Ep. 178: The One Mindset Shift That Finally Made Quitting Alcohol Easy

Let's stop wasting our summers to hangovers! Get early access to the Dry July challenge. --> https://nomorewasteddays.co/waitinglist Sara discusses the mindset shift that helped her quit drinking effortlessly. She shares strategies from her personal journey, including writing daily affirmations, developing an unwavering commitment to sobriety, and adopting new identities.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview

00:29 Early Days: Building Momentum

00:54 The Game Changer: 100 to 150 Days

01:09 Mindset Shift: Practical Steps

02:52 The Power of Affirmations

05:18 Deciding to Quit Forever

11:22 Identity and Willpower

12:52 Planning for Success

20:27 Creating a Support System

24:08 Final Thoughts and Encouragement

🎧 Mentioned in this episode:

10 Mantras for the Beginning of Your Alcohol Free Journey - CLICK HERE to download the 10 Mantras that Sara used at the beginning of her alcohol free journey.
Dry July Challenge - CLICK HERE to get early access to the Dry July Challenge.

🧠 Sources & Further Reading

If you want to dig deeper into what’s really happening in your body during a hangover — from dehydration to acetaldehyde toxicity — here are the research-based resources referenced in this episode:

Patrick, V. M., & Hagtvedt, H. “I Don’t vs. I Can’t: When Empowered Refusal Motivates Goal-Directed Behavior,” Journal of Consumer Research, 2012.
Pignatiello, G. A., et al. “Decision Fatigue: A Conceptual Analysis,” Nursing Outlook, 2018.
Evans, D. R., et al. “The nature of self-regulatory fatigue and ‘ego depletion’,” Personality and Social Psychology Review, 2016.
Cooke, R., et al. “The effect of forming implementation intentions on alcohol consumption,” Health Psychology Review, 2022; see also 2023 update.
Malaguti, A., et al. “Effectiveness of implementation intentions on substance use,” 2020 review.
Milyavskaya, M., et al. “Saying No to Temptation: Want-to Motivation Improves Self-Regulation,” Journal of Personality, 2015.
Larimer, M. E., & Marlatt, G. A. “Relapse Prevention and the Abstinence Violation Effect,” overview.

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