{"podcast":{"title":"Take a Break from Drinking","slug":"take-a-break-from-drinking-799221","podcast_index_feed_id":799221,"rss_url":"https://rachelhart.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.rachelhart.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/0/a/3/20a331f31d1e88da/TAB-POD-ART-NEW.jpg","author":"Rachel Hart","episode_count":499,"summary":"Tired of breaking your promise to go easy on the drinks tonight? You know your nightly habit isn't great for your health or waistline, but it's so hard to say no. Sound familiar? Then you need Rachel. She knows what it's like to be fed up with your drinking, worried about judgment from others, and turned off by approaches that focus on a higher power instead of brain science. Learn the exact steps she used to change her relationship with alcohol. Discover how the brain works, the real reason you crave a drink, the key to changing your desire, and how to decide what's right for you. Create a life that is fun, spontaneous, relaxing, and, most importantly, pleasurable (no buzz necessary). For her latest free class, visit linktr.ee/rachelhart or check out rachelhart.com for show notes and more.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:18:46.884971+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-a-break-from-drinking-799221"},"episode":{"title":"458: When Delaying a Drink Doesn't Work (And Why That's Good News)","slug":"458-when-delaying-a-drink-doesn-t-work-and-why-that-s-good-news","published_at":"2026-03-03T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-a-break-from-drinking-799221/458-when-delaying-a-drink-doesn-t-work-and-why-that-s-good-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-a-break-from-drinking-799221","url":"https://rachelhart.com/delaying-drink-doesnt-work","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/rachelhart/TAB458.mp3?dest-id=471142","summary":"Have you ever tried delaying a drink only to feel your desire get stronger? Instead of watching the urge fade, you find yourself staring at the clock, counting down the minutes, convinced you'll drink the second the timer goes off. If that's happened to you, it doesn't mean the delay failed. It means something important just surfaced. Listen in this week to hear why delaying a drink can sometimes intensify the urge and why that's actually good news. You'll also learn how to move beyond surface-level desire, and how to use delay to reveal the deeper pattern underneath. Find a personalized approach that helps you change your habit in my new book, The Ultimate Guide to Drinking Less , here: https://rachelhart.com/guide/ Discover alternative approaches to drinking less inside our membership program, Take a Break: https://rachelhart.com/tab/ Get the full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://rachelhart.com/458","meta_description":"Have you ever tried delaying a drink only to feel your desire get stronger? Instead of watching the urge fade, you find yourself staring at the clock, cou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1049,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/take-a-break-from-drinking-799221/episodes/458-when-delaying-a-drink-doesn-t-work-and-why-that-s-good-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-a-break-from-drinking-799221/458-when-delaying-a-drink-doesn-t-work-and-why-that-s-good-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}