437: Finally Something for Me: Invisible Labor and Drinking Less
Take a Break from Drinking
Rachel Hart
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🗓️ 9 September 2025
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Ever noticed how that evening glass of wine feels less like a drink and more like a reward? Do you pour that drink and think, “Finally, something for me?”
A reward for all the invisible work you do every day. The mental load, the scheduling, the endless to-do lists that nobody else sees.
Listen in this week to discover the connection between invisible labor and your drinking habits, and practical ways to acknowledge your labor without reaching for a drink. If you've ever felt like a drink is the only recognition you get for all you do, this episode is for you.
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| 0:00.0 | Have you ever poured a drink at the end of the day and thought, finally, something for me? |
| 0:05.1 | That's the reward archetype in action. |
| 0:07.5 | But here's the thing. |
| 0:09.0 | Sometimes what you're really trying to reward is the invisible labor you do that nobody else sees, |
| 0:16.3 | managing the house, juggling schedules, keeping everything afloat. |
| 0:20.3 | And when that work goes unrecognized, |
| 0:22.6 | a drink can turn into proof of your labor. This is episode 437, and I'm exploring the link |
| 0:28.8 | between invisible labor and the reward archetype, why it fuels cravings, and how acknowledging |
| 0:34.7 | it can help you drink less. |
| 0:42.9 | Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the habit. |
| 0:48.0 | From the inside out, we're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can be hard to resist temptation. |
| 0:51.4 | No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire and |
| 0:56.8 | stop worrying about your drinking. Now here's your host, Rachel Hart. |
| 1:05.9 | I want to talk to you today about a nuance in the reward archetype that I have noticed |
| 1:12.3 | coming up more and more in my coaching. So the reward archetype is all about using a drink |
| 1:18.9 | as a treat for working hard or a signal that the day is finally done and you can relax. |
| 1:23.9 | By the way, if you're not familiar with the archetypes, you can go to find your drinktipe.com, |
| 1:29.8 | take the quiz, and learn about the eight different drink archetypes as well as your primary |
| 1:35.4 | and secondary archetypes. When it comes to the reward archetype, pouring a drink can start to feel |
| 1:41.1 | like me time. You spend all day putting work, family, and everybody else first, |
| 1:47.2 | and finally you have something for yourself. Even when you try to disconnect, maybe it's hard to stop |
| 1:53.9 | working on your to-do list when you know that more could get done. For many people, the reward |
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