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.
- Refresh & Reboot: 30 Day Alcohol Free Challenge - CLICK HERE to start your self guided 30 day alcohol free challenge today.
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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