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Take a Break from Drinking

413: Breakthrough Thoughts

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

4.82.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Do you ever feel like you're stuck in a cycle of cravings and excuses when it comes to drinking? It's easy to believe that the only way out is through sheer willpower and discipline, but sometimes, all you need is a new thought to prevent yourself from pouring a drink.

 

In this episode, you’ll learn four powerful "breakthrough thoughts" that can help you quickly change your perspective on drinking. These thoughts are designed to interrupt your usual patterns of thinking and give you a new way to approach your cravings.

 

By the end of this episode, you'll have a toolkit of breakthrough thoughts that you can use anytime you find yourself wanting to reach for a drink. These thoughts will help you reframe your desire for alcohol, question your subconscious beliefs, and ultimately make the choice that aligns with your goals.

 

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/

 

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

 

Get the full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/413

Transcript

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0:00.0

How do you figure out how to manage all of your excuses to have a drink or have another round

0:08.0

without relying on impeccable discipline or having an iron will? Sometimes it's just about

0:16.0

finding a believable thought that can immediately switch your mindset about what's really at stake.

0:23.8

This is episode 413, and I'm sharing some breakthrough thoughts that can help you shift

0:30.3

your mindset quickly and say no to your cravings.

0:34.8

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

0:42.1

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

0:48.6

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

0:55.4

drinking. Now, here's your host, Rachel Hart.

1:03.5

One of my New Year's resolutions this year is to spend less money on takeout.

1:10.3

This is very important to me. I looked at my end of year

1:13.3

spending in 2024 and said, this is really not how I want to be using my money. So I want to save

1:19.3

money, but I also, I always feel better when I cook at home. So since the new year, I have

1:26.1

been really diligent about meal planning and batch cooking

1:29.1

and making sure that we always have food on hand. But of course, like it goes with resolutions,

1:35.4

you're going to hit a moment where you're not perfect. And the other day, I went to my kitchen.

1:40.6

I needed to start making dinner. And I realized that we had nothing to eat.

1:45.2

And in 30 minutes, I was going to have two hungry boys bursting through the front door,

1:50.3

looking for food.

1:51.1

And not only that, but I was tired, I was hungry myself, and now I was really cranky.

1:59.0

And I will tell you that tired, hungry, and cranky is not a good

2:02.8

combo for sticking with a resolution. And I did this thing, you've probably done it yourself,

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