{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Alcohol Minimalist: Mindful Drinking & Behavior Change","title":"March Madness Series: Do You Know Your Alcohol Playbook? ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1281,"description":"In this March kickoff episode, Molly introduces a month-long basketball theme inspired by her childhood love of the game and the five life lessons she previously shared with her community. Drawing from her experience playing basketball she explores how the structure and strategy of the game mirror the patterned nature of drinking habits.\nThe central message: before you can change your drinking, you have to understand your playbook.\nMolly explains how drinking often feels spontaneous and emotional, but when slowed down, reveals predictable thought patterns. Using personal examples from her own decades-long 6 p.m. “unwind play,” along with a client story about belonging and connection, she illustrates how automatic behaviors are not inevitable—they are practiced.\nThe episode also dives into the neuroscience behind habit formation through the Behavior Map–Results Cycle (Thought → Feeling → Action → Result) and how Alcohol Core Beliefs reinforce repeated patterns. For listeners who grew up with alcohol in the home, Molly discusses how early modeling can shape unconscious associations without conscious awareness.\nThe episode concludes with a guided “game film” exercise to help listeners identify the thoughts that precede their drinking urges and begin building awareness—the first and most essential skill for change.\nThis is where agency begins.\nWhy basketball isn’t random—and neither is your drinking\nHow “automatic” behaviors differ from “inevitable” ones\nMolly’s personal 6 p.m. unwind pattern and how she rewired it\nThe Behavior Map–Results Cycle and the neuroscience of habit loops\nA client example illustrating how belonging—not wine—was driving behavior\nThe unique impact of growing up with an alcoholic parent on your internal playbook\nA guided reflection exercise to identify the thought that begins your drinking pattern\nWhy awareness—not willpower—is the first step toward lasting change\nKey Concepts\nDrinking follows a predictable playbook\nAutomatic means practiced...","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}