192. Everyone’s Asking: How Do I Handle Urges & Setbacks?

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Week five of the summer series takes on the three most asked questions about staying the course with moderation: why that pull towards a drink seems to hit at exactly the same time every day, how long a craving actually lasts once it kicks in, and whether drinking more than you'd planned means you've blown the whole thing.  

By the end of this episode you'll know:

•  Why you crave a drink at the same time every evening, and what's actually driving it
• How long a genuine urge to drink lasts, and what to do while you wait it out 
• Whether drinking more than you intended means you've failed at moderation
• How "overdoing it" changes the further along your moderation journey you get
• Why a setback isn't the same as starting from scratch

1:04 Why Evening Urges Hit On Cue

3:39 How Long Cravings Last

5:44 When You Drink More Than Planned

7:26 What Over-Drinking Looks Like Now

Also mentioned:

111. Drinking on Autopilot: How Daily Stress Fuels Your Evening Habits - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2229527/episodes/17853665 

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

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