Take a Break from Drinking

On this episode, we take a look at what a story and anyone's past really is. I also share an exercise that will help you shake free of the stories that you're telling yourself that are creating negative results for you right now to help you stop spending a lot of time and energy wishing that you could go back and change your past to feel better. Get full show notes and more information here:  http...

In this episode of Take a Break , I want to dig into the idea of triggers, or being triggered, and explain the pitfalls of this word and why you need to start to conceive of it in a different way. Listen in to find out how letting go of the idea that you're triggered or that someone is triggering can help you with your process of changing your drinking habits and simply feeling better overall. Get...

Today, I show you how to create new evidence when it comes to your relationship to alcohol and your ability to successfully take a break. This work will require you to challenge your thoughts, but it's vital to successfully changing the habit. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://www.rachelhart.com/69

I'm diving deep into people-pleasing and the toll it can take on your state of mind. When you commit to pleasing everyone, you might think it takes the pressure off, but I'm going to tell you why the results you expect aren't the ones you get. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://www.rachelhart.com/68

This week, I want to talk to you about what really makes something special, sexy, fancy, or sophisticated. We'll also explore how the messages you get about alcohol being "adult" and "refined" can hold you back, and how important it is to examine these beliefs and question them when you want to change the habit. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://www.rachelhart.com/67

Join me on this episode as I walk you through the process of becoming an observer of your thoughts and emotions and explain how you can begin changing them to help you take a break in a sustainable way. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://www.rachelhart.com/66

Today, I want to talk to you about honesty and your inability to be honest with yourself or people around you.  Listen in to find out why you're having trouble being honest, why your brain thinks drinking is a good idea, the problems that it causes, and what you can do today to start overcoming it. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://www.rachelhart.com/65

On episode 8, we talked about urges, what they are all about, and how to handle them. This week, I want to go deeper and give you a new way to think about an urge in a very helpful way as you're doing this work. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://www.rachelhart.com/64

You've taken a break from drinking and you're getting amazing results. You're enjoying yourself, not just physically but also emotionally; you're starting to see that there's a different way of being without needing or wanting a drink. Yet, there's a part of you that feels unsettled. You can't shake the thought that sometimes it feels like you don't know who you are anymore. I call this period "th...

Join me this week as I explain how to use the think-feel-act cycle to prevent feelings of self-pity. You're going to learn why feeling pity for others isn't helpful, as well as why it's impossible to change your habits when you're allowing yourself to wallow. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://www.rachelhart.com/62

On this episode of Take a Break from Drinking , we take a look at why you resist listening to your body and instead prefer to manufacture a sense of false confidence and sense of happiness by pouring yourself a drink. Join me as I show you how you can get started with listening to your body and the incredible changes you will experience as a result. Get full show notes and more information here: ...

Tune in this week as I explain why people get into the habit of augmenting positive emotions with external rewards rather than simply enjoying them, and what you're teaching your brain when you do, as well as the potential downsides. Discover how to tell whether you really need to augment a positive emotion, analyze your situation, and decide on the best course of action in line with your goals. I...

This week on the podcast, I'm discussing why thoughts like, "I deserve it" which appear kind, are actually just the brain's way of keeping the habit alive and well. By using the think-feel-act cycle you'll be able to see how to redirect your permission-giving thoughts into something that can fuel change. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://www.rachelhart.com/59

This week, we explore the seemingly impossible task of taking a break from drinking. Join me as I share with you the one belief you're holding on to that isn't serving you, and discover a simple, foolproof, and most importantly, accurate belief you can replace it with to help you change your drinking. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://www.rachelhart.com/58

Join me this week as we explore the role of dopamine in your brain and teach you how to challenge your thinking when you're struggling to have a good time. I also explain the ways in which you might be hindering your progress when it comes to changing your drinking – especially if you're struggling to enjoy yourself with a glass in your hand! Get full show notes and more information here:  http://...

Join me this week as I delve into why your opinion of you should be your number one priority, and how focusing your energy there is the key to successfully changing the habits, like drinking, that aren't serving you. We'll explore how focusing on the results you're getting is fundamental in shifting your mindset. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://www.rachelhart.com/56

  The belief that you need to escape your life in order to solve your problems is incredibly common. I'll explain why this is, how this belief works in the think-feel-act cycle, and why this can cause problems when you want to take a break from drinking.  Tune in this week as I show you how you can use situations where people are drinking to your advantage, and successfully change your desire to d...

On this episode of  Take a Break from Drinking , we delve into the pros and cons of labels and why human use them to describe ourselves and others. I dissect three most-common labels connected to the struggle with alcohol, and explain why you may choose not to label yourself when it comes to the think-feel-act cycle. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://www.rachelhart.com/54

Today, I want to talk about the reason why you're still not taking action, or why you might be playing around with the idea, but not committing to change. Tune in as I share a powerful exercise to help you identify and understand the alternative option you're weighing instead of taking it entirely off the table to commit to what you want. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://www....

In  Episode 22  I talked about  why  you need a compelling reason. Today, I want to take this work even deeper and so that you can find one that works for you, and understand how to avoid the most common mistakes. I'll also show you how to connect with your compelling reason on a regular basis to make sure you don't fall back into your old, unwanted patterns. Get full show notes and more informati...

This week, I explain why alcohol and food are NOT your friends and how that thinking is holding you back from creating meaningful change in your life. Tune in to hear about five important thing s that food and alcohol will never be able to do for you and why you might want to consider reaching out to a flesh-and-blood friend if you're working on changing your drinking. Get full show notes and more...

This week, we're talking about why you're actually moving backward if you're not growing and how changing your view of discomfort will not only set you up to have an entirely different year but how it can set you up to have an entirely different life. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://www.rachelhart.com/50

On this episode, we explore how having a regular habit of drinking may be affecting your physical wellbeing and why many of you don't attribute it to what you're putting in their body. Tune in to find out why you should consider not settling when it comes to your health and see how much better you may feel after taking a break. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://www.rachelhart....

On this episode, we explore how you use questions – a huge part of the chatter that goes on in your mind – to keep yourselves stuck and unable to change your drinking habits. We look at what happens in your brain when you pose questions to yourself and why the odds are stacked against you. Get full show notes and more information here:  http://www.rachelhart.com/48

Join us on this episode as we pull back the curtain on where your rebellion around drinking comes from and why it's crucial to understand this when working on changing your habits. We also explore how using certain language can increase your desire to drink and how to begin reducing your unconsciously created rebellion that's getting in the way of taking a break. Get full show notes and more infor...