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The Alcohol-Free Advantage with Andy Ramage · Sunday · 13 min

Why You Have A Thinking Problem, Not A Drinking Problem

For most people in what I call the middle lane, changing your relationship with alcohol isn't really about having a drinking problem. It's about having a thinking problem. Over the years, we build beliefs around alcohol. It's fun. It helps me relax. It helps me socialise. But how often do we stop and ask whether those beliefs are actually still true? Maybe alcohol felt fun when you were 19. But 10, 20 or 30 years later, when it's bringing tiredness, grumpiness, hangovers, anxiety, shame and regret, are you still getting what you think you're getting from it? In this episode, I explore why challenging the way you think about alcohol can completely transform your relationship with it. I also share a story from the early days of my alcohol-free journey that reminds us why other people's opinions don't have to define what's possible for us. Once you see alcohol differently, you can't unsee it. And that's when change can start to become so much easier. What You'll Learn: What I mean by the "middle lane" of drinking Why outdated beliefs about alcohol can keep you trapped How questioning whether alcohol is still "fun" can change your perspective Why other people's opinions don't have to determine your future How focusing on the alcohol-free advantage can transform what's possible in your life Timestamps: 00:00 – 03:00 The middle lane and the thinking problem 03:00 – 06:00 The book rejection that could have stopped me 06:00 – 09:00 Challenging your old beliefs about alcohol 09:00 – 11:00 Seeing the truth and changing your relationship with drinking 11:00 – End The alcohol-free advantage and what's possible without alcohol And if your own alcohol-free journey has inspired you to help others, I'm running my Diploma in Alcohol-Free Performance Coaching this October. You'll train as a life and executive coach while also developing a specialism in alcohol-free performance coaching. Find out more: https://coachbusiness.school/diploma-capp/ And don't forget to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode. Let's do this. Andy

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For most people in what I call the middle lane, changing your relationship with alcohol isn't really about having a drinking problem.

It's about having a thinking problem.

Over the years, we build beliefs around alcohol. It's fun. It helps me relax. It helps me socialise. But how often do we stop and ask whether those beliefs are actually still true?

Maybe alcohol felt fun when you were 19. But 10, 20 or 30 years later, when it's bringing tiredness, grumpiness, hangovers, anxiety, shame and regret, are you still getting what you think you're getting from it?

In this episode, I explore why challenging the way you think about alcohol can completely transform your relationship with it. I also share a story from the early days of my alcohol-free journey that reminds us why other people's opinions don't have to define what's possible for us.

Once you see alcohol differently, you can't unsee it. And that's when change can start to become so much easier.

What You'll Learn:

  • What I mean by the "middle lane" of drinking

  • Why outdated beliefs about alcohol can keep you trapped

  • How questioning whether alcohol is still "fun" can change your perspective

  • Why other people's opinions don't have to determine your future

  • How focusing on the alcohol-free advantage can transform what's possible in your life

Timestamps:

00:00 – 03:00 The middle lane and the thinking problem

03:00 – 06:00 The book rejection that could have stopped me

06:00 – 09:00 Challenging your old beliefs about alcohol

09:00 – 11:00 Seeing the truth and changing your relationship with drinking

11:00 – End The alcohol-free advantage and what's possible without alcohol

And if your own alcohol-free journey has inspired you to help others, I'm running my Diploma in Alcohol-Free Performance Coaching this October. You'll train as a life and executive coach while also developing a specialism in alcohol-free performance coaching.

Find out more: https://coachbusiness.school/diploma-capp/ 

And don't forget to follow the podcast so you never miss an episode.

Let's do this.

Andy

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