You were listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart episode 11.

Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out.

We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can be hard to resist temptation.

No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire and stop worrying about your drinking.

Now here's your host, Rachel Hart.

Hey everybody, welcome back.

I wanted to start off this episode by asking you a question.

When was the last time that you felt deprived?

When was that last time that you had the feeling of deprivation in your body because you had the sense of really wanting something and telling yourself that you couldn't have it?

This is such an important question because for most people when they try to change something in their life, deprivation seems to go hand in hand with getting results.

So if I want to lose weight, I'm going to feel deprived when it comes to food.

If I want to save money, I'm going to feel deprived when it comes to spending.

If I want to take a break from drinking, guess what? I'm going to feel deprived when it comes to alcohol.

Now here is the thing. You can actually change and even get rid of this feeling of deprivation.

For most people, don't believe that it's possible, but today's episode is all about deprivation, what it is, what creates it, and why it doesn't have to be something that you tell yourself you're just going to have to live with for the rest of your life.

This is so incredibly important because feeling deprived, especially when it comes to cutting back or taking a break from drinking, is why most people throw in the towel.

It is why most people give up after trying because they just don't want to deal with the feeling of deprivation anymore. It doesn't feel bearable.

The people that I work with when they decide that they want to take a break, they'll tell me that often things are going really well at first.

They're feeling emotionally better and physically better. They're enjoying not waking up with hangovers or enjoying having better sleep and waking up with more energy in the morning.

Lots of time just not having to worry about what happened the night before.

They'll come to me and they'll say, I just feel so deprived. I really want that glass of wine. I really want to be drinking. I feel like I'm missing out.

I have all these great physical benefits and emotional benefits, but what do I do about this deprivation?

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