So often, people find that the habit of pouring a drink at the end of the day is less about alcohol, and more about establishing that they’re off the clock. Learning why and how you do this is essential to changing your relationship with alcohol. In this episode, I share why it’s so common for people to pour a drink as a proxy for saying no to work, family, and their to-do list, and how to break this habit. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/222...
Apr 20, 2021•25 min•Ep. 222
You might wish that you could go back in time and stop yourself from taking that first sip, but you can’t. And the truth is, you don’t need to. Tune in today to learn why no matter how early you started drinking, it is still possible for you to change your habit. I’m sharing why you aren’t a lost cause and how to make saying no to alcohol a lot easier. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/221
Apr 13, 2021•22 min•Ep. 221
Find out why the days, weeks, and months leading up to your decision to drink are critical to changing your relationship with alcohol. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/220
Apr 06, 2021•16 min•Ep. 220
Listening to others getting coached can benefit your progress. Tune in today to hear part of a live coaching call with three of the participants in the 30-Day Challenge. You will gain valuable insights into why shaking your desire to drink is so hard, how to spend your time not drinking, and how to rebuild trust in yourself. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/219
Mar 30, 2021•45 min•Ep. 219
When you over-identify with family members who also have the habit of drinking, you lose sight of your ability to change your habit. Listen in today to find out what plays an even bigger role in your drinking habit than your family tree, and how to harness it so you can change your relationship with alcohol for good. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/218
Mar 23, 2021•24 min•Ep. 218
Tune in today to find out why your brain is so committed to regretting past drinking behaviors and how this pattern of thinking is preventing you from moving forward with your break. You will learn how to stop beating yourself, and instead, how to make decisions around alcohol you will be proud of. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/217
Mar 16, 2021•20 min•Ep. 217
Listen in today to learn how to identify what kind of relationship you have with your brain and how that affects your relationship with alcohol. Find out what to do if you’ve been blaming your brain for your habit, and how to change it. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/216
Mar 09, 2021•20 min•Ep. 216
Tune in today to find out why your urges are absent, how to learn about your habit without the desire to drink, and how to use absent urges to your advantage in changing your relationship with alcohol. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/215
Mar 02, 2021•30 min•Ep. 215
While it might seem like using alcohol to escape is serving you, drowning your sorrows won’t make the pain go away. Listen in today to understand how grieving can affect your habit, where to find the agency to say no, and an exercise you can use to work through your emotions drink-free. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/214
Feb 23, 2021•25 min•Ep. 214
In this episode, Molly shares her journey of changing her relationship with alcohol and learning to have fun drink-free. You’ll learn why changing the habit is possible for anyone- even you. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/213
Feb 16, 2021•51 min•Ep. 213
In this episode, you’ll discover the real effects alcohol has on your sex life, and learn how to question your reasons for drinking before getting intimate. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/212
Feb 09, 2021•24 min•Ep. 212
Beating yourself up over having a drink won’t help you say no next time. Learn why you need both knowledge and know-how to change your relationship with alcohol, and how to get it. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/211
Feb 02, 2021•29 min•Ep. 211
What experiencing unsettling dreams about drinking alcohol means and how they can actually help you change your habit. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/210
Jan 26, 2021•21 min•Ep. 210
Tune in to learn the real reason you’re drinking more than you might be comfortable with and why taking a break from drinking in the right way will help you to create more pleasure, wonder, and magic in your life. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/209
Jan 19, 2021•26 min•Ep. 209
Tune in to learn why we tend to care about what other people think and what you can do to change this. Discover how the brain works so that you can change longstanding habits and show up differently in your life. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/208
Jan 12, 2021•30 min•Ep. 208
Why not sticking to your resolutions doesn’t make you a bad person, it simply means that your attention is in the wrong place. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/207
Jan 05, 2021•18 min•Ep. 207
This New Year, I’m inviting you to gift yourself the skill of learning to love your company. Your companionship with yourself is the most important relationship you’ll ever have, and I guarantee you’ll start seeing powerful shifts when you start committing to becoming your own best friend. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/206
