Take a Break from Drinking
Rachel Hart
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.
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.
Episodes
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Feb 5, 2019 • 25min
107: Loving Your Lower Brain to Change Your Drinking
Listen in as I talk about how you can shift your perspective on the lower brain and interact with your inner toddler in a new way. I talk about how the lower brain evolved to maximize our chances of survival, but can't really differentiate between good and bad habits. I'll also share how you can start to talk to your inner toddler in a calm and constructive voice that will help you move past all the negative emotions that can come up when you have to resist an urge. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/107
Jan 29, 2019 • 26min
106: What if Alcohol Wasn't Always a Problem for You?
Join me today to discover how understanding the facts around the shift in your drinking habit can help you understand how the think-feel-act cycle fits in your brain's search for an outlet for the negative emotions you were invariably feeling at the time. You can learn new ways to cope with negative emotions that do not create negative consequences and taking a break is a powerful tool to start with. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/106
Jan 22, 2019 • 29min
105: Mastering the Urge to Drink
I teach clients a four-step response to desire that creates space between feeling the urge and acting upon it. These steps are: pause, listen & watch, neutralize, and travel into the future. Listen in as I walk through these steps, and share how to implement them and how they work with the think-feel-act cycle to help you move past your urge to drink. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/105
Jan 15, 2019 • 24min
104: Authenticity
Join me today as I talk about authenticity and drinking. Learn why so many of us are so afraid to be who we really are and the rewards you will reap by being your authentic self - doing this work, wrestling with this part of your brain - if you are brave enough and courageous enough to do it. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/104
Jan 8, 2019 • 30min
103: Drinking and Emotional Tunnel Vision
In reality, emotions only last in the body for about 90 seconds. You can do anything for 90 seconds, right? But each time we cut off the experience of our emotions, we teach ourselves we're not capable of handling them. Listen today as I share my experiences with emotional tunnel vision and how you can escape the tunnel and take a wider perspective. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/103
Jan 1, 2019 • 24min
102: How Drinking Prevents You from Creating a Future
Today, I want to talk to you about why it's so hard to dream, why it can be so difficult to create a vision, and why the habit of drinking will make it even harder. Listen in to hear how you can choose a different course for the new year to help you stop playing small! Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/102
Dec 25, 2018 • 28min
101: Why Fixing Your Drinking Won't Make You Happy
You have to know how to manage your brain if you want to get off the treadmill of chasing happiness and never reaching full satisfaction. Drinking is one way we keep ourselves in this cycle; we turn to drinks to feel better in the moment, but become more dependent on drinking as a consequence. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/101
Dec 18, 2018 • 38min
100: Lessons from the Take a Break Podcast
This special milestone explores transformative lessons learned from previous discussions. The host reflects on evolving drinking habits and the journey with listeners. Insights focus on taking action and embracing discomfort for personal growth. It's a perfect recap for both new and long-time listeners to identify key themes and future topics to explore.
Dec 11, 2018 • 31min
99: You Are Not Powerless
Struggling with something like overdrinking - or overeating, excessive spending, any other habit that's out of control - often goes hand-in-hand with feeling powerless. The fact is, you are anything but powerless in this process. That's the beauty of the think-feel-act cycle: it allows you to identify the thoughts and feelings that are creating undesirable actions, and you can then choose to start changing these thoughts and feelings. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/99
Dec 4, 2018 • 32min
98: Wanting vs. Committing
Listen in as I describe the crucial differences between wanting something to change and committing to making it change. Tons of my clients have been able to change not only their relationship with alcohol, but how they approach all of their goals and dreams. Committing to change may not feel easy in the short run, but it's much easier (and rewarding) in the long run than it is to be trapped in the passive limbo of wanting change. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.rachelhart.com/98
