375: The Problem with Willpower

Take a Break from Drinking

Rachel Hart

Alcohol, Lifecoach, Alcoholicsanonymous, Self-improvement, Hungover, Society & Culture, Smartrecovery, Drinking, Cognitivebehavioraltherapy, Education, Cbt, 12steps, Sobriety, Drunk, Recovery, Personal Journals

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

If you’re like most people, you’ve probably told yourself if you had more willpower, it would be easier to drink less.

This episode delves into the limitations of willpower and why it often falls short. Discover the skill set most people overlook when trying to drink less.

You’ll also learn about the eight Drink Archetypes, and how they fit into your struggle with self-discipline. Walk away with tools that make it easier to keep your commitments.

Join the challenge, Drink Less in 5 Days starting April 8th, for tools and coaching on drinking less without relying on willpower: https://rachelhart.com/drinkless/

Take the free Drink Archetype quiz to understand your drinking patterns and how to address them effectively: http://drinktype.com

Discover alternative approaches to drinking less inside our membership program, Take a Break: https://rachelhart.com/tab/

Get the full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/375

Transcript

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break Podcast with Rachel Hart, episode 375.
0:05.2	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit
0:11.9	from the inside out. We're challenging
0:14.4	conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can be hard to resist
0:18.8	temptation. No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire and stop worrying about
0:26.8	your drinking.
0:27.8	Now here's your host Rachel Hart.
0:31.3	All right everybody welcome, welcome back.
0:33.1	Today we are going to talk about the problem with willpower,
0:37.7	and why you need to stop treating willpower
0:40.8	like the holy grail when it comes to drinking less or not drinking. I will tell you, that is what I did for the longest time. I really wish that someone had told me years into my journey.
0:53.8	Rachel, willpower is not the Holy Grail.
0:56.8	You need some other tools.
0:59.2	Because I spent so long just wishing like,
1:02.3	oh God, what's wrong with me why don't I just have
1:05.8	more self-discipline why can I keep my commitments I truly thought this was solely
1:11.4	a problem of not having enough willpower. I focus on that for
1:17.1	years and years at the expense of understanding the inner workings of the habit,
1:23.0	just believing that more discipline,
1:25.7	more willpower was going to be the solution
1:27.5	to all my problems.
1:29.1	When I was preparing for this episode,
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