Alcohol Minimalist: Change Your Drinking Habits! | Think Thursday: Unbreakable Habits and The Voice that Keeps Them Alive

Have you ever said to yourself, “This habit feels unbreakable”?

Whether it’s procrastination, nighttime snacking, or pouring that end-of-day drink, it often feels like these behaviors are wired into our identity. But what if the real thing holding you back isn’t the habit itself—but the story you’re telling yourself about it?

In this Think Thursday episode, we’re exploring why some habits feel impossible to change—and why negative self-talk might be quietly reinforcing the loop. We’ll unpack the science behind the negativity bias, the way your brain treats repeated thoughts as evidence, and how to finally start rewriting the narrative using the 4-S New Belief System.

This is the real work—not just changing what you do, but changing what you believe is possible for you.

What You’ll Learn:

• Why your brain defaults to old habits even when they no longer serve you
• How the negativity bias evolved—and how it keeps you hyper-focused on mistakes
• What research tells us about the impact of self-critical thinking on behavior change
• Why the story you tell yourself becomes the blueprint for your identity
• A step-by-step breakdown of the 4-S New Belief System:
  • See the belief
  • Soothe the inner critic
  • Separate fact from fiction
  • Shift into a next-best thought

Mentioned in the Episode:

• Clinical Psychology Review (2010): Research on negative self-talk and health outcomes
• Journal of Behavioral Medicine: Study linking self-talk to follow-through and stress
• The Alcohol Minimalists Facebook Group – Join here
• Making Peace with Alcohol Group Coaching

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What is Alcohol Minimalist: Change Your Drinking Habits! ?

Change your relationship with alcohol without shame, guilt, or going sober. Join science-based coach Molly Watts to break habits and find peace through mindful drinking.

Hosted by author and coach Molly Watts, this show is for daily habit drinkers, adult children of alcoholics, and anyone stuck in the “gray area” of alcohol use.

Each episode blends neuroscience, behavior change psychology, and real-world strategies to help you build peace with alcohol — past, present, and future.

You’re not broken. You’re not powerless. You just need new tools.

Less alcohol. More life. Let’s do it together.
New episodes every Monday & Thursday.

Becoming an alcohol minimalist means:
Choosing how to include alcohol in our lives following low-risk guidelines.
Freedom from anxiety around alcohol use.
Less alcohol without feeling deprived.
Using the power of our own brains to overcome our past patterns and choose peace.
The Alcohol Minimalist Podcast explores the science behind alcohol and analyzes physical and mental wellness to empower choice. You have the power to change your relationship with alcohol, you are not sick, broken and it's not your genes!

This show is intended for educational purposes and does not constitute medical advice. If you are physically dependent on alcohol, please seek medical help to reduce your drinking.