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Take a Break from Drinking

Take a Break from Drinking

Tired of breaking your promise to go easy on the drinks tonight? You know your nightly habit isn?t great for your health or waistline, but it?s so hard to say no. Sound familiar? Then you need Rachel. She knows what it?s like to be fed up with your drinking, worried about judgment from others, and turned off by approaches that focus on a higher power instead of brain science. Learn the exact steps she used to change her relationship with alcohol. Discover how the brain works, the real reason you crave a drink, the key to changing your desire, and how to decide what?s right for you. Create a life that is fun, spontaneous, relaxing, and, most importantly, pleasurable (no buzz necessary). For her latest free class, visit linktr.ee/rachelhart or check out rachelhart.com for show notes and more.

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Ep #281: How to Know if You Can Change Your Drinking

In this episode, find out why it is totally possible for you to change your drinking no matter how many times you?ve tried in the past. You?ll learn the exact skills you need to follow through on your plan to change your habit.

 

 

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2022-06-07
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Ep #280: How to Create a New Mindset About Drinking

Learn how to practice new thoughts about drinking to ultimately change your mindset, allowing you to take it or leave it with drinking.

 

 

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2022-05-31
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Ep #279: Why Your Compelling Reason Isn?t Working

Learn why compelling reasons aren?t the be-all-end-all solution to your drinking, and how to use them to effectively make changes to your habit.

 

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2022-05-24
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Ep #278: What?s Getting in the Way of Changing Your Drinking

Find out why the reasons you aren?t working on your habit change aren?t what you think they are, and how to get to the real reason you haven?t changed your relationship with drinking yet.

 

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2022-05-17
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Ep #277: I Know What I Should be Doing, I?m Just Not Doing it

Discover why you might know how to change your drinking habit but still not do it, why this isn?t serving you, and how to get real about your habit so you can change it for good.

 

Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/277

2022-05-10
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Ep #276: When Drinking Helps Your Anxiety

A glass of wine might feel like it?s helping with your anxiety, but it can?t provide real relief. Discover what?s really going on when you reach for a drink to feel less anxious, and what will help you feel better in the long-run.

 

Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/276

2022-05-03
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Ep #275: The Phases of Changing Your Relationship with Alcohol

Learn the phases of changing your relationship with alcohol, what you?ll experience in each one, and how to get started on this journey of changing your relationship with drinking once and for all.

 

 

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2022-04-26
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Ep #274: Is Drinking Less Possible?

Find out why you can drink less no matter how hard it?s been to say no before, and how to embrace the discomfort that comes with changing your habit.  

 

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2022-04-19
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Ep #273: Drink Manipulation

Learn why drink manipulation happens and what to do when you notice it happening to you. These instances can be great opportunities to learn more about your habit, so tune in to find out how.

 

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2022-04-12
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Ep #272: What Your Brain Learns When You Reach for a Drink

This week, learn how to hop off the see-saw once and for all, and how to teach your brain new skills to change your relationship with drinking for good.

 

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2022-04-05
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Ep #271: Ensuring the Progress You?ve Made Will Last

In this episode, find out where to put your focus and energy to create real, lasting change in your relationship with drinking. You can cultivate success without leaning on discipline and determination, and this episode will show you how.

 

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2022-03-29
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Ep #270: Worrying What People Will Think

If you?re scared of being judged for not drinking, listen in this week. I?m sharing why other people?s responses can feel so scary and how to explore this fear so you can feel confident in your decision to take a break.

 

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2022-03-22
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Ep #269: How to Stop Backsliding

Backsliding can feel incredibly frustrating. In this episode, I?m sharing how to stop backsliding and the three skills you need to learn to prevent it from happening ever again.

 

Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/269

2022-03-15
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Ep #268: When People Doubt You Can Change Your Drinking

If you?ve tried to change your drinking habit many times before, the people in your life may be a little skeptical of your ability to create lasting, permanent change. This week, discover three steps to successfully change your drinking habit with or without the support of the people around you.

 

 

Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/268

2022-03-08
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Ep #267: Questions That Keep You Drinking

After a night of drinking, it?s common to ask yourself questions like What is wrong with me? Why can?t I just say no? Why can?t I drink like everybody else? In this episode, I revisit why the questions we ask ourselves about our drinking matter and how you can intentionally choose to ask yourself more powerful ones.

