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It's Not About the Alcohol · May 5 · 30 min

EP341: Why You Need Alcohol To Go To Sleep (And how to break the pattern)

You can't fall asleep without a few drinks. Every time you've tried going to bed without it, you end up back on the couch an hour later pouring a glass because your brain wouldn't shut down. This episode explains what's happening in your nervous system and gives you three practices to rebuild your desire (and ability) to go to sleep without alcohol. What you'll learn: Why trying to "not drink" leads to drinking earlier to "knock yourself out" The difference between alcohol-induced sedation and sleep on your emotional well-being How to get back to sleep when you wake up at 3 a.m. The importance of letting yourself feel tired The best morning and evening practices to reset your circadian rhythm Wand to know why can't YOU just take it or leave it? Click here to take the 3-minute quiz to find out which of the four drinker patterns is running your nervous system. You'll get your results plus my new Take It or Leave It Roadmap series that's built for your drinker type delivered to your inbox. Find me on: YouTube: @HangoverWhisperer TikTok: @hangoverwhisperer Instagram: @thehangoverwhisperer X (Twitter) : @NotAboutTheAlc

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You can't fall asleep without a few drinks. Every time you've tried going to bed without it, you end up back on the couch an hour later pouring a glass because your brain wouldn't shut down. This episode explains what's happening in your nervous system and gives you three practices to rebuild your desire (and ability) to go to sleep without alcohol.

What you'll learn:

  • Why trying to "not drink" leads to drinking earlier to "knock yourself out"

  • The difference between alcohol-induced sedation and sleep on your emotional well-being

  • How to get back to sleep when you wake up at 3 a.m.

  • The importance of letting yourself feel tired

  • The best morning and evening practices to reset your circadian rhythm

Wand to know why can't YOU just take it or leave it?

Click here to take the 3-minute quiz to find out which of the four drinker patterns is running your nervous system. You'll get your results plus my new Take It or Leave It Roadmap series that's built for your drinker type delivered to your inbox.

Find me on:

YouTube: @HangoverWhisperer

TikTok: @hangoverwhisperer

Instagram: @thehangoverwhisperer

X (Twitter) : @NotAboutTheAlc

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