{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Alcohol Minimalist: Mindful Drinking & Behavior Change","title":"Changing Your Beliefs About Alcohol (& Yourself) ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1685,"description":"\nIn this insightful episode, Molly Watts dives into the power of challenging and changing your core beliefs about alcohol and yourself. As many navigate Dry January or strive to build a peaceful relationship with alcohol, Molly shares how deeply ingrained beliefs can keep us stuck in unwanted habits. Drawing inspiration from Think Again by Dr. Adam Grant, she discusses how curiosity and resilience can lead to meaningful change.\nKey Topics Discussed:\nChallenging Dry January Setbacks:Molly encourages listeners not to use one \"off-plan\" drinking day as proof they can't change.\nShe emphasizes meeting yourself where you are and focusing on small, consistent actions aligned with long-term goals.\nCore Beliefs About Alcohol:\nMolly revisits the five deeply held beliefs about alcohol that often drive drinking habits:Alcohol relieves stress.   (Episode 158)\nAlcohol makes things more fun. (Episode 159)\nAlcohol creates connections. (Episode 160)\nAlcohol is a reward. (Episode 161)\nAlcohol keeps me going. (Episode 163)\nShe explains how these beliefs contribute to desire and how science contradicts many of them.\nSelf-Limiting Beliefs:Beyond alcohol, Molly discusses the stories we tell ourselves, like \"I can't have fun without drinking\" or \"I've failed before, so I'll fail again.\"\nShe highlights the importance of questioning whether these beliefs are always true.\nThe Power of Rethinking (Inspired by Think Again):\nMolly introduces Dr. Adam Grant's insight:\n\"Most of us spend too much time thinking about how to get people to think like us and too little time thinking about how to get ourselves to think differently.\"\nShe emphasizes developing mental flexibility by embracing curiosity and the willingness to be wrong.\nThree-Step Framework for Changing Beliefs:Get Curious: Ask, What if I'm wrong about this?\nEmbrace Being Wrong: Recognize that being wrong isn't failure—it's growth.\nPractice Resilience: Accept that change takes time and keep moving forward despite setbacks.\nRewriting...","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}