{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Alcohol Minimalist: Mindful Drinking & Behavior Change","title":"When Drinking is a Part of Your Personality","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1100,"description":"In this episode of the Alcohol Minimalist Podcast, Molly explores how deeply alcohol can become tied to our identity. \nPhrases like “wine mom,” “party girl,” or “craft beer enthusiast” may sound harmless, but they often reinforce the idea that drinking is part of who we are rather than something we do. Molly explains how self-schemas shape our beliefs, why identity disruption can feel unsettling when you change your drinking, and how to navigate the friction that comes with rewriting your personal story.\nYou will learn about the psychology behind identity labels, the concept of status quo bias, and four evidence-based tools to help you separate fact from story, soothe the discomfort of change, and begin building a future identity that reflects your values.\nWhat You’ll Learn in This Episode:\nWhy cultural labels around drinking can feel like part of your personality\nHow self-schemas and alcohol expectancies reinforce drinking habits\nWhy change can feel like loss and how to view it as growth\nThe role of status quo bias in resisting identity change\nFour practical strategies to shift your identity and reclaim who you are without alcohol\nResources Mentioned:\nStudies on alcohol-related self-concept in Addictive Behaviors and the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs\n2015 article on identity disruption in the Journal of Substance Use and Misuse\nSunnyside app (recommended tool for tracking and building new drinking habits)\nWant to sign up for More Sober October?  Click here.\n\nLow risk drinking guidelines from the NIAAA:\nHealthy men under 65:\nNo more than 4 drinks in one day and no more than 14 drinks per week.\nHealthy women (all ages) and healthy men 65 and older:\nNo more than 3 drinks in one day and no more than 7 drinks per week.\nOne drink is defined as 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof liquor. So remember that a mixed drink or full glass of wine are probably more than one drink.\nAbstinence from alcohol\nAbstinence from alcohol is the best...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zu3PtA3XzNKb2qSH95OKvfAaoixqds182Hao41kpkws/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZjY5/NjVmY2Y2MGQ0NmMx/NGNiMzdiZGY0OTMz/OWQzMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}