You are listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart episode 282.

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 is your host, Rachel Hart.

All right, everyone.

What I want to talk to you about today is how to know if taking a break from drinking

will actually work for you.

Because a lot of people have questions about this and I understand why so many people

have questions because when they hear me talk about the idea of taking a break, what they

hear me talk about is just say no.

They hear me say, okay, so then I don't get to drink for 30 days.

Like I just have to like say no for 30 days.

Taking a break is the foundational skill that I teach.

It is the foundational skill, no matter what goal you have when it comes to changing your

relationship with alcohol, but not because it's about just say no, but because the break,

I think of it like a window, this like short window of time that just like opens up so

much access, so much clarity, so much insight into how the habit works, if you do it the

right way.

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