{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Journey to the Sunnyside | Mindful Drinking & Alcohol Health","title":"Your Mind is Not the Boss w/ Dr. Richard Louis Miller","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2069,"description":"Dr. Richard Louis Miller has spent more than 65 years in psychology, mind-body health, and behavior change. He is the host of Mind Body Health & Politics, the author of multiple books, and a longtime voice in the connection between the mind, emotions, stress, and the body.In this episode, Dr. Miller shares a simple but powerful idea: the mind is a tool, not the boss.\nWe talk about how easy it is to get lost in thought, pulled into automatic patterns, or convinced by the next craving, urge, or feeling. Dr. Miller explains why awareness is often the first step toward change, and how creating even a small pause can help us respond instead of react.We also look at alcohol through one of the most useful questions in the conversation:\nWhat am I asking this drink to do for me?\nFor anyone trying to drink more mindfully, this episode is about understanding the need underneath the urge, building more trust with yourself, and finding other ways to meet that need without feeling like you’re just taking something away. \nCONNECT WITH SUNNYSIDE:Listen to Journey to the Sunnyside Podcast: https://bit.ly/4bxCqT3Subscribe to Sunnyside's YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3zuoID4Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joinsunnyside/Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/joinsunnyside/Twitter:  https://x.com/joinsunnysideTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joinsunnyside\nABOUT SUNNYSIDE:\n \nSunnyside is the #1 alcohol health app that helps you drink less without any shame, guilt, or pressure to quit. Optimize your alcohol habits to achieve benefits like sleeping better, losing weight, feeling more energy, and saving money. We know that an all-or-nothing approach doesn't work for everyone, so we focus on helping you set your own goals, celebrate small wins, and build a lasting system of accountability. As a result, 96.7% of our members see a big drop in their drinking after 90 days.\nWe now offer Sunnyside Med, a new program that provides access to compounded naltrexone, a medication that can reduce...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0o41FZUSPCpNz08JujrkeFAcVtcwgngb7qx0OPiqLr8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ5Nzc2LzE3MDc5/NjA2MDEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}