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
Sep 5, 2023 • 17min
346: Drinking When You're Meeting New People
It can feel impossible to be in social situations without a drink, but spending years, if not decades, relying on a drink to get you through these situations could be making it harder for you to stop. This week, learn why we have this ingrained pattern with drinking when meeting new people, and why continuing to drink in these situations is not the solution to alleviating your anxiety around them. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/346
Aug 29, 2023 • 14min
345: When You’re Not Sure You Can Change
Do you worry that you will never be able to change your relationship with alcohol? Do you question how you’re going to drink less and figure it all out? If so, you are not alone. This week, discover a simple tactic to help you explore your feelings of fear and shame, create awareness around your habits, and transform your doubt into something more useful. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/345
Aug 22, 2023 • 13min
344: The Problem With Focusing on the Health Risks of Drinking
If you find yourself continuing to give in to the urge to drink, even though you know it’s not great for you, you’re not alone. Focusing solely on the impact of drinking when it comes to your health only tells one piece of the story. This week, learn the problem with focusing only on the health risks of drinking and discover another way to change your relationship with alcohol. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/344
Aug 15, 2023 • 17min
343: When It's Easier To Drink
For many of us, pouring a glass of wine or opening a beer at the end of a long or stressful day is the easiest way to unwind. This week, learn why the thought that it is easier to drink is keeping you stuck in the cycle of overdrinking, and use this knowledge to create long-lasting change in your drinking habit. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/343
Aug 8, 2023 • 22min
342: Subtle Comments
When trying to change your relationship with alcohol, subtle comments like “Oh, you’re having another?” or “You sure like your wine!” can feel embarrassing and painful. But you can leverage these moments and use them to your advantage. This week, learn how to deal with other people’s subtle comments about your drinking and use them to create real change in your habit. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/342
Aug 1, 2023 • 21min
341: Excuse Categories
Making excuses doesn’t mean it’s impossible for you to change. When you learn how to leverage these excuses, you are able to discover what is happening beneath the surface and start acting differently. This week, learn how to identify the desires beneath your habits and leverage your excuses to discover a path toward drinking differently. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/341
Jul 25, 2023 • 27min
340: Thought Sabotage
When an event in your external environment doesn't make sense, the brain invents a reason to explain it. It leads you to place yourself into a binary label of good, or bad; able or unable. It prevents you from connecting with your truth. This week, learn what is actually holding you back from making a change and the key to transforming your relationship with alcohol. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/340
Jul 18, 2023 • 17min
339: How to Hack Your Brain With Your Glass
A champagne flute on a special occasion, a delicate martini with friends, or a classic wine glass that you enjoy, the shapes of glassware can be fun and exciting. But it can feel a lot less exciting to drink a mocktail from a soda glass. This week, learn how to leverage the think, feel, act cycle when it comes to glassware, and understand the connection between the glass you drink from and your drinking habit. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/339
Jul 11, 2023 • 22min
338: Are You Sure You Don’t Just Want One Drink?
Saying no to drinking can seem impossible when your friends gather at the winery, and your family events involve beer in the backyard. But creating a list of why you can’t succeed isn’t helping. This week, learn why desire, justifying, judgment and social norms are tangled in your ability to say no peacefully. Discover methods to understand your negative emotions and how they can help you shift your habits. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/338
Jul 4, 2023 • 25min
337: Unfulfilled Desire
Desire cannot be tamed by shame or logical reasoning. No matter how much you shame yourself into change, it will only work temporarily. This week, learn why managing your desire is so difficult and emotional and discover methods for understanding the process of desire within your body. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/337