Dec 29, 2020•13 min•Ep. 206
Join me on the podcast this week to discover how to really analyze how the habit of drinking is playing out in your brain, and what you can do about it. All you need is a piece of paper, something to write with, and a willingness to give it a try. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/205
Dec 22, 2020•34 min•Ep. 205
If you believe right now that alcohol is fueling your habit and that getting rid of it is the solution to your desire, I urge you to listen closely this week. You can’t say no to a drink if you don’t first understand why you’re saying yes, and I’m showing you how so many people have a false story that keeps them stuck in the habit. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/204
Dec 15, 2020•26 min•Ep. 204
Listen in this week as I show you the wealth of information that urges can provide when you’re willing to examine them, and how doing this work will help you manage urges in every single area of your life. You’ll find that doing this work saves you time and energy in the long run, and it will reveal patterns of the habit that you may not yet be conscious of. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/203
Dec 08, 2020•27 min•Ep. 203
Tune in this week as I show you what commitment truly means, and how so many of you are inadvertently teaching your brains the wrong solution to the habit. This was my own experience for so many years, and I know that having the realization of what commitment really entails will finally get you on the right track. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/202
Dec 01, 2020•31 min•Ep. 202
Join me on the podcast this week as I show you the role that rituals play in our lives, and why our brains don’t like changes to our norm. I believe that there is an unforeseen opportunity available to us all this year in creating rituals that matter, and I’m challenging you to try it out. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/201
Nov 24, 2020•23 min•Ep. 201
How often do you speak to yourself with language that celebrates you? Does saying you’re amazing, talented, beautiful, or successful out loud make you want to crawl under a rock? I know it does for me. But staying in a lukewarm place about yourself is leading to consequences you likely don’t want in your life, and so I’m showing you just how powerful learning to celebrate yourself can be. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/200...
Nov 17, 2020•20 min•Ep. 200
Tune in this week as I show you where people get tripped up when it comes to changing their relationship with alcohol. If things feel fine or flat to you right now, know that nothing has gone wrong, and I’m inviting you to get curious about how to start creating a life that feels more vibrant, connected, and pleasurable without alcohol. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/199
Nov 10, 2020•19 min•Ep. 199
2020 has been a year of people wanting to hit fast-forward on life, to the end of the pandemic, or to the end of this election season. You might be reaching for a drink - or eating or overworking - to handle how you’re feeling but no matter the activity, they are all fueled by the same belief that you can’t handle what’s going on, and I’m showing you why this is a lie. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/198
Nov 03, 2020•20 min•Ep. 198
We tell ourselves that we want a drink to feel normal, or that we deserve it after the day we’ve had, but all of these thoughts that might be coming up for you are just desire confusion. And today, I’m showing you why it gets in the way of changing the habit, and what you can do when it arises. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/197
Oct 27, 2020•23 min•Ep. 197
Listen in this week to discover how the advent of happy hour or cocktail hour came about, and why humans came to need this as a relief from their toils. It’s really no wonder so many people are in need of a cocktail hour, and I hope this episode helps you examine your desire for a drink at the end of the day in a different light. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/196
Oct 20, 2020•25 min•Ep. 196
Listen in today as I show you why the question of trust comes up so often when it comes to drinking, and how your thoughts about why you can’t trust yourself are self-fulfilling prophecies. I’m outlining the misguided ways in which people try to prove that they can trust themselves, and what you really need to create a firm faith and reliability in yourself. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/195
Oct 13, 2020•29 min•Ep. 195
Why the belief that you shouldn’t feel the way you do is so problematic. The tendency to spiral into judgment over how you feel is never useful, and the truth is that it could be stopping you from discovering so much more about the habit. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/194
Oct 06, 2020•23 min•Ep. 194
Listen in this week as I outline 3 reasons why you have developed a habit around drinking, while someone else who drinks might not. This question of why me? can be so frustrating to live with, and I’m showing you how to use the tools I teach to start bringing awareness to your unconscious decisions and habits. Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/193
Sep 29, 2020•27 min•Ep. 193
