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Podcast: The Truth About Alcohol (Why Quitting Feels So Hard)
Episode: The Most Dangerous Lie: “I’ve Got This Under Control”
Description: There’s a moment when someone questions your plan.
Suggests a safer option.
And something in you tightens and says, “I’ve got this under control.”
This episode explores why that sentence feels so convincing — and why it can quietly become one of the most dangerous lies we tell ourselves.
In this episode, we explore:
Why “I’ve got this under control” isn’t confidence, but a nervous-system response
How leaders confuse control with safety — and what they’re actually protecting
Why alcohol often enters when the story we’re living by feels threaten...