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Podcast: The Truth About Alcohol (Why Quitting Feels So Hard)
Episode: Sunday Drinking, Monday Risk: Why Alcohol Lies to You About Being “Fine”
Description: Sunday drinking doesn’t usually fall apart on a Sunday night.
It falls apart quietly on Monday morning — on the drive to work, sitting on a train, or opening a laptop while already running at half capacity.
This episode looks at the moment most people miss:
the promise you make before drinking, the reassurance you repeat once the first pint lands, and how alcohol quietly rewrites what “a few” actually means.
We talk about:
Why Sunday drinking is culturally protected — especially around masculinity, football, and tradition
How rounds accelerate drinking without an...