Revisiting: The Five Things I Needed to Change Before I Could Change My Drinking

About this episode

Molly revisits the foundational shifts necessary for changing drinking habits, emphasizing the importance of mindset over a perfect plan.

In this episode of the Alcohol Minimalist Podcast, Molly revisits episode 100: “5 Things I Had to Change Before I Changed My Drinking.” Originally released in November 2022, this conversation is just as relevant today because lasting change doesn’t begin with the perfect drink plan. It begins with mindset. Molly shares the five foundational shifts she had to make before she could create a peaceful relationship with alcohol. From giving up the need to know she would succeed, to no longer using fear, failure, timing, or life circumstances as reasons to stay stuck, this episode is a practical and compassionate reminder that changing your drinking habits starts with learning how to work with your beautiful, brilliant human brain. This episode is especially timely for Mental Health Awareness Month because it focuses on the thinking patterns, beliefs, and emotional habits that often keep people trapped in the cycle of overdrinking, guilt, and self-doubt. Molly reminds listeners that fear and doubt are normal—but they don’t have to be in charge. In This Episode, You’ll Learn Why you don’t need to know you’ll succeed before you begin. How fear and faith both ask you to believe in…

People in this episode

Host: Molly Watts

Topics covered

• mindset change
• drinking habits
• mental health
• self-improvement
• behavior change

Keywords

• mindful drinking
• behavior change
• fear and faith
• all-or-nothing thinking
• emotional habits

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