E217: Warm Weather: 3 Reasons We Think Alcohol is Required

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

Science, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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🗓️ 14 May 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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The weather is getting warmer and we start thinking about how everyone’s going to be on the porch or at restaurants drinking, how nice that looks, and how left out we feel for not participating. It’s normal to see other people drinking and wish you could do it too. In this episode we’ll talk about 3 reasons why we think alcohol is required when the weather is warm. It’s a mix of science, conditioning, awareness and being honest with ourselves. What to listen to next: E179 we have to grieve alcohol (its ok to miss it) E211 the anticipation Sober Support: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Anger Management Program https://www.soberpowered.com/anger Sober Powered Skills (bonus episodes with practical application and coping skills) https://www.soberpowered.com/skills Weekly emails on Thursdays https://www.soberpowered.com/email 7 tips for your next 7 days sober https://soberpowered.myflodesk.com/7tips Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors. Learn more: https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support my work https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered Sources are posted on my website Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The weather is getting warmer and we start thinking about how everyone's going to be out on the porch or at restaurants drinking,
0:08.3	how nice that looks, and how we feel left out for not participating.
0:13.6	It's normal to see other people drinking
0:16.6	and wish that you could do it too.
0:18.8	So in this episode, we'll talk about three reasons
0:21.8	why we think alcohol is required when the weather is warm.
0:25.9	It's a mix of science, conditioning, awareness, and being honest with ourselves. And before we dig in, I would like to thank my sponsors who made this episode possible.
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