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@emh8861

16 күн бұрын

Trim your beard 🤣

@ShaneHarveyMusic

16 күн бұрын

Get rid of the beard!! I send all my female peeps to RR. I showed them the earlier Roll with the shoulder length hair and clean shaven?? Va va voom whos the hottie they say. Then the today Roll. It would kind to say they saw the elder statesman but its more like.. whos the old grandad? Love and respect to you Rich. Either way your our hero.

@glennmoore5245

14 күн бұрын

Thanks for doing this follow up. I am struggling to quit and stumbled across these. The last chap saying it's possible to drink occasionally really threw me. This episode was what I needed.

My dearest sister died a month ago. It was not alcohol related. It was an aneurysm in her brain that just knocked her flat in an instant. I watched myself and my family grieving and I am still deeply grieving. There was a lot of alcohol and it really felt like it was helping me and I could rationalize it completely. I woke up this morning with the loud voice in my head that said, “it is just stupid to die of something that I can control.“ I am also blind, which again I rationalize drinking because it helped take the edge off of the fear that blindness produces in me. It does not make sense for a blind person to drink. It is just not smart. I am a very smart person and I have decided to stop drinking. This is the first day and this podcast has helped me tremendously. I will be listening to a lot of them to help me with my perspective and motivation. Thank you so much!

Today is day 150 ALCOHOL-FREE for me! Feeling great and it seems I'm on the path to long term abstinence.

@JohnSchaeferUNIVERSE

10 күн бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

@LouveniaMusic

3 күн бұрын

I went 10 months last year & drank again for my bday which slowly led to me drinking 2-3x a week again. Now I’m 1 month into not drinking again and planning on not going back. Caving wasn’t worth it last time.

Drug and alcohol free 10 years! Thank you both for your service!!

@elcarlitosj8304

15 күн бұрын

Nice must feel good

@DinaHavens

15 күн бұрын

@@elcarlitosj8304 Yes sir!!

This incredible. I'm 7 years clean, my wife is 6 years clean. I've been held hostage, lost my son to the ministry, lost the cars, the house, the money, the business, my wife left to a life on the street where she spent 18 months escaping extreme domestic and gang violence. She ended up pregnant and clawed her way out, she had to escape for two now. we spent 5 years apart healing in recovery. we've been back together for 2 years now and after losing all, today, we closed on a home. I run this podcast in a beautiful studio, full time thanks to a bunch of great organizations in my community. I have a life I never saw coming. its possible. It's an epic adventure. We can recover.

10 and a half years of being sober. Almost 3 years of being Vegan. I am preparing to my first marathon. I am 57 and NEVER felt better. Life is great.

917 days sober and alcohol free. As a raging alcoholic i cannot afford the liberty of NA beer. Its too close to the real thing, a slope that i can’t tread upon.

@SF_Native

16 күн бұрын

Good and job and great self awareness. Keep it up!

@BT-be8rh

16 күн бұрын

Wasn’t an alcoholic and found NA beer’s really helped me in the beginning and I occasionally still have them, but not nearly as much as in the start. It’s a personal choice and yes it’s best to know ourselves and what works and what doesn’t. All the best on your sobriety!

@SF_Native

16 күн бұрын

Oddly enough after alcohol, I fell in love with carbonated drinks. I’d much prefer a LaCroix over a NA beer. To each their own.

@BrianLovesBeans

13 күн бұрын

good on you mate! Even better to know your limits and set boundaries to keep you on the path you want

@JohnSchaeferUNIVERSE

10 күн бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

20 days sober, massively productivity boost and lifestyle happiness. I've had the temptations but something is different this time, I feel stronger each time I get through them. There's a deep love in the process and I feel a deeper faith in it even around others drinking, there's a mental letting go that feels very subconscious. The more you want it, the more you attempt, the more you step outside the feelings of temptation - the better. You do get stronger with the efforts and changes. Work on personal structure everyday, live a stimulating life sober... exercise as much as you can, the brain will have a massive benefit in living more deliberately beyond subconscious habits with exercise and healthier sleep. I felt like just a middle-lane drinker, yet I was drinking 20+ beers a week spread out - astonishing. So much drinking and so much exhaustion with life because of it. Turning to alcohol just to feel normal ... the feel good and balanced chemicals are already inside us... when in doubt, move about - motion over mind for that natural momentum that brings clarity and freedom to the subconscious habits.

