Everyone bangs on about the first two Rs of mindful drinking – reduce and replace. But what about the third?
This week, I'm tackling the missing piece of the moderation puzzle that nobody talks about: remove. I'm not talking about removing alcohol entirely (unless that's your goal).
I'm talking about removing all the negative rubbish that comes with choosing to drink differently – the shame, the embarrassment, the social pressure, and that perfectionist trap that tells you one slip-up means total failure.
Because without all three Rs working together, you're trying to balance on a two-legged stool, and we all know how that ends.
0:01 The Problem With A Two-Legged Stool
1:36 The First R: Reduce
2:47 The Second R: Replace
5:18 The Third R: Remove
6:56 Ditching Shame And Embarrassment
7:57 Can't Drink Like A 20 Year Old
9:54 Social Pressure And Changing Friendships
11:48 Escaping Perfectionism And Binary Thinking
14:00 Flexible Choices On A Night Out
16:21 The Three Rs & Meaningful Change
17:05 Get More From Me On Substack
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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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✏️ Come hang out with me on Substack - https://mindfuldrinking.substack.com/
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Take the Midlife Drinking Triggers Quiz - https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/68dd33385bb4a20015996a13
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