186. Are You Chasing Old Feelings With Alcohol?

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Some of the strongest pulls back towards a drink have nothing to do with a bad day and everything to do with a good decade.

 Picking up where last week's episode left off, moving from the "yesterday" of last night's overdrinking to a different kind of yesterday altogether: nostalgia. 

As a midlife moderator, some of the hardest drinking triggers aren't about stress or celebration; they're about longing for the wide-eyed, anything-could-happen nights of our 20s and 30s. 

I talk about why chasing those old memories with alcohol never quite delivers, why we don't need to denigrate the good times we did have with drink in order to build a better relationship with it now, and how nostalgic drinking keeps you looking backwards instead of building the new memories that are still there to be made. 

By the end of this episode you'll know:

• Why nostalgia is one of the biggest hidden drinking triggers in midlife
• How to stop feeling guilty about good times you had while drinking
• Why you can't recreate an old feeling by recreating the environment with alcohol
• How to let go of the longing for "yesterday" without dismissing your past
• Where to find more support if mood and nostalgia drive your drinking habits
• The one, simple question that can shift your moderation mindset right now

Also mentioned:

ep#185. What to Do After Drinking More Than You Intended - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2229527/episodes/19494498

ep#175. 6 Causes, 6 Questions: What's Really Driving Your Over-Drinking? - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2229527/episodes/19128834

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🌱 Ready for real change in the way you drink? - https://www.lownodrinker.com/4weekreset

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🗝️ Become a Vault member to get access to the moderation tools that actually help - https://mindfuldrinking.substack.com/s/the-vault

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✏️ Come hang out with me on Substack - https://mindfuldrinking.substack.com/

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❓ Take the Midlife Drinking Triggers Quiz - https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/68dd33385bb4a20015996a13

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