@Leahmoonbeamflower

Күн бұрын

That’s beautiful 😊

This week marks my second year of being alcohol free. I can't begin to tell you how much my life has changed for the better.

@marcallain

15 күн бұрын

what if you really enjoy your beer and you look forward to your two evening beers?

@MoonlitMongrel

15 күн бұрын

Been Alcohol free 6 months and loving it. I sleep so well and wake up rested.

@SF_Native

15 күн бұрын

@@marcallain I really enjoyed my evening glass of whiskey. Which would always end up being a bottle. Now? I sleep better, I wake up early, I workout, I have way more patience (for everyone) and my diet has cleaned up since I'm not hungover craving greasy fast food and sugar. Only thing beer is good for is a beer belly and I (and my wife) much prefer my six pack abs. :)

@SF_Native

15 күн бұрын

@@MoonlitMongrel awesome! Crazy how much better I sleep! You'll notice other things changing like your skin, your energy levels, your motivation, mood...I wish i stopped drinking years ago. But better late than never! Cheers and keep going!

@sandytw5229

14 күн бұрын

@@marcallain alcohol free beer!

5 years alcohol free in mid July of this year! My husband also quit 2 years ago. Never thought we would be nondrinkers. I’m grateful to live my life without the effects of drinking on both my physical and mental health as well as my relationships.

Alcohol is a major inhibitor for higher consciousness. Not many people talk about that.

@codyevans6454

13 күн бұрын

Jim Lahey does

A year ago I watched an episode on the pernicious hidden effects that alcohol has on our body and brain, that episode was put out by Andrew Huberman, and I went cold turkey , quit alcohol for good. My life has changed in ways unimaginable to the mind. I am never drinking again and will forever be grateful for Andrew Huberman !

i'm honestly amazed that drinking is still so common amongst regular people. i wont even have a glass of wine with family because i want to be at peak performance every day possible

@SF_Native

16 күн бұрын

100000% agree.

@BrianLovesBeans

13 күн бұрын

it's so systemic, you're the odd man out if you haven't downed at least 6 beers at the family barbeque in my world. It took me a few decades to realize that this was toxic behavior

@JohnSmith-zs1bf

13 күн бұрын

@@BrianLovesBeans yup. on the bright side, it makes it fairly easy to perform better than your peers when your peers are always drinking, hung over, losing sleep, inflammed, etc. thats the competition in this market and man does the prevalence of these bad habits make it easier to win

@Mikathedog100

12 күн бұрын

It surprises me too. My family doesn't drink, I don't drink, my husband doesn't drink. There's no big reason for it, it just doesn't appeal to us.

@biblicalgodisonlytruegod

11 күн бұрын

Well said!

Sometimes you need just a sign. I read "Finding Ultra" and it changed my life - quit alcohol and listened to your podcast with Jon Joseph. Recently I crushed it within my business and started a KZread channel on top of it for my german audience. 23K subs within 6 month and I am so full of energy. Thank you very much for inspiring me to change my life, Rich!

@zenveg

16 күн бұрын

Herzlichen Glückwunsch und weiter so!

@AnergizerReacts

15 күн бұрын

Danke Dir!

@parkersavage8774

15 күн бұрын

Not cringe at all! Congrats!

@LouveniaMusic

3 күн бұрын

I just read “the easy way to quit drinking” by Allen Carr & did the hypnotherapy at the end and I really do think it turned off my desire to drink at all.

