360: The Connector Archetype

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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🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

It’s normal for drinking to be a shared activity with friends, family, and romantic partners. So how do you change your drinking without feeling disconnected?

In this episode, you’ll learn about The Connector, one of the eight Drink Archetypes. When drinking is bonding go hand in hand, it can be hard to keep your commitments around alcohol.

The good news: you don’t have to replace your relationships when you cut back or stop drinking. Discover the real reason you feel disconnected when you say no to a drink. Learn how this archetype can bring more closeness and connection into your life.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/360

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Take a Break Podcast with Rachel Heart, episode 360.
0:06.3	Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit
0:11.5	from the inside out.
0:13.3	We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink
0:16.8	and why it can be hard to resist temptation.
0:19.8	No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire and stop worrying
0:26.1	about your drinking.
0:27.8	Now here's your host, welcome back. A couple weeks ago, I introduced for the very first time something
0:41.3	called the Drink Artypes on this podcast. So the archetypes are eight unconscious
0:46.4	patterns that influence why you drink and why you reach for another. And last week we talked
0:52.4	about one of the archetypes called
0:53.9	the upgrade and today we're going to do a deep dive into one of the other archetypes
0:59.5	called the connector so I will tell you this if it feels like alcohol is woven into a lot of
1:06.7	your relationships it's really important that you understand the connector
1:11.2	archetype. Now remember it does not matter how motivated you
1:14.9	are to change or how many good reasons you have to cut back or stop drinking. It's
1:19.7	going to be hard to resist temptation. You are very likely going to feel constantly frustrated by your attempts
1:26.9	to change because they are hit or miss unless you are able to identify what's happening beneath the surface of the habit.
1:35.0	And what I'm talking about here are the unconscious patterns that are really driving and
1:40.8	they're really behind why you're desiring the drink.
1:44.0	So you have to learn how to work with these archetypes in order to create lasting change.
1:48.0	And the good news is, working with these archetypes will also show you how to stop relying on willpower,
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