with, and how they both impact your habit.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/250

No matter your reason for taking a break, asking yourself "what is enough?" is important. In this episode, learn how to explore your habit through the idea of enoughness and why quantity isn't the only thing to focus on when examining your habit.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/249

If you take your drinking habit and your break from drinking really seriously, I invite you to stop. In this episode, you'll discover what happens when you ditch the seriousness you bring to your habit and instead get curious about why you're approaching it this way.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/248

I have great news: you don't have to worry about future drinking urges anymore. In this episode, find out why urges aren't a problem or something you need to worry about, and how to respond when the desire to drink inevitably comes up.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/247

In this episode, find out why avoiding people who drink won't make changing your habit any easier and what to do when you are around people who are drinking.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/246

You need to understand your urges so you can respond to them differently, and this takes time and practice. In this episode, you'll learn about the tools that will help change how you respond to urges and how to practice using them every day.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/245

The fine print on a bottle of beer usually says something like "drink responsibly" or "enjoy in moderation." But most of us have no idea what that actually means. So in this episode, find out what this contradictory messaging means and what you need to do to change your relationship with drinking.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/244

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