What if the pressure you're putting on yourself to change your drinking is actually the thing

keeping you stuck? In today's episode, I'm answering a question from a listener who feels like

she's on her last chance to get her drinking under control. And I want to talk about the fear-based

mindset so many of us fall into when the health consequences we have from drinking feel urgent.

This is episode 452, and we're going to unpack why so many of us try to scare ourselves

straight, why replacing alcohol with food doesn't actually solve the underlying problem,

and why you need to be curious about discomfort and how that's the key to real

lasting change.

Whether you want to drink less or stop drinking, this podcast will help you change the

habit from the inside out.

We're challenging conventional wisdom about why people drink and why it can be hard to resist temptation.

No labels, no judgment, just practical tools to take control of your desire and stop worrying about your drinking.

Now here's your host, Rachel Hart.

Welcome back, everybody. We have a question sent in from a listener named Deb today. Here's what she wrote. Almost daily, I have the goal of not drinking. I've gained weight and I'm depressed. I just

had my 65th birthday and I've been thinking I need to get a handle on my

drinking now or throw in the towel. It feels like my last chance. This is also, of course,

tied directly to weight loss. I get stuck on a loop of I won't drink today, but I can snack

through the urges and discomfort of not drinking. I need focus and hope that I can have a

better future. How do I get a firm footing on a healthier me? Well, I'll tell you this, Deb,

I can hear how frustrated you are. You are stuck in a loop that so many people find themselves in.

I was in this loop too, replacing alcohol with food.

I will just say this is one of the reasons why it is so important to focus on how you respond

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