
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.
Latest episodes

Jun 9, 2020 • 27min
177: How My Approach Is Different
Join me today as I show you how the work I teach is dramatically different from common approaches out there, such as AA, and why, as a society, we’ve bought into the idea that we need to shame and guilt ourselves into being "better." Learning the skills I teach here not only help you change your relationship with desire, but they transcend the habit for you to use in every area of your life for the rest of your life. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/177

Jun 2, 2020 • 32min
176: Will This Work for Me?
Listen in this week as I share some of the most common excuses and reasons people give me for why their situation is different or unique, and why your brain will always try to prove that to you. I’m highlighting some of the lessons I teach here that are key to changing your relationship with alcohol, and from there, you’ll be able to see for yourself if this approach will work for you or not. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/176

May 26, 2020 • 25min
175: Why Not Drinking Is Easy
Join me on the podcast this week as I highlight why believing that changing habits is hard stands in your way and slows down your progress, and how you’re being fed messages about alcohol that make it seem like you don’t have the power to stop, even if you want to. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/175

May 19, 2020 • 28min
174: Urge Work
Join me on the podcast this week as I show you what the real urge work entails, and why the ability to feel restless when you have the desire to drink is key in extinguishing the mental drama that comes up in those moments. You have the power to take charge of your brain and change the habit, and this simple three-step process I’m sharing today is going to get you on your way. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/174

May 12, 2020 • 33min
173: Thought Curiosity
Join me on the podcast this week as I show you what getting curious about your thoughts means and why most people aren’t in the habit of doing this. This topic is a big one to start unraveling, but one that is so crucial to changing any area of your life. And when you start seeing how wrong your brain can be, there is no limit to your transformation. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/173

May 5, 2020 • 31min
172: The Reason You Drink Too Much
Join me on the podcast this week as I outline the four most common reasons you think you drink too much and the real reasons why. Choosing to believe these thoughts that simply aren’t true is keeping you stuck in a cycle of creating results you don’t want in your life. The true reason you drink is simple, and I’m showing you how understanding this will help you build the necessary skills to change the habit and any other area of your life. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/172

Apr 28, 2020 • 24min
171: Why Alcohol Is an Acquired Taste
As humans, we haven’t evolved to innately enjoy the taste of alcohol. If you were honest with yourself, you might remember your first experience of it as a teenager or young adult causing a burning sensation or even gagging. Today, I’m showing you what it means to acquire a taste for alcohol, how it works, and why, if you want to change your relationship with drinking, it’s necessary to see how you’ve learned to like it. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/171

Apr 21, 2020 • 31min
170: Are You Drinking to Cope?
Join me this week as I outline what coping really means and why I chose to come up with a definition for it myself. I’m offering a couple of key questions you can ask yourself to see if your coping mechanisms are producing results you like, so you can choose different thoughts that may serve you better if they aren’t. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/170

Apr 14, 2020 • 33min
169: Why Positive Thinking Backfires
Join me this week as I show you why positive thinking backfires, how to redirect your brain in a way that will help you move forward, and the true power of learning to manage your mind. Letting go of positive thinking will allow you to make space for all of your experiences and give you deeper insights into how to move through your negative emotions in a cleaner way. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/169

Apr 7, 2020 • 24min
168: When Will This Be Over?
Join me this week as I show you how to come out stronger on the other side of this pandemic, and how you can find moments of peace and joy once you let go of willpower. Telling yourself that you need to know an end date isn’t going to make the process any easier, and the same is true when you’re trying to change the habit of drinking. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/168