Take A Break From Drinking: Feel Confident, Fun, And Relaxed Without A Glass In Your Hand

In this episode, I talk about how keeping your brain on autopilot and only doing the familiar, easy things in life, keeps you stuck and stunts your growth. Listen in to discover exactly why it is challenging to do difficult things and how they help you in the long run. Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.rachelhart.com/15

Listen in to find out why I believe letting go of the concept of being on or off "the wagon" is crucial if you want to stick with your commitment. Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.rachelhart.com/15

In this episode, we focus on the importance of questioning your thoughts, the ones that you hold on to as the “truth,” to determine whether or not they are holding you back from achieving your goals. I explain how holding a light to your thoughts and challenging them can help you begin taking small steps toward progress and living a life that you truly deserve. Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.rachelhart.com/14

This week, we revisit a few important concepts we’ve talked about on previous episodes with a focus on one of the best ways of creating lasting change in our lives. I share my personal favorite way of looking at your drinking – an exercise that will help you get the complete picture of the issue and gain a new perspective beneficial to positive change. Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.rachelhart.com/13

Listen in as I explain why so many of us use pouring a drink to hide from perfectionism and people pleasing and why it’s so difficult to cut back. Discover how you can break the cycle of having a drink when you “need a break” from the relentless pressure of doing everything right and trying to keep everyone happy. Get full show note and more information here: http://www.rachelhart.com/12

On this episode of Take a Break, we look at the difference between physical and emotional deprivation and how understanding this difference can be the key to making a lasting change in our lives. I explain what deprivation is all about, what creates it, and why you don’t have to constantly tell yourself, “I’m just going to have to live with this for the rest of my life.” Get full show notes, transcripts, and more information here: http://www.rachelhart.com/11

On this episode of Take a Break from Drinking, we explore how feeling shame over our past creates a vicious cycle of staying in the dark and continuing to drink even more. We also look at the sticking points of cutting back when we focus on the past and what we can do to “change our past,” as impossible as it may sound. Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.rachelhart.com/10

Join us as I explain why it’s so important to examine how alcohol is helping us in our daily lives and how we use it to “solve” our problems quickly and easily. If you’re considering taking a break and want to start feeling like you're making headway rather than missing out, you won’t want to miss this important episode! Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.rachelhart.com/9

Listen in as we pull back the curtain on why we feel urges and why that desire to drink may feel so strong to us. We cover why using willpower may not be the best way to deal with urges and what you can start doing today to best deal with them. Get full show notes, transcripts, and more information here: http://bit.ly/2mhOPC4

Today, I share three unexpected benefits of taking a break from drinking that are going to prove that not only can you enjoy the emotional and physical perks you're already looking forward to, you can also learn to face your fears and enjoy an even better life than you have now! Get full show notes and more information here: http://bit.ly/2lvOboM

Today, we cover the four main reasons why we get stuck in this state of not being able to make up our mind, we explore the detrimental effects of indecision, as well as what we can do to move past it. Join us to discover the tools you can start using today to rid yourself of indecision and give yourself the best, most liberating gift that you can ever give yourself. Get full show notes, transcripts, and more information here: http://bit.ly/2l5BOe1

On this episode, we cover the absolute best solution to dealing with questions about not drinking that will but also fuel your commitment to staying away from alcohol. Get full show notes, transcripts, and more information here: http://bit.ly/2lBblqN

Today, we explore what confidence is all about and why it’s so easy to fall into the trap of thinking that we need a drink to feel more self-assured and at ease in social situations. We take a look at the 4 important elements that contribute to the confidence deficit and how being aware of them will help you become more self-assured. Get full show notes, transcripts, and more information here: http://bit.ly/2kWV910

On this episode of Take a Break, we’re talking about a common thread among people who like to drink – using alcohol to “take the edge off.”  Join me today as I explore why we use alcohol to unwind and what we’re teaching our brain when we do so. Listen in to discover a game-changing tool that will help you find the underlying problem and what is really going on with you rather than fighting with your often overwhelming desire to drink. Get full show notes, transcripts, and more information here: http://bit.ly/2m5Grtw

Today, I share with you why using willpower to try to drink less is not the answer. We also explore how our thoughts drive our feelings and why it’s important to understand that our thoughts are not always an accurate representation of reality. Get full show notes and more information here: http://bit.ly/2kIbQNz

In today’s episode, I explain the 4 key pieces to my approach to taking a break from drinking, starting with how the story of alcohol is so enmeshed in our opinion of ourselves whether we decide to imbibe or not. Listen in to learn how we’re going to work through the process of unraveling everything you think you know about why we drink and how we can control our desire for alcohol. Get full show notes and more information here: http://bit.ly/2lCH7GA