Episode Description
Are you trying not to drink tonight? Don't make it harder by worrying about whether you'll drink at Christmas, on your next vacation, or for the rest of your life.
Your only job right now is to figure out tonight.
In this practical episode, I walk you through a simple plan for getting from the end of the workday to bedtime without drinking—without white-knuckling your way through the evening or getting sucked into an exhausting debate with yourself.
You'll learn:
- why thinking too far into the future can make staying sober tonight feel overwhelming;
- how to plan your evening instead of simply hoping you'll resist temptation;
- why you should anticipate your craving before it arrives;
- how to handle wanting alcohol without fighting the desire or giving in to it;
- and how thinking about tomorrow morning can help you make a different choice tonight.
You don't need to decide whether you're quitting forever. You don't even need to feel confident that you can do this long term.
You just need a plan for tonight.
Try it as an experiment. See what comes up. And when you wake up tomorrow morning with one alcohol-free night under your belt, you'll have something you didn't have yesterday: evidence that you can do it.
🎓 Want to go beyond getting through tonight and actually stop wanting alcohol? Join my free live class, How to Stop Wanting Alcohol.
I'll explain why cravings happen, why willpower doesn't work, and what actually helps you stop relying on alcohol.
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