Ken Middleton: Goodbye Alcohol, My Old Friend — How to Quit Drinking and Build the Best You | Episode 74

Ken Middleton is the author of Bamboozled: How Alcohol Makes Fools of Us All and the editor of the publication AINYF (Alcohol is NOT Your Friend). In this episode, Ken shares helpful tools and strategies for quitting alcohol. These include: exercise, nutrition, education, sleep, hobbies, social connection, finding a supportive partner, and having a big goal.We also discuss:the neuroscience of alcoholaddiction and strategies for habit changeshort-term and long-term alternatives to alcoholalcohol's effects on sleep, memory, and cognitionhealth risks associated with alcohol (e.g. cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's)the costs and benefits of alcohol consumption across various life stageshow alcohol can block personal growth and impede self-improvementthe deceptive portrayal of alcohol in movies, media, and advertisingmetaphors and analogies to help illustrate the effects and dangers of alcoholthe gifts and benefits of quitting alcohol**CONNECT & LEARN MORE**book website: thebamboozledbook.comDry-90 Challenge: dry90.comInstagram: @kenmmiddletonRESOURCESBOOKS- Alcohol Explained by William Porter- Alcohol Lied to Me by Craig Beck- Atomic Habits by James Clear- Bamboozled by Ken Middleton- This Naked Mind by Annie GraceCOMMUNITIES- Alcohol-Free Lifestyle- Tribe SoberMOVIES & TV- American Pie- House Party (starring Kid 'n Play)- Scandal- SuperBad- Sherlock Holmes PEOPLE- Annie Grace- Craig Beck- James Clear- James Swanwick- Janet Gourand- Robert Downey Jr.- William PorterVOCABULARY- acetaldehyde - anhedonia- dynorphin- nucleus accumbens Connect or learn more at: thebamboozledbook.com