75. Stop Telling Yourself You Can't Drink
What if telling yourself “I can’t drink” is actually making alcohol more desirable? When alcohol feels forbidden, not drinking can start to feel like deprivation. But the truth is, you can drink. The ...
3 Sep 12min
74. What Are You Practicing When You Drink?
Every time you drink, you're practicing something. Drink after a stressful day—you're practicing using alcohol to escape stress. Drink because everyone else is drinking—you're practicing letting the g...
27 Aug 11min
73. Do This to Stay Sober Tonight
Are you trying not to drink tonight? Don't make it harder by worrying about whether you'll drink at Christmas, on your next vacation, or for the rest of your life. Your only job right now is to figure...
20 Aug 14min
72. You Don't Actually Want Alcohol
What if the craving you're feeling isn't actually for alcohol? In this episode, I challenge one of the biggest assumptions we make about drinking: that when we think "I need a drink," what we really w...
13 Aug 13min
71. "Why Can't I Stop at One Drink?" [Listener Q&A]
Have you ever promised yourself you'd only have one drink... and then found yourself pouring a second, a third, or finishing the whole bottle? You're not alone. In this episode, I explain why stopping...
6 Aug 13min
70. Make It Easy to Say No to the Drink
Do you ever feel like you're relying on sheer willpower to get through the evening without drinking? What if the problem isn't that you need more self-control... but that you're making the decision mu...
30 Jul 13min
69. Nonalcoholic Drinks: Helpful Replacement or Slippery Slope?
Are nonalcoholic drinks keeping you hooked, or can they actually help you stay sober? In this episode, I answer one of the questions I get asked constantly: Are non-alcoholic drinks okay to rely on or...
23 Jul 19min
68. How to Break the “I’ll Start Tomorrow” Cycle [Listener Q&A]
Do you wake up determined not to drink... only to reach 6 p.m. and think, "I'll just have a drink tonight, but I definitely won't drink tomorrow"? If that cycle feels painfully familiar, this episode ...
16 Jul 12min
