You are listening to the Take a Break Podcast with Rachel Hart, episode 233.

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 talking about unexpected news today.

And you know what I'm talking about.

Life is going along.

Everything's good.

And then, wham.

News that you are not expecting just comes out of the blue.

And it can feel like you were blindsided.

And what I have found in my own experience and my experience of working with thousands of people

is that the moment of unexpected news is when the urge to drink can come on so strong.

And so it's so important that you understand why this happens and how to handle it.

Now I will tell you, in my case, I in these moments often have both the urge to drink

and the urge to smoke because I smoked for many, many years.

And they both kind of tap me on the shoulder at the same time.

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