I love being Alcohol Free-over a year. I quit as part of an effort to correct high triglycerides and cholesterol, along with becoming whole food plant based vegan. I was definitely “middle lane”. This term is perfect. I couldn’t say “sober”, because I didn’t identify with alcoholic. I drank mostly “because it was there”, vs actually needing it. But I did drink during the week and weekends as a part of socializing. Now, when offered a drink, I just say I don’t drink. Servers don’t pursue the conversation. Completely lost taste for it and desire. Free is such a good word. Club soda with lime, please!

@annamclaughlin411

3 күн бұрын

Amazing, well done! I have changed my diet to mainly plant based (very rarely would have cheese for example, but working on it...) I was so surprised how easy it was to give up meat. Alcohol is another matter... Especially weekends when I am out socialising...

I stop alcohol on December 29,1999, because I had just realized that I drank just as much as my then boyfriend and his friends who were never sober,, we were every evening after work in the bar until it closed, with bottles and bottles. I was sure I was on my way to be a heavy alcoholic at 25 year old. Stopping was absolutely not hard for me, but the pressure of others, was extremely difficult, :”oh come on just one drink”, it won’t hurt you”… I stayed strong, I knew one drink would hurt me . I Changed my environment, but Every time I went out no matter where or with who, I was considered : “being lame.” And asked if I ever have fun. People never understood that I could have fun without a drop of alcohol or drugs of any kind and they kept asking over and over.. it’s Only since maybe 2018 that when I say :no alcohol for me please it is accepted without a question. Time are thankfully changing. I am so grateful that I have a strong personality that stayed to my no.

@joanolmstead1219

15 күн бұрын

when you get to be 70 you will be healthier than all those others, that said "you're no fun". in my experience. that's what recently happen to me. they are all falling apart..... sad to watch

@rachelx230484x

14 күн бұрын

As someone who drank as a teenager like a "normal" teenager and into my 20s I always suffered terrible hangovers and realised it wasn't for me. So many days wasted in bed however nearly 20 years later I am still told I am boring or I need to "let my hair down"! At work I often got left out bcoz I wasn't a drinker. The peer pressure never ends! However now aged 40 I am beginning to learn no ones else's opinion matters, I know I'm not boring and I prefer my life without drinking 😊 I hope my kids don't get negatively judged for saying no!

@sarahbennett9820

14 күн бұрын

Even my mum says I’m no fun and she’s not much of a drinker herself. It’s so ingrained into society.

💯! I’m 6 years alcohol free, 54, and in the best shape of my life! Quality of life quadrupled. Emotional fitness improved tremendously! I now help others change bad habits for healthy ones as a Lifestyle Coach. Longevity is now a passion of mine. Let keep the movement going! Alcohol is an old script! Tomorrow is a blank sheet of paper(in theory). Write a new story! #longevity #bluezones #neuroreconditioning #healthyhabits

Thank you. "It's a new day, it's a new life, and I'm feel'in good!"

12 months alcohol free! Sobriety is the best life to live. Might not be for everyone, but definitely is whats best for me. I used to be a weekend binge drinker EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND! Literally would not miss a weekend. I have zero desire or even thoughts of drinking. It is definitely a different lifestyle!

Excited to hear this one. Trying hard to continue sober living. It’s a constant struggle. Much love!

@emh8861

16 күн бұрын

Yup, I’m drinking as I’m listening 🤷🏽‍♀️.

@zenveg

16 күн бұрын

502 days and never thought I'd quit but sure glad I did.

@PenelopeRyder

16 күн бұрын

Keep at it ... the alcohol need is an illusion as it makes life worse. If we have had trauma then we may need help with that ... I used to drink to rid myself of childhood trauma memories for many years then that stopped working! I am 12 years FREE ... I see it as freedom.

