You are listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart episode 188.

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 milestones today. And by the way, for those of you

who were listening last week, I'm sitting here in my brand new office. We packed, we moved, we unpacked,

we baby-proofed, we got everything set up and it has been so easy. It's been the easiest move I've

ever done. Now, everything did not go as planned. People were late, things were broken, a lot of

stuff took longer, a lot of plans that we had had to get shifted around, but we're here. I have my

own office again, which after two years, if not having my own office is amazing. And right behind

me, where I'm sitting, right behind my office, there's a little area that I'm going to turn into an

art studio, which I'm so excited to do. And I'll tell you this, before we get into milestones, I woke

up pretty early the first night that we were here, and I heard owls. And it was amazing. It was

totally magical. This house actually, it's funny. This house kind of feels like a milestone for my

family. It really is a new chapter for us in new beginning. And milestones are a big part of

changing your relationship with alcohol and changing the habit of drinking, but not the milestones

that you might be thinking of. Because when we think about drinking and the habit of over drinking,

what has been ingrained in our culture is the idea of sobriety milestones. And what I mean by that

is the idea that you need to hit a certain number of days. And that's what matters. How many days have

you crossed off the calendar? Now, if you listen to this podcast, you know that is not what I want you

to focus on. In fact, I think that a focus on the calendars actually very problematic, but it's

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