You are listening to the Take a Break Podcast with Rachel Hart episode 130.

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.

Hello my friends, we are doing another listener Q&A. I love it.

When you guys send me your questions, if you have any questions that you would like me to answer on the podcast,

just send them in to podcast at Rachel Hart dot com. That's H-A-R-T.

All right, let's dive into this week's question.

Can you do an episode about what it is really like on the other side of not drinking,

so that we can be really motivated to want that for ourselves too?

I know in my head that I want it, but I need something more to really motivate me.

I think of it like a trip one might take to an exotic island. You come back and you tell your friends

what a wonderful time you had. You tell them all about how it's nothing like you've ever experienced

or could have imagined. This is what I am looking for.

I know that you experienced something in your life that I don't.

For me, I simply drink because I like it. I already like myself where financially in a good place,

I have a great family, but I need something to motivate me to quit drinking out of boredom

or just because I like the way it feels. I know it's bad for me. I've gotten embarrassed by over drinking

in front of others, but I don't get hangover, so I don't have negative feedback telling me

that I would be better off if I quit. I pretty much already feel good and I just like to drink.

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