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Podcast: Take a Break from Drinking
Episode: The Release: What the Brain Learns
Description: If you find yourself constrained by your life and living up to expectations of who you should be, you're not alone. You spend so much time adhering to societal conventions that, every once in a while, it can feel freeing to rebel against the rules—by pouring a drink and living uncensored.  Having a drink to let go of pressure and expectations can feel good in the moment, but this is The Release—one of the eight Drink Archetypes—in action, and it teaches your brain that alcohol is needed to cope with the pressure you're...