Now well into my 30s, I’ve continuously mindfully noticed how detrimental alcohol was being to my overall wellbeing. It hasn’t been like I was even abusing it all that much (except periodically in my 20s). I’d say I’ve had a below average consumption but even that much would wreck havoc on my wellbeing for days later. The original podcast with these two nudged me into becoming sober curious and now I’ve fully adopted the lifestyle. It’s just not worth the few hours of pleasure for days of depression afterwards. Rinse and repeat. I wonder how many people delude themselves into thinking alcohol isn’t affecting them, but that’s their journey to walk. All I can say is it is worth it on so many levels. Happy to see this conversation getting a round 2.

My goal is to reach the other side of the island, and meet Andy Ramage to show how I can contribute to this movement. This is so under appreciated and viewed. Love his approach and personality towards it!

Thank you for this! The cool kids are in the sober/alcohol-free club!

385 Days Alcohol Free. Rich and this podcast was one of my top three biggest reasons I changed my life. I just ran my first half marathon to celebrate 1 year alcohol free. 7:28 Go Brewing is my local NA brewery and I love that Prophets is inspired by Rich!

I dont have an alcohol problem but im 8 months free. After i completed the 100 day challenge, i lost all desire for alcohol; pretty cool to see the brain adapt

This guy is absolutely AMAZING!!! Glad you had him back on your show Rich.

I’m another Middle Laner who Andy helped push over the edge. I’m only nearly 6 weeks into this, but loving it! Every time I feel like life would be a little more embellished with a drink, I turn my thoughts to how much extra energy I’ll have to work on my art, instead. Andy helped tremendously to quell my worries of how social situations will play out, around people who expect me to drink with them. So far, I’ve only had congratulatory responses, and no problems socializing without an alcoholic drink in my hand. Thanks Andy, and to Rich, too, whose podcast was the 2nd place I heard Andy (the first being on Rangan Chatterjee’s podcast).

This video is a real eye-opener. I used to be a heavy drinker too, and it just wrecked my life. I'm so glad I stopped cold and never looked back. These days, I don't even have a glass of wine with family - I want to be at peak performance every single day. Rich and Andy are really doing important work here. I'd love to see them bring on Jarry Sargent, the healer, to talk more about living an alcohol-free life. That would be super insightful.

RICH!!! How do you DO it??? It’s like you are in my HEAD I am 3 weeks in wine free, & up pops this episode!!! YESTERDAY! Love it. First TANYA & now Andy?!? You are the greatest. From 1 vegan to another, I SUPER appreciate you & all you do.

Thank you for this topic! In March of 2020 I decided to lose ten lbs for an upcoming vacation and started on Optavia. The plan has a strict no alcohol rule which as someone who drank moderately seemed tough but I was determined. Within a few weeks I felt like a new person!! I felt energetic, clear headed and my Sunday mornings weren’t spent nursing a hangover. In the summer of 2022 I decided to drink some champagne at a wedding and I felt utterly poisoned! I had a blinding headache for 8 hours afterwards and that was it. It made me realize alcohol is a DRUG and needs to be acknowledged as such. Why on earth would I do that to myself again?! I’m 55 now and I’ve never felt better. I hope the trend of going alcohol free for health continues.

I reduced my alcohol intake to once a month, I want to completely stop. I still reach out for it during social gatherings, and I don’t like the person I become, the things I say when I am imbibing. I still am dependent on it sometimes in intense social settings. Working on it by doing meditation and talk therapy. Hoping to completely quit alcohol one day.

@marissaproulx3516

16 күн бұрын

I started reducing my alcohol intake significantly in the past several years and avoided triggering people settings if drinking. I eventually stopped recently and am now on day 71. It can be so challenging depending on your support, environment, how a person deals with stress/issues in their life. Find what works for you. My sleep and relationships have improved. I'm less emotional and triggered if someone (members of my family) say something ignorant. Game changer. Feeling soooo much better.

