361: The Reward Archetype
Take a Break from Drinking
Rachel Hart
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 19 December 2023
⏱️ 18 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
It’s incredibly common to reward yourself with a drink after making it through a long day or a long week. But no longer having a treat to look forward to can make it hard to keep your commitment to drink less.
In this episode, you’ll learn about The Reward, one of the eight Drink Archetypes. Discover why it’s easy to get into the habit of drinking when you’re overworked, exhausted, or need a break. And why this pattern can lead to drinking too much.
The good news: you can work with this archetype to ease the constant search for a treat. Get curious about the role alcohol plays in your work-life boundaries. And discover how The Reward can lead to feeling more restful and relaxed.
For The Reward archetype, a drink at the end of the day often becomes the treat to help you push through your to-do list or a sign that it’s time to relax.
We’ve all been conditioned to believe that after a tough day, we deserve a treat. Initially, it might seem effective, but you may have noticed that you need to drink more to feel the same level of satisfaction.
Get full show notes and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/361
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Take a Break Podcast with Rachel Hart, episode 361. |
| 0:07.0 | Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit from the inside out. We're challenging |
| 0:14.6 | conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can be hard to resist |
| 0:19.1 | temptation. 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. heart. |
| 0:41.0 | Hello my friends, we are back again today talking about another of the drink archetypes. As a reminder, these are eight unconscious patterns that influence |
| 0:44.9 | why you drink and why you reach for another and today we're going to do a deep dive |
| 0:48.5 | into one of the archetypes called the reward. Now I will tell you this understanding this archetype. the is kind of a little bit like a pat on the back for all that you have accomplished. |
| 1:05.2 | And remember, understanding these archetypes, it's so important because no matter how |
| 1:10.8 | motivated you are to change or how many good reasons you have to cut back, |
| 1:14.8 | it's going to be hard to resist temptation. You're probably going to feel |
| 1:18.7 | frustrated by your attempts to change because they're hit or miss unless you really, really |
| 1:24.8 | understand what's happening beneath the surface of the habit. That's where these |
| 1:28.4 | archetypes come in. That's where you'll find these unconscious patterns that are |
| 1:32.1 | part of what's really fueling your desire |
| 1:34.3 | and what your brain thinks the drink represents. So you have to learn how to work with these |
| 1:39.2 | archetypes in order to create lasting change. |
| 1:43.0 | And the good news, it's totally possible, |
| 1:45.5 | and it's also how you can stop relying on willpower |
| 1:48.8 | and gritting your teeth and avoiding certain situations |
| 1:51.6 | in order to say no. So if you haven't yet taken the |
| 1:54.8 | drink archetype quiz, go do that. It's totally free. You can take the quiz at |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Rachel Hart, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Rachel Hart and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.