Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

E164: How Taking Breaks from Drinking Helped Me Quit For Good


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I see a lot of people take a break, drink again, and beat themselves up for being a loser. Breaks are really important for collecting data on your drinking. We need proof that it’s never going to be different and we need the experiences to fully understand what alcohol is doing to us. In this episode I’m going to walk you through the 2 different breaks I took from drinking, how they helped me get to acceptance, and what you can do to accelerate your timeline and quit drinking a little bit sooner.

What to listen to next:

E162: what to expect cognitively when you quit drinking

E97: why we keep believing it'll be different

E99: why we can never drink ever again


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