@madamplant

16 күн бұрын

My husband and I did 60 days alcohol free, last year it was amazing. We need to stop. 😢

I couldnt speak to people since as long as I remember. I dont know why. But I developed selective mutism around the time I started school. I became known as 'the girl who doesnt talk'. There was alot of shame and confusion at not understanding what was 'wrong' with me. Then at thirteen, I discovered alcohol. It was a revelation. Suddenly my anxiety faded and I was able to talk to people. Finally, I felt 'normal'. I felt as though I imagined others felt ALL THE TIME. I had discovered my talk elixir! I continued to depend on alcohol from that point. Through my teens, into adulthood, even through motherhood. But it wasnt without consequences. Two DUIs, two failed marriages, inability to hopd down a job and at my lowest, almost loosing my children. Then at 45 I discovered selective mutism and everything made sense. But while it helps to know WHY I still have no idea HOW. I never developed the skills to socialize without alcohol. I live with the dilemma that if Im socializing, Im causing harm because alcohol is involved. So I tend to isolate to avoid harming myself and others. But it is very lonely. .

@dianabridgman9641

16 күн бұрын

I was that same child, not much to say with new people. Alcohol was a way to let down those guards. I wish now I had never started. It's way better to be that silent one that observes. All the best to you❤️

@janibobs

16 күн бұрын

@@dianabridgman9641 agree! Forever the observer!

Now knowing that sitting with the thought of changing for 2 years was normal was a relief and also so pertinent to me. Watching you drinking, watching the results...I'm mostly non drinking and the the energy charges, the reduction in dissatisfaction with work, and importantly moving towards bigger goals...it's exciting. Thanks to both of you

Rich, you are so inspiring, genuine, and warm. What a great episode.

I have been sober for ~13 years. I have noted over this past decade of talking to so many other alcohol-free people that so many of us (certainly not all, but a significant number) used alcohol to manage anxiety. I have a severe anxiety disorder. It absolutely controls my life it always has. It is a belief system and a set of behaviors that I learned in childhood. I choose to do or not do things, I like or don't like things, based on whether they make my anxiety better or worse. I will go to great lengths to avoid anything that makes my anxiety worse. This behavior is so strong that I do have to push through it and force myself out there for all those anxiety-producing things that are good for me in the long run. Anyone who has anxiety already knows all this, we all do it. But, what WAS an epiphany for me is that the old trope that is drilled in our heads by the 12-step program people is not true. You are not broken. You are not an alcoholic for life. It is not something that you are going to have this massive battle with for life. I can say this with confidence because at some point, I hit a point in sobriety where alcohol and drinking flipped over into the category of "things that make me anxious" because it was so hard to quit, and because I have been sober for so long. I attempted to have a drink with an old friend about a year ago. I had been sober for so long and I was out of state on vacation for a week so I rationalized that I could keep it compartmentalized. I was actually excited about it because I have missed the taste of a White Russian (my drink of choice) and that is not something you can really get in a non-alcoholic version. So, I excitedly ordered a White Russian and discovered that letting one get warm will kill your desire for that taste real fast because while the first couple sips were delicious, the entire idea of drinking spiked my anxiety through the roof. So, I nursed that one White Russian for about 6 hours before just ordering a Mt. Dew. I can safely say I am not an alcoholic anymore. I now associate it with causing anxiety not eliminating, and for those of us with anxiety once you move something into that "causes anxiety" category you are done with it for good.

Wow thank you so much for this discussion, I stopped drinking 2 years ago knowing it would be a crazy solo chalenge, but you have no idea how solo it is if no one around you or on the internet talks about it. It is either you are an alcoholic or just or not. And thank you again for these words because I’ve had no idea up until now that there was a whole mouvement around the this, I noticed that there were a lot more alcohol free options in stores but didn’t know about the community around it. So thank you thank you because this podcast validated a lot of thoughts I’ve had over the past decade and really helped me be ok with what I’m doing ♥️

Thanks for this talk, Andy and Rich! You both have been super inspirational for me. I needed to hear this talk today!! ❤

Almost 27 years sober. I was not in the middle lane. This is a positive trend.

