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Podcast: It's Not About the Alcohol
Episode: Ep115: Simple meditation practices that inhibit the urge to drink when you're stressed with Ann Swanson
Description: Do you feel pressure when you think about changing your relationship with alcohol? Like "good behavior" is just one more thing you have to work on?  The reason drinking less (or not at all) feels impossible for many women is because alcohol has become a coping mechanism for stress.  The problem is that drinking to relieve stress is the fast-past to addiction. Because the more stress you feel, the more you want to drink. And when you start drinking more than your body can tolerate, your own guilt and shame fuel the...