 

 

Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/267

2022-03-01
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Ep #266: Frustration at Failed Attempts to Change Your Drinking

In this episode, discover the 3 steps for effectively dismantling your habit from the inside out, and how to successfully and permanently change your habit without setting any rules.

 

 

Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/266

2022-02-22
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Ep #265: When Drinking Is a Form of Self-Care

Find out why you might be using drinking as a form of self-care, why this isn?t right or wrong, and a process for slowing down the habit.

 

 

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2022-02-15
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Ep #264: What to Do When You Have Competing Desires

In this episode, I share why having competing desires isn?t a problem, how you can better understand your urges, and then respond to them with intention and curiosity. 

 

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2022-02-08
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Ep #263: What to Do When You Feel Defeated

In this episode, I share how feeling defeated impacts your ability to say no to a drink, and how you can use this feeling to learn more about your habit and create lasting change.

 

 

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2022-02-01
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Ep #262: When Drinking Is What You Have in Common

Listen in this week to find out what really creates connection in relationships and how to change your habit while maintaining strong connections with others.

 

 

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2022-01-25
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Ep #261: When Drinking Is Reliable

You might think it?s the most reliable way to feel the way you want to, but it?s not. Find out why you keep turning to drinking to feel better and how to replace it with an option that truly is reliable and sustainable.

 

 

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2022-01-18
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Ep #260: Transforming Failure

In this episode, I show you why failure is part of the process of changing your habit and how to stop viewing having a drink as a bad thing.

 

 

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2022-01-11
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Ep #259: Willpower vs. Powerfully Living

In this episode, I share why choosing to live powerfully can make saying no to a drink feel good, and why willpower alone isn?t enough to change your habit.

 

 

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2022-01-04
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Ep #258: When Not Drinking Feels Like Punishment

In this episode, find out why feeling virtuous won?t help you change your relationship with your habit and neither will feeling punished when you say no. Instead, learn how to make the decision not to drink from a place that creates lasting change.

 

 

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2021-12-28
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Ep #257: Fading Affect Bias + Drinking

This week, learn what fading affect bias is and how it affects your drinking, why trying to focus on the shame and regret drinking brings you won?t help, and what will help you create permanent, sustainable change to your habit.

 

 

Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/257

2021-12-21
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Ep #256: Advance Certification on Numbing + Buffering

Learn how to change your relationship with drinking by going to the source. Find out how to handle the discomfort of saying no to your desire and, if you?re a coach, how to better help your clients with this.

 

 

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2021-12-14
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Ep #255: Why Humans Avoid Feelings

Discover what the real cause of your drinking habit is, why you?ve been conditioned to have this problem, and where to start if you want to change your relationship with drinking and all those other numbing behaviors. 

 

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2021-12-07
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Ep #254: Are You Writing Off Change?

You might think that there?s no point in trying to drink less over the holidays. Or, you might think that even if you do make a change, there?s no way it will last. Discover how to break free from these thought patterns and start evolving into the next version of you, someone who has a radically different relationship with drinking.

 

Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/254

2021-11-30
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Ep #253: The Purpose of Overdoing It

This week, I invite you to reconsider what you?re making your overdrinking mean. There is a purpose for it, and once you understand what it is, your relationship with your desire will completely change.

 

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2021-11-23
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Ep #252: Alcohol as Neutral 2.0

In this episode, find out why labeling yourself as bad when you say yes to a drink does not make you a bad person, and why indulging in judgmental labeling like this actually fuels your habit.

 

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2021-11-16
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Ep #251: Worrying About Your Drinking is Not Your Life's Purpose

This week, learn why the purpose of taking a break isn?t to get better at following rules or to get healthier, and how to stop constantly worrying about your habit.

 

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2021-11-09
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Ep #250: Unpacking Permission-Giving Thoughts

What I offer you in today?s episode is to dig a little deeper into your permission-giving thoughts. Learn how to examine your desire to drink and the permission your brain comes up with, and how they both impact your habit.

 

Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/250

2021-11-02
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Ep #249: When One Isn?t Enough

No matter your reason for taking a break, asking yourself ?what is enough?? is important. In this episode, learn how to explore your habit through the idea of enoughness and why quantity isn?t the only thing to focus on when examining your habit.

