Clint's Relationship With Alcohol: Fighting the Voice, Not the Booze

How Clint changed his relationship with alcohol on July 4, 2023, and why he says the fight was never with the booze. It was with the voice.

Clint did not have a rock bottom moment. He decided he was done fighting, kept a fully stocked bar in view on his counter, and spent his nights proving to himself that he had control. Johnna asks the questions we think you would ask.

This is Clint's experience. He says it would not necessarily work for everyone and he is not advocating it. It is not medical advice, and Johnna points out that detoxing from alcohol can be dangerous, so talk to a doctor before you change how you drink.

• The decision on July 4, 2023, and why there was no single bottom
• Why he kept the bar stocked and in view
• Talking back to the voice instead of silencing it
• Golf with his drinking buddies, no drink in hand
• "One is too many and one more is never enough"
• Johnna on food, discipline and control (chips and cookies)
• Why he wishes he had written down how he actually felt

Chapters:

• 0:00 Hook: Fighting the Voice, Not the Addiction
• 0:33 Intro
• 0:56 Getting the Goof Out First
• 4:47 Today: How Clint Changed His Relationship With Alcohol
• 5:10 Why Addiction Quiets the Voice
• 6:50 Starting With the End: Fighting the Voice
• 8:33 No Rock Bottom Moment
• 9:03 Alcohol as a Socially Acceptable Mask
• 10:01 July 4, 2023: The Decision
• 12:47 Dealing With It Instead of Holding It at Bay
• 14:15 Keeping the Bar Stocked
• 15:47 Johnna on Food, Discipline and Control
• 16:56 A Word From REBUILT
• 17:48 Evenings Alone in the Farmhouse
• 19:53 Talking Back to the Voice
• 22:19 Journaling and Living in Victimhood
• 24:24 Healing Is Not a Straight Line
• 25:23 Golf Without a Drink
• 29:36 The First Drink After
• 30:13 One Is Too Many, One More Is Never Enough
• 31:30 A Word From REBUILT
• 32:07 Tools When the Urge Hits
• 35:34 What Detox Looked Like
• 41:25 It Took Courage
• 43:12 You Already Did the Hardest Thing
• 45:37 Regret and Gratitude for Writing It Down
• 46:20 The Journal Inside REBUILT
• 49:34 Wrap-Up

Johnna on the journal that comes with REBUILT, and why being specific about how you feel matters. REBUILT guides you through the first 12 weeks of a habit you keep for life.

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