385: The Upgrade: What the Brain Learns

If you're someone who often reaches for a drink because "it would make things more special," then you may recognize The Upgrade drink archetype—one of eight unconscious patterns that influence why you drink.

Identifying this pattern is the first step in changing your relationship with alcohol. The next is understanding how The Upgrade impacts what your brain is learning.

For instance, the desire to use alcohol to elevate an experience teaches your brain to associate drinking with a reward and, as a result, you'll see any situation without a drink as lacking. But, by using the think-feel-act cycle, you can teach your brain something new.

Tune in this week to explore The Upgrade, how it is negatively training your brain, and the ways you can use the think-feel-act cycle to begin to change these unconscious habits.

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