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January 27, 2025 58 mins

Today, you’re getting a masterclass about what alcohol does to your body, brain, and health. 

One of the most renowned and respected experts on alcohol is here to give you the latest research and science of how alcohol impacts your life. 

She’s going to give you facts and help you be informed about the decisions you are making when it comes to your mental, physical, and emotional health when it comes to alcohol consumption. 

Joining Mel today is Harvard’s Dr. Sarah Wakeman, MD. Dr. Wakeman is Senior Medical Director of Substance Use Disorder at Mass General Brigham, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and the Program Director of Mass General Substance Use Addiction Services. 

She’s here to answer: 

How much is TOO much alcohol? 

What amount of alcohol is okay in a healthy life? 

What happens to your brain when you drink? 

And how do you help someone you love who you think drinks too much? 

By the time you finish listening, you’ll have the latest research so that you make the most informed decisions about the role alcohol plays in your life. This is an encore episode with new and exciting insights from Mel at the top. 

Join Mel on her first ever LIVE tour, Let Them The Tour, here.

Get a copy of Mel’s new book, The Let Them Theory here

For more resources, including links to Dr. Sarah Wakeman’s work, click here for the podcast episode page. 

If you liked this episode, your next listen should be this one: Harvard Psychologist Shares 6 Words That Will Change Your Family

 

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