{"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":"476: Why You Can Always Find a Good Reason to Drink","slug":"476-why-you-can-always-find-a-good-reason-to-drink","published_at":"2026-07-07T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-a-break-from-drinking-799221/476-why-you-can-always-find-a-good-reason-to-drink","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/take-a-break-from-drinking-799221","url":"https://rachelhart.com/always-find-good-reason-to-drink","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/rachelhart/TAB476.mp3?dest-id=471142","summary":"Does it ever feel like your brain can always come up with a good reason to drink? Maybe you've had a stressful day. Maybe it's a celebration. Maybe you've been \"good\" all week. Whatever the situation, the excuse always seems to make perfect sense in the moment. This week, we're exploring a concept called the Rolodex of excuses and why your brain is so good at flipping through one justification after another whenever you try to change your drinking. You'll learn why these thoughts aren't signs that drinking is the right choice, but simply well-practiced permission slips your brain has learned to offer because they've been rewarded so many times before. 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/476","meta_description":"Does it ever feel like your brain can always come up with a good reason to drink? Maybe you've had a stressful day. Maybe it's a celebration. Maybe you've…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1541,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/take-a-break-from-drinking-799221/episodes/476-why-you-can-always-find-a-good-reason-to-drink/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-799221/476-why-you-can-always-find-a-good-reason-to-drink.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}