Absolutely brilliant gentleman.. For me, it’s all about beliefs ! Once I challenged them, really shined a light on them my life changed around using alcohol .. life is amazingly blissful once I understood change is messy , challenging and wonderfully rewarding all in one.

I've only been off the booze for a few months, and I might never drink again, but I definitely haven't seen any of the benefits people who quit speak of. Haven't lost weight, more depressed than I was when I was drinking, no improved output in terms of work. I'll check my life at day 365. Hope it's worth it.

@parisaforpeace

4 күн бұрын

Hang in there. Things do eventually shift. Sometimes a little bit of therapy can help figure out why we feel depressed. Often alcohol is used to self-medicate because people are hurting inside and need some relief.

Cheers! Thanks for sharing our story!

Thanks for this. Exactly what I needed to hear today.

I’ve been alcohol-free for entire my life of 50 years because my body just can’t take alcohol. I don’t know how being drunk feels like. I never had “good time” with friends while drinking. I’m happy to hear more people are going alcohol free now because I don’t feel alone anymore :) By the way, my body and brain feel amazing at this age. I’ve handled many obstacles through out my life with mental clarity and fantastic health. I love it. I want everybody to experience this.

Hello everyone on October 17th 2024 it’ll be 5 years alcohol free for me! My life has changed totally without alcohol! Best decision I’ve ever made in my life! So whoever out there is battling with this always remember you have my support! It’s a very hard thing to give up but it definitely can be done so hang in there and be strong!

Love your work guys, thanks for putting out these gems

I was never a heavy drinker by any means, just a social sipper. The headaches post indulging took me to a point where I said "I've had enough". It's a been a year-and-a-half since I drank; everyone should at least try it. Healthier mentally (more than anything) and physically dialed. So many aspects of societies irresponsibiltiy of dealing with alcohol that will never go away until people stop buying it!

That was amazing! Thank you both, so much. 🙏🙏🙏

Absolutely well done. Thank you gentlemen!!!

As soon as the understanding of what alcohol really is becomes mainstream, people will be as embarrassed to have a “cocktail” as they are now to have a cigarette!

loved this, thank you Rich Roll 😍

Andy's journey and advocacy for the alcohol-free lifestyle are truly inspiring! His dedication to reshaping the narrative around sober living and community is commendable. I agree that the cultural shift he envisions regarding alcohol's perception is not only necessary but also inevitable. 🌟

I love, love, love his energy and passion. Andy, you rock! I want some of that.

Smiling at the unexpected bit at 47:42 ... Black Country?

Really appreciate your constant efforts @richroll to help us all elevate to that level and make our lives better.❤

Great discussion!

2 days, 9 hrs. Love this guy. I think thats the secret, not telling anyone 24:20

Great stuff. Yay for giving @over the influence a plug. ❤

Fantastic video guys. Pre-contemplation to contemplation, the two year cycle and mental ambivalence is something I’ve not heard before. 8 months alcohol-free and I can relate to it all.

Liberating Conversation! Not alone anymore!

I love the concept of “maintaining the seal”👌

Great episode 🎉❤

Fantastic presentation, thank you, and so important to include Motivational Interviewing and NLP! With all due respect to AA and Twelve Step, it is not the only path for people with significant alcohol addiction.

I drink lightly about 2-3 times a month but lately I’m feeling that it’s time for alcohol to be totally gone out of my life….

My experience parting ways with alcohol was starkly different than this man’s. I find people in the self help world sometimes romanticize quitting bad habits. “After a few months not drinking everything got better,” slogan is a great way to sell a lifestyle, but for most people, quitting drinking is going to be a long road. Maybe two to three years later you’ll start to see greener pastures. My experience of quitting alcohol led to encountering a seven year emotional and spiritual healing journey. And not until I made it through that storm did I discover some benefits of quitting. But to this day there are still serious cons. The social barriers. Etc.

