The Radical Healing Podcast with Jessica Betancourt

Your current situation with alcohol did not develop overnight. Your behavior with drinking is governed by a system of beliefs that have been with you for a long time. If you are feeling like your drinking habits are outdated, it is because your belief system is outdated as well. Inside of The Mindful Drinking Mastery program , we will work together to identify and locate your personal belief syste...

Moderation techniques have their place but on their own I don't think it's enough to HEAL your Relationship with alcohol. However, it is really important to know how much you are actually drinking and for this awareness you need to know your units metrics for standard sized drinks. If you are new to Mindful Drinking and you need a place to start, grab a free copy of The Beginners Guide to...

When you really don't want a drink but part of your psyche is trying to convince you otherwise, play this audio. Close your eyes and listen and do the visualization practice to disrupt 'tunnel vision' and to expand your awareness to being drawn to other choices. Love, Jess and The Mindful Drinking Movement Connect with Me! Heal your Relationship with Alcohol inside of The Mindful Drink...

Hey! Have you noticed how smoking has lost popularity since let's say - the 50's? Remember Lucille Ball lighting up on I Love Lucy?? Those were the times. And THESE are the times where a similar thing is happening with alcohol. So if you're waking up to not wanting to drink as much as you used to - you're right on time. xx Jess Connect with Me! Master your Mindful Drinking - 5 week...

This is a group session from my Thanksgiving 3 day event - Grateful AF. Inside I share how your beliefs about how you think that alcohol is 'helping' you are keeping your ritualized habits in place. And how you can start to see your beliefs differently. Love, Jess and The Mindful Drinking Movement Connect with Me! Heal your Relationship with Alcohol inside of The Mindful Drinking Method -...

Alcohol is a depressant so it only makes sense that it generates low grade thoughts. It's really important to remind yourself however, that you are NOT your thoughts. You are a Spiritual being in a physical body having a human experience. Your thoughts are not facts. And the ones that tell you crappy things about yourself and what is possible for you are NOT coming from a higher place. Notice...

You've been thinking about it... you may have even done it a couple of times, but now you're really ready - to have a 24 hour period without alcohol!! Yay you can do this! In today's episode I am walking you through 3 key things to do to set you up for success in having an AF Day. You've got this! Ps. I am now offering Exclusive Content here on the podcast for those who want more i...

This meditation is intended to be used in the morning to set your focus for the day, the decisions that you make or don't make, around the awareness of creating and maintaining a healthy body. Where your attention goes energy flows! And remember, no matter what we've been led to believe, alcohol is NOT healthy for our bodies. Our bodies are never asking for alcohol - only our outdated subc...

This meditation is designed to help you connect to your Spirit Guides - the enlightened beings that are specifically assigned to our soul's journey through our lifetimes. When you make concentrated efforts to connect with your Spirit Guides - you feel more connected to life itself! You feel that you have support, guidance, and protection. You can ask them to help you make decisions based on yo...

Use the power of your mind's eye to SEE yourself making new and exciting - DIFFERENT choices around alcohol! Sit comfortably, close your eyes, breathe deeply as you relax your body and use your imagination to envision yourself PREFERRING to drink LESS. Love, Jess and The Mindful Drinking Movement Connect with Me! Heal your Relationship with Alcohol inside of The Mindful Drinking Method - sched...

Yay!! You had a Dry/ Damp January!! But now what? Awesome job for any alcohol free (AF) days that you did get - but perhaps more importantly - what did you LEARN? In today's episode I reviewed The Levels of Mindful Drinking. See where you find yourself 1-10 and then make your intention to graduate upwards, 1-3 levels higher. If you HAVE just done a successful (on your terms) Dry/ Damp January...

Today's episode is the basic process on how Hypnotherapy help you heal addictive drinking patterns. If you are seeking a shift in your habits and you'd like alcohol to play a lesser or even non-existent role in your life. It's possible, and very doable. And you can do it. Love,Jess Connect with Me! Transform your thinking about your drinking inside of The Mindful Drinking Method - sche...

