Take a Break from Drinking

Listen in this week as I highlight how you might be engaging in a power struggle when you hold onto three thoughts about drinking, and why the real struggle isn't between you and the alcohol. Too many people come to this work and neglect to pay attention to their emotions, but I'll be showing you why connecting in with how you're feeling is vital to learning how to change the habit. Get full show...

Join me today as I share the four most important and unexpected discoveries that you'll experience when you apply the tools I teach here to your life and taking a break. This is a meta-skill, and you'll find that this goes far beyond just changing your drinking. You'll be able to chase bigger dreams, change anything about your life that you might be unhappy with, and everything else becomes a piec...

Join me today as I show you how the work I teach is dramatically different from common approaches out there, such as AA, and why, as a society, we've bought into the idea that we need to shame and guilt ourselves into being "better." Learning the skills I teach here not only help you change your relationship with desire, but they transcend the habit for you to use in every area of your life for th...

Listen in this week as I share some of the most common excuses and reasons people give me for why their situation is different or unique, and why your brain will always try to prove that to you. I'm highlighting some of the lessons I teach here that are key to changing your relationship with alcohol, and from there, you'll be able to see for yourself if this approach will work for you or not. Get...

Join me on the podcast this week as I highlight why believing that changing habits is hard stands in your way and slows down your progress, and how you're being fed messages about alcohol that make it seem like you don't have the power to stop, even if you want to. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/175

Join me on the podcast this week as I show you what the real urge work entails, and why the ability to feel restless when you have the desire to drink is key in extinguishing the mental drama that comes up in those moments. You have the power to take charge of your brain and change the habit, and this simple three-step process I'm sharing today is going to get you on your way. Get full show notes...

Join me on the podcast this week as I show you what getting curious about your thoughts means and why most people aren't in the habit of doing this. This topic is a big one to start unraveling, but one that is so crucial to changing any area of your life. And when you start seeing how wrong your brain can be, there is no limit to your transformation. Get full show notes and more information here:...

Join me on the podcast this week as I outline the four most common reasons you think you drink too much and the real reasons why. Choosing to believe these thoughts that simply aren't true is keeping you stuck in a cycle of creating results you don't want in your life. The true reason you drink is simple, and I'm showing you how understanding this will help you build the necessary skills to change...

As humans, we haven't evolved to innately enjoy the taste of alcohol. If you were honest with yourself, you might remember your first experience of it as a teenager or young adult causing a burning sensation or even gagging. Today, I'm showing you what it means to acquire a taste for alcohol, how it works, and why, if you want to change your relationship with drinking, it's necessary to see how yo...

Join me this week as I outline what coping really means and why I chose to come up with a definition for it myself. I'm offering a couple of key questions you can ask yourself to see if your coping mechanisms are producing results you like, so you can choose different thoughts that may serve you better if they aren't. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/170

Join me this week as I show you why positive thinking backfires, how to redirect your brain in a way that will help you move forward, and the true power of learning to manage your mind. Letting go of positive thinking will allow you to make space for all of your experiences and give you deeper insights into how to move through your negative emotions in a cleaner way. Get full show notes and more i...

Join me this week as I show you how to come out stronger on the other side of this pandemic, and how you can find moments of peace and joy once you let go of willpower. Telling yourself that you need to know an end date isn't going to make the process any easier, and the same is true when you're trying to change the habit of drinking. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rach...

People will tell you that "all bets are off," liquor stores are "essential" services, and alcohol is "needed" to cope with this crisis. They're wrong. You don't. You can use this time to learn how to have your own back and believe in your ability to see yourself through anything, including a pandemic. Want to learn how? Check out my special class on coping with COVID-19 anxiety https://rachelhart....

Join me this week as I walk you through how to start creating emotional fluency for yourself, and how this is going to help you figure out a new way to respond and relate to your emotions. Through this work, you'll feel more empowered over your emotions and find different ways to examine your think-feel-act cycles. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/167

In the middle of this pandemic are you busy or bored? Do you wish you had the opposite problem? Today, I'm explaining how both being busy and being bored are really the same thing and offer us the same opportunity: learning how to manage your mind. All you need is one simple tool. Check out my previous episode, #48 How Questions Work In Your Brain, and start practicing this skill today https://rac...

What is hope really, and how can you have more of it at a time like this? Not to be confused with idealism, optimism, or wishful thinking, hope is a muscle that you can strengthen. Join me on this episode as I explain how you can create more hope in your life no matter what is happening, and check out an earlier episode, #43 Be Where You Are, to learn how to cultivate this skill https://rachelhart...

Right now resentment toward others abounds. Many people are certain that others have it easier or are responding to the virus in the wrong way. The problem with resentment is that there's no upside for you. We never know what someone else's emotional experience is like, no matter how certain we feel. If you want to learn how to let go of this emotion, check out my previous episode #62 Self-Pity ht...

COVID-19 has put into such sharp relief what's actually important in life because it's made death so much more present in our daily lives. Learn how you can use this time to really focus on what you truly desire and how you want to spend your time. A simple exercise will help you get crystal clear on what it is you deeply want. To go deeper into the topic of what you really desire check out an ear...

Are you feeling conflicted about whether or not you're making the right decision. This special episode of the podcast will teach what this conflict is really about and how to have your own back no matter what you decide. You don't need to make all the right decisions in order to feel safe and secure tomorrow. If you want to learn more about why you are conflicted and how it gets in the way of crea...

Struggling to pull yourself away from the news right now? By asking yourself what's the purpose of consuming more information, you'll start to shed light on what reading the headlines obsessively is really all about. Learn how to consume news in a mindful way that keeps you informed and your negative emotions at bay. To go deeper into the skill of shifting your mindset, check out my previous episo...

Join me this week to see how trying on a new belief about attempting new things can make you unstoppable on your journey to creating change. Instead of thinking that taking a break from drinking should be easy, the opposite could be just the thing that starts you down the path to success in the long-term. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/166

Too often we think self-care is impossible when crisis hits or that it has to be a big production in order to make a difference. But there's a simple trick you can use to build more self-care into your life no matter what is happening: finding the pleasure hidden in plain sight. Tune in to learn how. If you want to understand why a lack of self-care has you searching for relief at the end of the d...

Terror is not an everyday emotion, but right now it's something that a lot of people are experiencing. When you are terrified your brain shuts down and goes into chaos. The way out is to look at what's happening in your brain. If the thought of losing loved ones terrifies you, this episode will show you how to regain control. To understand the power of opening your eyes to what is happening, check...

What happens when your world turns upside down? Is the loss of your normal routine freaking you out? Join me for this special episode where I talk about why people create and cling to routines, and how you can make peace with uncertainty when your regular routine flies out the window. To go deeper into this topic, check out my previous episode #63 The In-Between Time https://rachelhart.com/63

Scarcity doesn't just fuel the habits of overeating and overdrinking, it has people running to the store and emptying the shelves of toilet paper. The real problem with scarcity isn't overconsumption, it's that it blocks problem solving.  This episode will show you how to shift into abundance and solve problems no matter what's happening around you. To learn more about the role of scarcity in habi...