403: Drinking and Feeling Like an Adult

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

🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

If you’re taking a break from drinking this holiday season, you might feel like you’re stuck at the kids’ table at every gathering.

The reality is, we have been socialized to view alcohol as a sophisticated, adult activity. Those thoughts—implanted by TV, movies, and marketing—create desire and fuel a vicious habit cycle.

Tune in to explore how your brain learned to outsource certain beliefs about adulthood to the contents of your glass. You’ll also discover how to retrain your brain, because it’s easier to say no when what you’re drinking doesn’t make you feel like a kid.

Find a personalized approach that helps you change your habit in my new book, The Ultimate Guide to Drinking Less, here: https://rachelhart.com/guide/

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0:00.0	When you're not drinking, does it sometimes feel like you're sitting at the kids table?
0:04.4	Everybody else has wine and you're stuck with sparkling water.
0:07.6	Maybe you're trying to convince yourself how healthy you're being, but deep down you can't
0:11.4	shake the sensation that the meal, the experience is setting no longer feels as special
0:17.4	or fancy or sophisticated without alcohol. This can be a real stumbling block when it comes to drinking less.
0:23.8	So in episode 403, I'm helping you understand how the messages we get from TV, movies,
0:29.7	and marketers not only influence your relationship with alcohol, but can make it hard to
0:34.6	change the habit unless you make one important mindset shift.
0:40.1	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit
0:45.5	from the inside out. We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can
0:51.6	be hard to resist temptation. No labels, no judgment, just practical
0:57.0	tools to take control of your desire and stop worrying about your drinking. Now here's your
1:02.7	host, Rachel Hart. Because this is a high season for parties, fancy meals and get-togethers, I decided to revisit
1:14.1	an episode from 2018, all about why drinking feels special and how this can get in the way
1:19.8	of your goal to drink less or not drink at all. I want you to listen to this episode so that
1:24.6	you can understand how your brain learn to outsource certain beliefs
1:28.2	about adultness to the contents of your glass. It's a lot easier to say no to a drink when what
1:34.2	you're drinking doesn't make you feel like a kid. And knowing how to do this without demonizing
1:38.8	alcohol makes it so much easier to enjoy social situations when you're not drinking.
1:45.2	My husband loves Top Chef, if you've ever watched that show before.
1:50.4	And we were watching it the other weekend.
1:53.3	And this ad came on for San Pellegrino, sparkling water.
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