{"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":"464: How do I drink less when the world is falling apart?","slug":"464-how-do-i-drink-less-when-the-world-is-falling-apart","published_at":"2026-04-14T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-a-break-from-drinking-799221/464-how-do-i-drink-less-when-the-world-is-falling-apart","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-a-break-from-drinking-799221","url":"https://rachelhart.com/drink-less-when-world-is-falling-apart/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/rachelhart/TAB464.mp3?dest-id=471142","summary":"How do you drink less when the world feels overwhelming and everything in you says now is exactly the time you need it most? When the news feels heavy and problems feel too big to fix, the urge to reach for a drink can feel completely justified, even necessary. This episode explores what's really driving that urge and why the surface explanation often misses something important. Tune in this week to learn how the story attached to your emotions creates urgency, why feeling anxious about your anxiety intensifies the desire to escape, and how to start separating what you feel from what you make it mean. 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/464","meta_description":"How do you drink less when the world feels overwhelming and everything in you says now is exactly the time you need it most? When the news feels heavy and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":748,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/take-a-break-from-drinking-799221/episodes/464-how-do-i-drink-less-when-the-world-is-falling-apart/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-799221/464-how-do-i-drink-less-when-the-world-is-falling-apart.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}