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Alcohol Awareness Month: 8 Facts Everyone Should Know About Alcohol
In this episode of the Alcohol Minimalist Podcast, Molly shares 8 evidence-based facts everyone should know about alcohol. From cancer risk and “safe” drinking limits ...
Think Thursday: Paradox-The Power of "Both/And"
In this Think Thursday episode, Molly explores Brené Brown’s ideas on paradox and why emotional resilience is less about certainty and more about our capacity to hold ...
Alcohol Awareness Month: Moderation Management 2.0 with Andrea Pain, Executive Director
In this episode of The Alcohol Minimalist Podcast, Molly talks with Andrea Pain, Executive Director of Moderation Management, about alcohol support options for people ...
Revisiting: Think Thursday-The Neuroscience of New Habit Formation
In this revisited Think Thursday episode, Molly explains why March may be a better time than January to build lasting habits. If your New Year’s goals have faded, this...
Why Your Partner Doesn't Have to Change for You to Change Your Drinking with Matt Wing
What happens when you want to drink less—but your partner doesn’t?In this episode, Molly talks with midlife sobriety coach Matt Wing about how to change your relations...
Think Thursday: The Zeigarnik Effect: Why Your Brain Won’t Let Things Go
Episode SummaryWhy does your brain keep bringing things back up—especially when you’re trying to relax?In this Think Thursday episode, Molly expands on the Zeigarnik E...
March Madness Series: Play Until the Clock Says 0:00
In this final installment of the March Madness series, Molly brings the conversation full circle by focusing on the long game.After exploring your playbook, your score...
Think Thursday: The Neuroscience of Luck
We talk about luck constantly. Lucky breaks. Bad luck. Some people just seem to “have it.”But what if luck isn’t magic at all?In this Think Thursday episode, Molly exp...
March Madness Series: Drift Happens-Here's How You Rebound
Episode SummaryIn this third episode of the March basketball series, Molly shares transparently about a recent three-week stretch of travel that disrupted her Mostly A...
Think Thursday: Subtraction-Why Less Might Be Better For Your Brain
When something in life is not working, most of us instinctively try to add something. A new habit. A new system. A new goal. Another tool.But what if the smarter move ...
March Madness Series: Know the Scoreboard-What is Your Drinking Costing You?
In this second installment of the March basketball series, Molly takes the analogy one step further. Last week was about knowing your playbook — recognizing the patter...
Think Thursday: Just Do the Thing-Why the Brain Respects Action
We all have something we keep saying we’ll do — take the trip, write the book, make the call, start the business.In this episode, Molly explores why dreaming feels pro...
March Madness Series: Do You Know Your Alcohol Playbook?
In this March kickoff episode, Molly introduces a month-long basketball theme inspired by her childhood love of the game and the five life lessons she previously share...
Revisiting-Think Thursday: Belief Echoes-Why Change Feels Hard
When Change Feels Hard: Understanding “Belief Echoes”In this episode of Think Thursday, Molly revisits a powerful concept at the heart of behavior change—belief echoes...
Less Alcohol...But Are We More Resilient?
Alcohol consumption in the United States is declining. Gallup reports that only 54% of Americans now drink — the lowest level recorded in decades — and nearly half of ...
Think Thursday: The Brain's Need for Coherence
In this week’s Think Thursday, Molly builds on last week’s conversation about overwhelm and takes it one level deeper—into uncertainty and the brain’s fundamental need...
Are You Giving Alcohol Too Much Power?
On this episode of The Alcohol Minimalist Podcast, Molly reflects on what would have been her mother’s 95th birthday and the years lost not only at the end of her life...
Think Thursday: When the Brain Stops Organizing and Starts Alarming
Many people are saying the same thing lately: “I’m overwhelmed by everything.”In this Think Thursday episode, Molly explores what overwhelm actually is from a neurosci...
Alcohol & Cancer: Understanding the Risk
Last week marked World Cancer Day, and in this episode, Molly revisits an important—and often misunderstood—topic: the relationship between alcohol and cancer.This is ...
Think Thursday: Intentional Discomfort & Hedonic Reset
In this Think Thursday episode, we explore how the human brain evolved to use discomfort as information—and what happens when modern life removes nearly all friction, ...
