175. 6 Causes, 6 Questions: What's Really Driving Your Over-Drinking?

175. 6 Causes, 6 Questions: What's Really Driving Your Over-Drinking?

May 6, 2026 · 29 min · Episode 175

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The episode explores the six distinct drivers behind over-drinking and how they differ from one another.

Send me a message 🤗 What if the reason moderation keeps feeling so hard has nothing to do with willpower, and everything to do with using the right tool for the wrong job? There are six distinct drivers behind why we drink more than we intend to — and most of us are cycling through all of them without realising it, applying the same blanket strategy regardless of what's actually going on. Cravings are not the same as habits. Fatigue is not the same as social pressure. And a moderation t...

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Host: Denise Hamilton-Mace

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