You are listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart episode 218.

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, hello everyone.

We are talking about your family tree today.

Specifically, the problem of over-identifying with a relative

or multiple relatives who have struggled with drinking.

I see this happen all the time in the 30-day challenge.

Someone sets out to take a break from drinking and then they get to day 11

and they stumble and they come to me and they say,

listen, I don't think I'm ever going to be able to figure this out

because of my family tree.

People will tell me I have lots of people in my family who drink too much

or lots of addiction or lots of compulsive behaviors.

So how on earth am I ever going to change my relationship with alcohol?

And I will tell you, I watched this happen on my own journey.

I was struggling with my drinking and I decided at some point,

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