@Mikathedog100

12 күн бұрын

Was seven years around the same time that you drank more heavily?

@timmyj2366

12 күн бұрын

@@Mikathedog100 No, after I quit I never drank heavy again. After seven years sober is when I started to discover greener pastures.

I just realized that it’s taken around 2 years for me to “close the door”. Never had a problem and with a recovering daughter, what’s the point? Plus I’m happy and I. Damn good shape! Great show!

a good friend of mine was found dead in his home at age 55 a few weeks ago. cause of death was gastrointestinal hemorrhage casued by alcohol. he bled to death. scariest thing is that he wasn’t really known to be that big a drinker, he wasn’t someone that you’d think had a drinking problem compared to some people.

Been alcohol free for two almost two years due to aldh2 and after year one I have not got head colds at all and pretty much everything about my health and life has gotten better and I was not even a heavy drinker just causal. STOP drinking immediately!!!

I gave up drinking many years ago because it was hurting my body - digestion, sleeping, fitness, etc. It's been nothing but positive for me. Disclaimer - I do have a handful of glasses of wine per year in social situations but much prefer to not drink any alcohol at all.

Very few discussions on alcohol touch on the “middle lane”. It’s usually full blown intervention level talks. Amazing interview. I AM the middle laner but have decided to fully pull off that highway. No good comes of it anymore.

Regarding completely dry vs tactically dry vs mostly dry, For me and I'd imagine others, the circle you guys describe is very important. The whole thing is a journey, committing to fully dry right away might be daunting which is why the 28/90/beyond scenario was/is awesome. It lets people try the mode on. The mostly dry person at age 30 with enough mindful trips round the circle may well arrive at fully dry but any movement in that direction is positive, but of they started at deciding whether the fully give it up for ever or not would likely have never got there, especially for the middle lane folks. Awesome Conversation and followup to the first which was truly inspiring for me personally.

I don't understand why some people feel pressured to drink in social situations. Drink whatever you want. It's your own business and no one is really paying attention to you anyways.

@ladybugwest909

16 күн бұрын

Agreed. For the most part no one cares what you are doing. They are focused on themselves

@Mikathedog100

12 күн бұрын

I think more commonly for many, the pressure is first to actually attend a social situation - at which two possibilities are more likely to occur. Either, others see how uncomfortable you appear and think a drink will loosen you up. Or, you drink to cope with social situations that you very much wish you never had to attend. I don't think, on the whole, that it's a case of confident, well rounded, social butterflies feeling that they HAVE to drink.

I have to say I prefer andys take than the other guy who was on. I dont think advertising moderation as an option is good and like rich says its mentally exhausting. Either drink or dont think but putting the idea that alcohol on "special occasions is ok" plays into the belief that you are giving something up when in fact you aren't. Rich and Andy are the example. Moderation just leads to confusion. I wouldn't think I'll inject myself with heroin just on special occasions. What's the difference. Both are drugs. The latter is just one you have to justify not taking.

I absolutely love this, however, you both mention several times the drawback of waking up with a hangover. What about those of us who do not drink enough to get a hangover? I believe more emphasis should be put on the negative health aspects of alcohol overall. Andy stated that the feeling of relaxation is essentially “temporary brain damage” I wish Rich would have followed up on that. I would love to see a follow up interview!

That's right on time as I challenged myself to not drink at all in may.

Perfect timing….

