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Drinking might feel like your most reliable source of pleasure, but this episode shows you why that’s not the case. Listen Now »
- Learn how to see failure as a part of the process of changing your relationship with drinking and stop seeing it as a bad thing. Listen Now »
- Find out why living powerfully is more effective than willpower in changing your relationship with drinking. Listen Now »
- Find out why you might feel terrible and as though you’re being punished when you say no to a drink, and how to stop feeling this way. Listen Now »
- Do you look back at your old days of drinking with fondness? Here’s how to make sure the memories don't impact your decision to take a break. Listen Now »
- When it comes to changing your drinking or helping your clients change theirs, it’s about so much more than just “fixing” your behavior. Listen Now »
- Find out the real reason you reach for a drink and where to start if you want to change your behavior around it. Listen Now »
- The holiday season is not a lost cause, and it is completely possible to change your relationship with drinking. Here’s how. Listen Now »
- Overdoing it the night before doesn’t actually mean that you failed. Discover what the purpose of your overdrinking is, and what it isn't. Listen Now »
- Discover why saying no to drinking doesn’t make you a good person and why saying yes doesn’t make you bad. Listen Now »
- There are so many better ways to spend your mental energy than worrying about your drinking habit. Here are some of them. Listen Now »
- Discover how to examine your desire to drink and what scratching the surface of your reasons for drinking can tell you about your habit. Listen Now »
- How many drinks is enough? Find out why asking this question is so powerful and what answering it can tell you about your drinking habit. Listen Now »
- If you take your drinking habit and your break from drinking really seriously, I invite you to stop. Here’s why. Listen Now »
- You don’t have to worry about future drinking urges anymore. Learn how to stop feeling anxious about your urges to drink. Listen Now »
- Who you spend time with when you’re taking a break from drinking matters... or does it? Find out in this episode. Listen Now »
- Understanding your urges takes time and practice. Learn how to practice responding to your urges differently than you ever have before. Listen Now »
- The fine print on a bottle usually says something like “drink responsibly”. Learn how to (finally) enjoy drinking in moderation. Listen Now »
- Drinking more than you want to be drinking is a result of deeper belief systems. Learn how to change the habit by asking, “what’s really in my glass?” Listen Now »
- Discover what unproductive optimism is and why having positive thoughts might not necessarily help you to drink less. Listen Now »
- Feeling behind is common when trying to change your drinking habit. Here’s why feeling like this can get in the way of you making progress. Listen Now »
- There might come a time when an old urge sneaks up on you. Here’s what to do when an urge you haven’t had for a while suddenly shows up. Listen Now »
- After a night of drinking, it’s normal to have some physical and/or mental side effects. Discover why we choose to drink in spite of these. Listen Now »
- Drinking can often feel like a reflex; it just happens. Learn how to take responsibility for your drinking habit without beating yourself up. Listen Now »
- When you decide to take a break from drinking, the people around you will have opinions about it. Here’s how to deal with them. Listen Now »
- Whether your goal is to stop drinking altogether or to simply cut back, this exercise will help you achieve it. Listen Now »
- We are taught that saying no will break the habit of drinking, but saying no won’t change your desire. Here’s what will. Listen Now »
- It’s harder to say no to a drink when you think it’s the “good stuff.” Learn why deeming some alcohol as “good” impacts your desire to drink. Listen Now »
- Have you been blindsided by unexpected news and suddenly feeling the urge to drink? Here’s how to handle it. Listen Now »
- When it comes to figuring out how long it’s going to take to change your drinking habit, there are two questions you need to ask yourself. Listen Now »
