You are listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart, episode 209.

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. You know, I want to tell you something funny, because I always record that little opening

telling you that you're listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart and what episode number it is.

And I have to tell you the strangest thing is happening with my son.

He started referring to himself as Rachel Hart. He just started doing it out of the blue.

It's so weird. And my husband and I cannot figure it out.

We can't even figure out how he knows my name is Rachel Hart.

Hart is not his last name. And I think that he must hear me sometimes recording the podcast and recording that opening

because you know, I do it every week. But it really is a mystery in my family because suddenly there are two Rachel Hart's anyway.

I just had to share that with all of you. But we are talking today about why you struggle to moderate your drinking.

Now, I have a unique perspective on moderation. If you listen to the podcast, you know this.

You've heard me talk about it. If you are brand new, I encourage you.

If you want to go back to episode 182 where I talk about abstinence versus moderation and my perspective.

Now, the long and short of it is really simple. Moderation focuses on a number.

One glass, two glasses, three glasses. It focuses on how much.

And the problem with that is that a number always disconnects you from how you actually feel and how alcohol feels in your body.

And you know what? The same amount of alcohol does not always feel the same.

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