What is his “target” demographic? I drink 2-3 beers per week and I feel fine. Don’t get drunk. Don’t get hung over. Get up at 5:15 am to work out. Run a business. I’ve done the sober January thing and it never made me feel any different. 🤷🏼‍♂️

I really appreciate this podcast and learning about some of the places you can find support. I tried AF for a few years about 10 years ago and found it incredibly hard to date and a few of my female friends said they didn’t want to go out with me to dinners because I didn’t drink. It was a really lonely experience and I felt very judged. I also found the incessant questions on why I didn’t drink to be extremely uncomfortable. This podcast has helped me get the courage to try it again and I would appreciate any help navigating dating and advice on making the change quietly without felling like you have to put it on blast. I really don’t want to answer to anyone or explain like I did previously. Any advice would be greatly appreciated Thank you❤️

@ladybugwest909

16 күн бұрын

You don't owe anyone an explanation. You don't want to date a drunk anyway. You might be hanging around the wrong crowd who are just bringing you down. Drinkers don't like to be around sober people cause it makes them feel bad about their bad habit

I would have called myself a middle lane drinker. I stopped drinking 8 months ago and the benefits are great. I actually do the things I wanted to do. I have motivation and best of all, no anxiety. Admittedly, I’m not a sociable as I once was, but I’m working on myself. So my next plan is to get back out there!

They need to make a video for retirees,over 60

I live in Ireland and I can tell you, that the alcohol culture here is horrendous. A non drinker here is the exception. Teenagers drink all around the world but here it's shocking and it can be very difficult to change when mum and dad drink daily

I wanted to listen to this but I couldn’t help but feel like I’m being sold to.

Rich Roll looking good

I love being able to moderate and encourage NA/0.0…issue is most bars I have worked at have 1 or 2. Logistically and statistically less violence or issues is going to happen if they choose something else.

In trauma, it's used to dissociate and many need assistance with trauma memories afterwards and the need to get rid of memories can make it hard for people who have had childhood abuse ... just getting through the day with hypervigilance and triggers can be a challenge. I would say knowing as 12 years free if you have had childhood trauma and drinking to self medicate then get proper support or therapy ... I am taking complex PTSD trauma!

I get the message and I appreciate alcohol damages me when I have it. But I drink rarely, only a few times a year. I wouldn’t want to give up that rare beer or whisky

Sober since December 2018

This single malt highland scotch renaissance has been a true test of my resolve.

Day 11 of no alcohol, nicotine or caffeine. Feeling pretty damn good.

I'm 3+ years living NA. But, socially I haven't found many replacement options. It's a worthy sacrifice, but not ideal.

Timely as I've been alcohol free since 4/18

2 Days sober here

Meat, dairy, alcohol, processed foods, cane sugar, gluten, high drama, free😀🙏🏻 happiest time. It’s been over 5 years. Run an alcohol free listening room for original music. It’s about the music and being present appreciating the people around not escaping it.

Man, I was super excited about the title of the video until I seen it was almost 2 hours long.

Making the unconcious conscious was Carl Jung ... "The psychological rule says that when an inner situation is not made conscious, it happens outside, as fate. That is to say, when the individual remains undivided and does not become conscious of his inner opposite, the world must perforce act out the conflict and be torn into opposing halves." from the book AION Volume 9

wow had no idea that giving up my glass of wine with dinner I could live "10x longer"

As a southern European since a kid in our family we never missed having a bottle of red wine and extra virgin olive oil. Life is good Years...noooot drinking wine...and all the fun....missing.

I understand people can get addicted to alcohol but I don't understand the feeling. If people didn't mention alcohol, it would never cross my mind. I drink New Year's Eve and maybe 2 or 3 other times a year but it has never made me desire alcohol on another day 🤷

I love this man. Rich Roll- are you so nieve that you don't realize that AA is a melting pot for young women who have lost their way? I was in AA for 3 years. I was taught how to feel like a piece of shit and allow men to take advantage of me. It was a horrible experience for me. Do you have the guts to talk about the downside of AA?

It is very normal mum getting alcohol from her teenagers kids. They think if they drink at home it is ok.

Hold up let me grab a beer for this one