You are listening to the Take a Break Podcast with Rachel Hart episode 256.

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.

All right, well welcome back everyone. So last week on that episode, I did a deep dive about

why humans avoid emotions, which let me tell you is that the heart of habit change,

which is why talking about emotions is at the heart of my work and the heart of this podcast.

Now I talk about the Think Feel Act cycle a lot and I think so often when people are drawn to my work,

they're drawn kind of to the logic of the Think Feel Act cycle and the idea that they can start to

really understand why did I reach for that drink. But sometimes it's almost like people kind of

want to skip over understanding the emotional piece. It's like, oh, fascinating. I can watch my

brain and I can observe my thoughts and I can start to learn how to shift them and change them.

And I understand this because hell, I want to spend a lot of time there too. That was where I

preferred hanging out, but it is Think Feel Act. You need to understand every piece. And if you're

going to change a habit, you're going to meet discomfort. I don't care whether it's saying no to a

drink or ending over eating or not spending every moment stuck on your phone or looking at a screen.

If you're going to change a habit, you're going to meet discomfort, which means you better really

understand that feeling piece because that's where the discomfort is. Now habits of over consumption,

and I'm talking about all types of over consumption here. They are ultimately about seeking a reward.

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