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Podcast: The Truth About Alcohol (Why Quitting Feels So Hard)
Episode: Why Alcohol Feels Necessary at 6pm (Even When Nothing Is Wrong)
Description: Six o’clock.
Nothing dramatic happened today.
No crisis.
No disaster.
And yet… your chest feels tight when you pull into the driveway.
In this episode, we explore the 6pm shift — that invisible transition between performance and presence — and why alcohol can start to feel less like a drink and more like permission to drop the weight.
This is not about willpower.
It’s about nervous system decompression.
It’s about identity coming off too fast.
It’s about the quiet wiring that tu...