{"podcast":{"title":"The Alcohol ReThink Podcast with Patrick Fox","slug":"the-alcohol-rethink-podcast-with-patrick-fox-3061895","podcast_index_feed_id":3061895,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10e7259c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.patrickjfox.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/2735839/2735839-1726562338635-78f79ffc77fb4.jpg","author":"Patrick Fox - Mens Life and Sober Coach","episode_count":261,"summary":"The Alcohol ReThink Podcast is for men who want to change their relationship with alcohol, whether you're in the sober-curious stage or ready to quit for good. We're ripping up the script on outdated stereotypes and stigmas when it comes to alcohol and addiction, and showing you how you can rethink your relationship with alcohol in a way that feels empowering and sustainable. Join Patrick as he shares practical strategies, interviews, experiences, coaching tools and concepts to help you break free from alcohol, reclaim control, and start living the life you truly want. www.patrickjfox.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T04:18:57.148890+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alcohol-rethink-podcast-with-patrick-fox-3061895"},"episode":{"title":"240. Breaking a 20-Year Drinking Habit with Ritchie","slug":"240-breaking-a-20-year-drinking-habit-with-ritchie","published_at":"2026-02-27T10:24:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alcohol-rethink-podcast-with-patrick-fox-3061895/240-breaking-a-20-year-drinking-habit-with-ritchie","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alcohol-rethink-podcast-with-patrick-fox-3061895","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alcohol-rethink-podcast/episodes/240--Breaking-a-20-Year-Drinking-Habit-with-Ritchie-e3fmjl5","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10e7259c/podcast/play/116132965/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-27%2F9f2e660a-90f3-292c-1947-26b81b7d1381.m4a","summary":"Most men don’t ReThink alcohol because everything's fallen apart. They ReThink because they're tired of the trade-off. A few hours of switch-off in exchange for a foggy head, lost energy and another quiet promise to 'sort it out next week. In episode 240 of The Alcohol ReThink Podcast, Patrick is joined by Ritchie, a long-time listener who decided to change his relationship with alcohol after more than 20 years of what many might call 'normal' drinking . There was no rock bottom moment. No crisis. Just a growing awareness that alcohol had gone from something social to something relied upon. Ritchie shares what it was like growing up in UK drinking culture. Friday nights in a field at 15. University midweek sessions. Rugby matches followed by beers. Watching Liverpool with drinks before, during and after the game. It wasn’t chaos. It was routine. And that familiarity made it harder to question. After one night where a few beers left him feeling worse than expected, something clicked. He didn’t decide to quit forever. He set himself a target of 100 days and committed to seeing what would change. What followed wasn’t easy. He talks honestly about the first 30 days, thinking about beer constantly and driving past Morrisons with the urge to turn left out of habit. That pull back to what’s comfortable is real, and he doesn’t sugar-coat it. Awesome things you’ll hear during this conversation: • Why you don’t need to hit rock bottom to make a change • What the early weeks feel like when your brain keeps suggesting 'just one' • How to interrupt autopilot patterns, even something as simple as the drive home • The impact alcohol was having on his sleep, training and recovery • Why speaking to someone external made all the difference By 111 days, Ritchie noticed clearer thinking,…","meta_description":"Most men don’t ReThink alcohol because everything's fallen apart. They ReThink because they're tired of the trade-off. A few hours of switch-off in exchan…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2910,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-alcohol-rethink-podcast-with-patrick-fox-3061895/episodes/240-breaking-a-20-year-drinking-habit-with-ritchie/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-alcohol-rethink-podcast-with-patrick-fox-3061895/240-breaking-a-20-year-drinking-habit-with-ritchie.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}