You are listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart episode 184.

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.

Well, hello, everyone.

We are going to talk about suffering today.

We're going to talk about why it is your suffering and how to have less of it

in your life because there really is one thing that you can do

that will mean that you suffer less.

And the reason why it's so important for you to understand this

and why I wanted to talk to you about this topic today,

because if you are stuck in the habit of drinking,

I guarantee that at some level, you're also experiencing suffering about the habit.

So maybe you're beating yourself up.

You might be telling yourself, I really should be smarter than this.

I should be more responsible.

I should have learned my lesson by now.

You might look at your friends and family and think,

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