EP 670: Reader’s Question - How do you stay motivated to be alcohol-free?

This Naked Mind Podcast

Annie Grace

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

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Feeling lost or discouraged on your alcohol-free journey? You're not alone. In this empowering episode of The Naked Mind podcast, Annie Grace offers support to a Path 365 member facing a dip in motivation. Witness Annie's transformative coaching firsthand as she tackles the burning question: "How do you stay motivated to be alcohol-free?" Discover how to identify and overcome disempowering thoughts, set achievable goals, and cultivate the mindset for lasting success.

This exclusive coaching session is just a glimpse into the many benefits of Path 365, where personal experiences, scientific insights, and practical tools come together to guide you on your journey. Don't let setbacks dim your light. Reignite your motivation with The Naked Mind.

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0:00.0	Hey there!
0:05.0	Every month Annie has a call with our Path 365 members and answers their questions.
0:09.5	She tackles a wide range of topics from what to do with big emotions, what kinds of tips and
0:13.4	advice she has for addressing difficult situations, how to deal with cravings, and
0:16.9	so much more. Listen in as she does some real life coaching for our path
0:20.4	members. Hey Annie, I went for seven days without drinking and I felt really good about it.
0:31.8	I made the conscious decision to drink at a party
0:34.2	on the eighth day, and now I have just lost all momentum.
0:38.3	How do you stay motivated to be alcohol-free?
0:41.7	A few of the things that I kind of want to surface is when we're thinking about our drinking, and I know this is kind of like a broken record, and I do think we need to hear it over and over and over again because it's so
0:56.4	counterintuitive to what we've been taught to think. But when we're thinking
1:00.4	about our drinking, we're thinking about the behavior and we're thinking the behavior is
1:05.4	dictating more behavior right so I drink yesterday because I drink at the
1:10.5	birthday party I might drink today because I drink yesterday. And so we have this false association that it's
1:17.6	our behavior, our previous drinking, that's making us give in to drinking now.
1:23.0	And I really wanted to ask all those questions
1:26.0	because one of the things that was really inspiring
1:30.0	and interesting to notice is if you map your feelings through this experience, right?
1:37.2	You were feeling more and more inspired, more and more motivated, more and more as if there were
1:42.0	hope and possibility for maybe I could take a break.
1:45.0	And you came to this decision of seven days.
1:48.0	And this was like a, it sounds to me like it was a decision with a capital D.
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