Alcohol is without question the most popular and socially accepted drug in the United States, despite the fact that alcohol-related deaths have increased year after year.

Sadly, the vast majority of people who struggle with alcohol never receive any kind of help or treatment. Instead, it’s more common to be pressured to drink instead of encouraged to limit your alcohol intake.  

In this episode, I offer an experiment to measure your relationship with alcohol and some helpful resources for anyone wanting to change that relationship.

The most popular and accessible resource focused on recovery from alcohol is Alcoholics Anonymous, which centers on meetings for members to share their struggles without judgment. 

There are also several helpful books written with the intention of educating others about the impact of alcohol:

• This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol by: Annie Grace  
• The Abstinence Myth by: Adi Jaffe PhD
• In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by: Gabor Mate MD

In this episode, you’ll also hear:  

• Recognizing the relationship between alcohol and death
• Aligning actions with intentions and discovering your limits
• Different approaches to alcohol treatment and recovery 

Must-listen moments: 

[00:05:05] The truth is that nobody really has a drinking problem. It's really just a stopping problem. It's not the drink that gets you into trouble, it's the inability to stop drinking that causes havoc. 

[00:13:11] It's only when I get underneath the pain and I look at what's causing the pain, am I able to see how pointless it is to dump alcohol on my problems.

[00:13:45] If you set about building a life that you find meaningful, you are going to be far less likely to sacrifice the goodness and the joy of that life for any amount of booze.

Thank you for listening!

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Ryan Casey Waller

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