EP352: Drinking turns off your brain. Planning to quit turns it back on. Here's how to break the cycle.
You wake up feeling rough and decide, "I'm not drinking tonight." For a few hours, that plan feels solid. But evening comes and you pour one anyway. And now your brain has even more evidence that you're not in control. Which makes you less motivated to try again (because what's the point?) This episode shows you why…
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