Have you ever felt stuck between a rock and a hard place with your drinking? So your intuition is telling

you that something needs to change. Maybe you want to drink less or you just know that some time

away from booze would do you good. But when you're not drinking, you're not having as much fun.

Maybe you're not enjoying the people around you and maybe you're just bored. This is really common.

And in episode

404, I'm explaining why it happens and why there's a third option staring you in the face

when you feel stuck between a rock and a hard place with your drinking. 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.

So it's that time of year when people start taking a hard look at their life and what they

don't like about it and what needs to change. And if drinking less is one of your resolutions,

for the new year, I really want you to listen

to this episode that I recorded many years ago called the veneer of alcohol.

It's one of my favorite episodes.

There is a super simple exercise in it that is a great jumping off point for when you feel

stuck because you don't like how much you're drinking, but you also don't enjoy when you're not. Have a listen and make sure you do the exercise that I mentioned at the end.

I will tell you, I have done that exercise so many times in the year since I've recorded this.

I was thinking about my neighborhood the other day because a couple blocks from my apartment, there is a small parking lot behind

this fast food place. And I'll tell you, the parking lot, it's nothing special. It's maybe

1,500 square feet. It's covered in asphalt as parking lots are. There's no trees.

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