The Big Drink Rethink Ep 53: Toolkit 101: Recapping on a Year of Free Tools
After a year of transformative insights and practical tools on The Big Drink Rethink podcast, Anna takes listeners on a comprehensive journey through the most impactful strategies for rethinking their drinking habits. This episode reflects on the tools and advice discussed over more than 50 episodes, simplifying access to life-enhancing resources available for free on Anna’s website.
Join Anna as she revisits pivotal conversations with experts like Professor David Nutt and Adrian Chiles, and shares the tools designed to foster a sober curious lifestyle, from alcohol tracking guides to mindfulness exercises. Whether you're a long-time listener or a newcomer, this episode is your go-to summary for actionable steps on your path to a healthier relationship with alcohol. The link to the free resources is below.
Here are the highlights:
00:00 Introduction
03:55 Identify motivations, understand alcohol use, and track consumption.
09:46 Minimise self-created stress for a more balanced life.
14:10 Journaling improves well-being, breaks evening drinking habits.
19:02 Visualising future choices transformed my life's direction.
23:08 Evaluate life using a tool scoring 10 emotions to measure happiness, and assess if alcohol affects this score.
24:44 Moderation tips for a healthier alcohol balance are available.
30:43 Journaling helps process emotions, and beliefs.
31:38 I’ve added a visualisation tool to help control alcohol intake.
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About the host Anna:
Anna is a certified Alcohol Mindset Coach, trained by Annie Grace of This Naked Mind. Drawing on her own journey out of alcohol addiction, she now helps others explore and control their drinking. With a career spanning 25 years as a Strategist in the Advertising industry, she combines her own lived experiences, with great insight into what makes us tick and what influences us to behave the way we do.
Connect with Anna:
Website: thebeliefscoach.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annadonaghey
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