{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Alcohol Minimalist: Mindful Drinking & Behavior Change","title":"Why Your Partner Doesn't Have to Change for You to Change Your Drinking with Matt Wing","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2407,"description":"What happens when you want to drink less—but your partner doesn’t?\nIn this episode, Molly talks with midlife sobriety coach Matt Wing about how to change your relationship with alcohol, even when your partner is still drinking. This is one of the most common challenges people face when they start working on drinking less.\nMatt shares his journey from years of binge drinking to becoming alcohol-free at 52, along with the mindset shifts and simple strategies that helped him stop.\nTogether, they explore why some people can moderate and others can’t—and how to move forward without needing your partner to change first.\nWhat You’ll Learn\n How to drink less when your partner still drinks \n The difference between binge drinking and daily habit drinking \n Why moderation works for some people—and not for others \n How to stay consistent with your goals around alcohol \n The mindset shifts that make change feel easier \n\nKey Takeaways\n1. Your relationship with alcohol is yours to change\nYou don’t need your partner to change in order to move forward.\n2. The first drink matters most\nFor many people, control is lost after the first drink—not the third or fourth.\n3. Moderation isn’t for everyone\nIf one drink rarely stays one, your most peaceful relationship with alcohol may be less—or none.\n4. Drinking to feel different is a signal\nUsing alcohol to relax, escape, or feel “normal” is important information—not something to ignore.\n5. You can still live your life without drinking\nSocial situations don’t have to derail your goals.\nPractical Tools Discussed\n Play the tape forward \n Identify your trigger window \n Change the ingredients, not the ritual \n Build structure into your evenings \n Have an honest conversation with your partner \nAbout Matt Wing\nMatt Wing is a midlife sobriety coach who helps people stop drinking and build a life they don’t need to escape from. After years of binge drinking, he became alcohol-free at 52 and now works with others through coaching, courses, and...","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}