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Learn about the role that rituals play in our lives, why it’s so uncomfortable when our holiday plans are upended, and how to survive without turning to food and drink to cope. Listen Now »
Discover the reason why shifting your relationship with alcohol goes hand-in-hand with changing your relationship with yourself. Listen Now »
The reason why feeling “fine” when you say no isn’t enough to shift your relationship with alcohol, and the missing ingredients to create lasting change. Listen Now »
Discover why so many people reach for a drink, something to eat, or other forms of distractions when they wait for news and why this is a problem. Listen Now »
When you find yourself constantly chasing after the desire to drink and feeling unsatisfied and wanting more, it’s a good sign you may be caught up in desire confusion. Listen Now »
To understand why you crave a drink between the end of the work day and dinner, you need to examine the changes to work, community, and nature that ushered in this ritual. Listen Now »
Why not trusting yourself around alcohol is a problem, no matter the decision you make about drinking. Listen Now »
Telling yourself you shouldn’t feel stressed, worried, or dissatisfied with life will only block your efforts to change the habit of drinking. Listen Now »
The three reasons why some people develop a habit around drinking while others don’t. Listen Now »
What to do when you take a break and discover that pouring a drink was actually helping you enjoy the people you were with. Listen Now »
Discover why it’s easy to start sliding backwards once you’ve made headway changing your drinking habits. Listen Now »
If you think saying no to a drink requires trying harder, you’ve got it backwards. Instead of relying on effort, you need to understand the inner workings of the habit. Listen Now »
Stop tallying up the room and start asking yourself two questions that will help you examine the habit of drinking from a new perspective. Listen Now »
Why sobriety milestones are a problem and the reason that crossing days off a calendar will never help you change your relationship with alcohol. Listen Now »
Why trying to balance just the right buzz will always leave you walking a very precarious tightrope. Listen Now »
If you believe that you can’t change your thoughts about drinking, then you’ll never be able to change the habit. Uncover the three biggest obstacles to creating a mindset shift around alcohol. Listen Now »
Do you find yourself going back and forth between drinking and not drinking, only to pick up right where you left off? If so, it’s because you haven’t done the mental work to change your drinking mindset. Listen Now »
Drinking too much can feel like a very lonely habit. In order to change your relationship with alcohol, you must first let go of the belief that the struggle is a part of your identity. Listen Now »
The solution isn’t convincing yourself that drinking is “bad” for you, it’s understanding how the habit works in your brain. Listen Now »
Why we believe abstinence or moderation is the only option, and how you actually have the power to change your desire without falling into these traps. Listen Now »
How to embrace discomfort and why seeking out purposeful discomfort will help you focus on results you want beyond the immediate moment. Listen Now »
How removing blame and shame are so important if you want to be curious about why you haven’t been able to create change. Listen Now »
How you might be engaging in a power struggle when you hold onto three thoughts, and why the real struggle isn’t between you and the alcohol. Listen Now »
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. Listen Now »
How my approach is radically different from other common approaches like AA. Listen Now »
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. Listen Now »
Why believing that changing habits is hard stands in your way and slows down your progress. Listen Now »
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. Listen Now »
What getting curious about your thoughts means and why most people aren’t in the habit of doing this. Listen Now »
The four most common reasons you think you drink too much and the real reasons why. Listen Now »
