HeyJaredTake 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.
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487: When you're trying to drink less but surrounded by temptation (opens the original)
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Being surrounded by alcohol can make drinking less feel almost impossible. When your partner drinks, your friends want another round, or so much of your social life revolves around alcohol, it's easy to believe you'd have more success if you could just get rid of the temptation. This week, we're exploring why changing your environment can be helpful without making it responsible for your success. Avoiding certain situations may give you some much-needed breathing room, but believing you can only
486: Using the people you love as motivation to drink less (opens the original)
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Wanting to drink less for the people you love can feel like powerful motivation. Maybe you want to be a better parent, a more present partner, or simply stop giving the people closest to you a reason to worry. But relying too heavily on those reasons can create a problem you might not see coming. Tune in this week to discover why doing this work for the people you love can sometimes backfire. You'll learn how an invisible scorecard can start influencing your decisions, why resentment can make gi
485: How Under-Fueling Leads to Drinking More (opens the original)
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That mid-afternoon or end-of-day craving for a drink can feel incredibly predictable. Maybe you assume your brain has simply learned that this is when you drink, but what if there's something else turning up the volume on your desire for alcohol? This week, we're exploring the connection between under-fueling and drinking more. What if some of the signals you interpret as wanting a drink are tangled up with something happening in your body? And what if years of rules about when, what, and how mu
484: When family members don't support your decision to drink less (opens the original)
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When family members don't understand your decision to drink less or stop drinking, their disapproval can feel especially difficult to shake. You may know that you're making the right choice for you and still find yourself wishing they would understand, accept it, or simply stop commenting on it. This week, we're exploring why a family member's reaction can feel so much more charged than someone else disagreeing with your choices. What if their judgment doesn't mean quite what your brain thinks i
483: Why can't I just have one drink and be satisfied? (opens the original)
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Having one drink can seem like the obvious way to satisfy a craving. You scratch the itch, your brain gets what it wants, and then you move on. Except sometimes having one drink seems to do the exact opposite, and suddenly you want another, and then another. This week, we're exploring why satisfying a desire doesn't always make that desire disappear. What if wanting more after that first drink doesn't mean you haven't had enough? And what if it also doesn't mean you can't trust yourself to have
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