I see you hard-working mom. Doing everything for everyone all day. You wish you could do something for yourself - go to yoga class or run around the park like you used to or just read a book for like 30 minutes.  But who will let you do that?  You feel like you have to scrape and justify your needs so that you can take a few breaths to try and fulfill them because no one is coming to do it for you...

Are you focusing on self-reflection this month if you're engaging in a Dry/ Damp January? Or are you white - knuckling yourself through this experience and can't wait for it to be over? Whichever method you are choosing, first of all YAYYY for you for taking a break from booze!! That is a courageous and healthful choice that will bring you benefits regardless of how you go about it. And......

Hi Mindful Drinker! I made this podcast to help you if you are experiencing low vibrational feelings this season. Winter is MEANT for introspection, hibernation, retreating - not just parties and martinis ; ). So, if you're feeling less than jolly, remember that this is NATURAL! It is how nature moves, and without the darkness, there can be no light. In January I am offering SOMETHING GREATER...

If you resonate with today’s episode I have a special invite for you - I’m offering a two day workshop experience called Emotional Un-Drinking on December 14th and 15th at 1:30 pm UK time. You do not have to attend live, you will get lifetime access when you sign up.   We will be working with the spiritual meanings and messaging of your emotions, specifically the emotions which typically trigger y...

A few lessons learned from this Thanksgiving at 26 years old. 1.Not having a strong support system outside of my ride or die friends who were also on the party train, compelled me to believe that I was emotionally alone much of the time.  This feeling of loneliness, even when you are surrounded by people, is a driving force to go to bars, go get drunk because that is how one gets immediate company...

This is a session extracted from my program Happier Hour. In this session you will learn how cravings and urges are psychological phenomena and the ideal way to manage them is to acknowledge them, and allow them to pass through the body as a SENSATION and not something that needs to be acted upon. Love, Jess and The Mindful Drinking Movement Connect with Me! Heal your Relationship with Alcohol ins...

In today's episode I sit down for a Zoom convo with my awe-inspiring friend and fellow California Institute of Integral Studies alum Ana Bess Moyer Bell. Ana Bess holds a Masters degree in Drama Therapy from New York University and has been a practicing clinician since 2014. She is the founder of COAAST (now 2nd Act) and has practiced and taught drama therapy nationally and internationally and...

Alcohol is the gateway drug not only for the subsequent usage of other drugs and substances but also because it gives spirits access to your nervous system.  Alcohol lowers our vibration and in excess, causes a toxic environment for our spirits to be in, it has also been shown in Kirlian photography to generate holes in the auric field. Our divine spirit then partially or even fully leaves the bod...

If you consider that you’re a healthy person, and that alcohol backs that up in someway, like giving you down time, relaxation, ME time etc. as a form of self care, you probably aren’t too activated to make changes.   BUT if you notice that you’re having thoughts sprouting up about alcohol being not so great for you, whether you immediately dismiss them or if you’re beginning to entertain them and...

Are you headed into the weekend with drinking plans? Are you going to a gathering or otherwise hosting some shindig yourself? And do gathering events make you a bit anxious about your alcohol consumption? Then this episode is for you! A few takeaways at a glance: Remember that you are an ADULT!! You are not a teenager sneaking booze.  It does not have to be consumed in a vapid pace - tho your body...

How much time do you actually spend drinking? This includes: repairing yourself the morning after, regretting drinking, thinking about NOT drinking, drinking anyway, procuring alcohol etc. Give your self the gift of awareness and reflect on how you are using your TIME in regards to drinking. Ready to create real well-being and health by transforming your relationship to alcohol? Book your intro se...

What happens in an intense emotional response that triggers anger, frustration, overwhelm is our bodies become flooded with adrenaline and adrenaline, just like food, needs to be processed, basically metabolized, by the body and transformed into another type of energy and then released from the body. But what happens when you take a drink to turn off those emotions, is you derail your body’s natur...

When you become triggered to drink - how does that actually feeeeel in your body? What is the emotional charge that you're experiencing? And is it an new or a familiar one? The facets of our being - also known as parts - have different wants and needs and unhealed trauma. In today's episode, we're talking about the part or parts of you that seek out self-medicating with alcohol. And wh...