Change Your Relationship With Alcohol How to Control Your Urge to Drink
b'Today on the podcast, you and I are having a deeply personal and eye-opening conversation about alcohol and your relationship to it.\\n \\nRachel Hart is a best-selling author and master coach who has helped thousands of people re-examine their relationship with alcohol, and that\\u2019s exactly what she is going to help you do today.\\n \\nRachel knows the surprising reason you (and I) crave a drink (or have the urge to shop, vape, play video games, scroll on social media, or want something sweet).\\n \\nShe\\u2019ll also explain that weird cycle of emotions you experience after drinking.\\n \\nDid I drink too much last night? Did I do anything I regret? Should I stop drinking altogether? Should I detox this week before the wedding next weekend? How do I drink less? Maybe it\\u2019s time I stopped altogether.\\n \\nYou\\u2019ll learn that this agitation and conflict about alcohol are normal. The question is, how do you change it?\\n \\nRachel says it\\u2019s by examining the desires underneath the urge.\\n \\nToday, Rachel will help you unpack urges and desires and teach you why boundaries go right out the window when you feel an urge.\\n \\nToday you\\u2019ll learn:\\nWhat your drinking might really be all about. (it\\u2019s not what you think)\\nWhy feeling conflicted about drinking is normal.\\nWhere do urges really come from, and how do you ignore them?\\nHow your first experience with alcohol impacts your relationship with it.\\nWhat your desires are trying to tell you.\\nHow to ditch the shame once and for all.\\nThe complicated messaging around alcohol.\\nThe 30-day plan Rachel uses with all her clients.\\n \\nNot sure if you have a problem with alcohol? Worried about someone else who does? You\'re not ready to quit alcohol all together, but you wish you\\u2019d not reach for the glass of wine most nights. Wonder if maybe you should stop?\\n \\nPerfect. Listen in. \\n \\nYou can change your relationship with alcohol.\\n \\nAfter this episode, you\\u2019ll know how.\\n \\nXo, Mel\\n \\nIn this episode, you\\u2019ll learn:\\n\\n\\n02:12: Why is my relationship with alcohol so confusing?\\n05:43: The shame cycle I go through every time I drink.\\n12:08: What does your urge actually symbolize? For me, I had to go back to when I was 14 to figure it out. \\n15:07: You are creating boundaries that justify your cravings and urges.\\n20:06: What your urges and cravings are trying to communicate to you.\\n23:07: The difference between your upper and lower brain and what you need to know.\\n26:10: How to stop drinking without stopping drinking.\\n28:09: Learning how to change means having a different relationship with commitment.\\n36:18: Tool #1: Name the urge when it\\u2019s happening.\\n40:06: Why "just say no" doesn\\u2019t work.\\n48:03: Stop looking for answers from others. You have an inner knowing of what\\u2019s best for you.\\n54:47: Tool #2: Ask yourself, If you couldn\\u2019t drink for the rest of your life, what would it feel like?\\n58:30: Disappointment when you give up your urges is normal.\\n \\n\\nDisclaimer'