301: Is Moderation Possible?

Take a Break from Drinking

Rachel Hart

Alcohol, Lifecoach, Alcoholicsanonymous, Self-improvement, Hungover, Society & Culture, Smartrecovery, Drinking, Cognitivebehavioraltherapy, Education, Cbt, 12steps, Sobriety, Drunk, Recovery, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 25 October 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

This week, discover why your current understanding of drinking in moderation isn’t going to help you change the habit and the importance of tuning inwards when deciding how much you’re going to drink.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart episode 301.
0:06.0	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out.
0:13.0	We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can be hard to resist temptation.
0:20.0	No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire and stop worrying about your drinking.
0:28.0	Now here is your host, Rachel Hart.
0:36.0	All right, today we are talking about whether or not moderation is possible.
0:41.0	This is a question I get a lot of the time.
0:44.0	And so I'm just going to get this out of the way right at the top.
0:48.0	Yes, I believe it is possible. I truly do.
0:51.0	I believe it is possible. However, you are not going to get there by counting drinks.
0:58.0	You are not going to get there by becoming a master at making rules and following rules.
1:05.0	You're going to get there in a totally different way.
1:09.0	A way that really helps you understand not only how the habit works and gives you different tools that you can rely on,
1:19.0	but a way that has you as the ultimate authority because you're always paying attention and listening to yourself and what you need and why you're seeking a drink.
1:31.0	What I teach is so counterintuitive for a lot of people, but I will tell you this, it works.
1:36.0	It is so transformative.
1:38.0	Now, I have a whole podcast episode 182, an abstinence versus moderation and the problem that I see with these concepts because when you want to learn how to drink less or to stop drinking, but not feel deprived, not feel like you're missing out, then these concepts of abstinence versus moderation, they can really keep you stuck.
2:03.0	What I'm actually talking to you today is about really changing your whole view on what it means to moderate.
2:13.0	If you want to dive into that episode, by all means, do its number 182, but we're going to be talking about moderation today because I see it come up so often inside the membership.
2:24.0	So often, I will be on a coaching call talking with someone who's struggling, they're struggling with their over drinking and they can't figure it out and why do I keep doing this and I'm making progress and then I'm going backwards, it seems what's going on.
2:37.0	And so I always say, okay, let's just back up.
2:40.0	What's your goal?
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