336: How To Say "No" Tonight

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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🗓️ 27 June 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Preparing for failure is an essential aspect of creating change in your drinking. You will not want to simply say “no” every night. This is natural and should be expected. Having tools and tactics to get you through moments when you don’t want to do the work makes a big difference when it comes to changing your relationship with drinking.

This week, learn how words and willingness can help you to reframe your experiences of disappointment and restlessness as they come up. Discover the reason you don’t stick to the goals you set of a morning in the evening, and how to change the way you approach frustrating experiences.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break podcast with Rachel Hart episode 336.
0:07.0	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out.
0:14.0	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's your host, Rachel Hart.
0:36.0	Hey everyone, we are talking about a topic today that actually haven't discussed on the podcast before,
0:43.0	but it is something that I help people with all the time when I start working with them,
0:47.0	because one of the main tools that I have people use is a 30 day challenge and a 30 day break from drinking
0:56.0	that actually looks quite different from what you might be familiar with when it comes to dry January or sober October,
1:03.0	because it's really all about practicing tools, tools to help you respond differently to your urges,
1:11.0	tools to help you talk back to your excuses, and also tools to help you get back on track if you're not perfect,
1:20.0	which the vast majority of people aren't.
1:23.0	And I think a lot of times what happens is we go into a dry January or sober October with this idea of,
1:32.0	I just have to say no, I just have to make it through these 30 days.
1:36.0	And there is a lot of benefit in doing that, but I think what ends up happening is there are so many people
1:44.0	who attempt it, maybe they get three days or 12 days or 22 days, whatever,
1:51.0	they get to some period of time where actually they feel like they aren't able to continue, they give in.
1:59.0	And one of the downsides that I see is that there's really nothing there to help people,
2:06.0	how do I not only get back on track, but how do I learn from this?
2:10.0	Because one of the things that I talk to people a lot is this idea that sometimes what appears to be a setback,
2:19.0	what appears to be a mistake is actually a key to understanding the habit.
2:25.0	It actually is a window into something that you don't yet have full awareness about.
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