What if the secret to drinking less has nothing to do with willpower?

 

If you’ve noticed that you tend to boomerang back into old habits after a successful period of sobriety or moderation, you’re not crazy.

 

But the problem is not the return of an old habit or unwanted behavior. It’s how you respond to yourself when you make a mistake. 

 

The change you need to make is to start learning from your setbacks instead of just trying to avoid them. And the only habit you really need to break is relying on shame, guilt and fear to motivate yourself in good behavior. 

 

This episode is an interview I did with Ella Lucas Averette on her show, On Air with Ella. You’ll learn:

• Addiction and dependency are more mental than physical…caused by the belief that you need alcohol to relax and that you can’t stop once you start

• How to shift your focus from drinking less to feeling better so that you no longer have any desire to numb or dumb yourself with alcohol

• How to feed your brain evidence that reinforces your ability to trust yourself instead of using mistakes to prove something is wrong with you

• Why the side effect of committing to your own happiness is a natural and effortless reduction in alcohol consumption.

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