 

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2021-10-26
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Ep #248: Why You Shouldn?t Take a Break from Drinking Too Seriously

If you take your drinking habit and your break from drinking really seriously, I invite you to stop. In this episode, you'll discover what happens when you ditch the seriousness you bring to your habit and instead get curious about why you?re approaching it this way.

 

Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/248

2021-10-19
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Ep #247: Urge Worry

I have great news: you don?t have to worry about future drinking urges anymore. In this episode, find out why urges aren?t a problem or something you need to worry about, and how to respond when the desire to drink inevitably comes up.

 

Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/247

2021-10-12
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Ep #246: Why You Shouldn?t Surround Yourself with Sober People

In this episode, find out why avoiding people who drink won?t make changing your habit any easier and what to do when you are around people who are drinking.

 

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2021-10-05
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Ep #245: Practicing Habit Change

You need to understand your urges so you can respond to them differently, and this takes time and practice. In this episode, you?ll learn about the tools that will help change how you respond to urges and how to practice using them every day.

 

Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/245

2021-09-28
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Ep #244: Responsible Drinking

The fine print on a bottle of beer usually says something like ?drink responsibly? or ?enjoy in moderation.? But most of us have no idea what that actually means. So in this episode, find out what this contradictory messaging means and what you need to do to change your relationship with drinking.

 

Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/244

2021-09-21
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Ep #243: What?s in Your Glass?

If you want to understand what you?re getting out of your drinking habit, listen in. I?m sharing the desires that uncorking a bottle might be satisfying for you, and how to change your habit sustainably.

 

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2021-09-14
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Ep #242: Unproductive Optimism

Tune in today to find out if you?ve been sabotaging yourself with unproductive optimism and what to do instead to actually change your relationship with drinking.

 

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2021-09-07
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Ep #241: Feeling Behind with Your Drinking

The thought ?I feel behind? is common when trying to change your relationship with drinking. You might see the peers you used to party with growing out of it, and this thought will come up. Tune in today to find out why feeling behind with your drinking is so common, how to handle it, and a useful way to view this thought on your break from drinking.

 

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2021-08-31
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Ep #240: Old Urges

In this episode, I share what it means when an old urge to drink shows up and how to handle it. Find out why old urges can help you understand your habit and how to change your relationship with drinking.

 

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2021-08-24
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Ep #239: Drinking Amnesia

After a night of drinking, it?s normal to have some physical and/or mental side effects. But a few days later, you decide to imbibe again, forgetting all about those side effects. In this episode, I share what drinking amnesia is, why it happens, and how you can use it as a tool to change your relationship with drinking.

 

Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/239

2021-08-17
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Ep #238: When Drinking is Just a Habit

In this episode, find out how to take ownership of your drinking habit, drop the self-abuse, and slow down the process so you can make a conscious decision to drink or not.

 

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2021-08-10
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Ep #237: When People Want You to Keep Drinking

When you decide to take a break from drinking, the people around you will have opinions about it. But only one person?s opinion matters when it comes to your drinking habit. Learn how to have their back and honor their choice, whatever it may be.

 

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2021-08-03
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Ep #236: Why You Should Imagine Not Drinking (Even if You Want to Drink)

In this episode, you?ll learn about an exercise that reveals your unconscious thinking about drinking, some of the obstacles you might experience, and why doing this exercise is so helpful for changing your habit.

 

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2021-07-27
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Ep #235: Why Stopping Drinking Won?t Change the Habit

There are deeper factors that impact your desire to drink and your relationship with alcohol, and these factors aren?t addressed by saying no. In this episode, find out why abstinence from alcohol doesn?t change the habit and the three things that actually will change your habit on a deeper level.

 

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2021-07-20
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Ep #234: The Hidden Drawbacks of Drinking the ?Good Stuff?

When you believe the drink in front of you is superior to other drinks, your desire for it changes. In this episode, find out if the ?good stuff? really is that good, and how labeling a drink as good or bad impacts your desire and your ability to change the habit.

 

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2021-07-13
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Ep #233: Drinking Because of Unexpected News

In this episode, learn how to navigate the urge to drink that comes after getting unexpected news, and find out how to handle uncertainty without running to the liquor cabinet.

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2021-07-06
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Ep #232: How Long it Takes to Change Your Drinking

When it comes down to it, the answer to the question of how long it will take to change your relationship with alcohol is very simple.
Tune in this week to hear what will really determine how long it will take you to change your drinking habit and how you can make it happen.

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2021-06-29
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