Top Sobriety Hacks with Hypnotherapist Nigel Jones

My guest today is Nigel Jones who is making his third appearance on the Tribe Sober podcast – our conversations always get plenty of downloads and Nigel is a mine of valuable information! In this episode:- Nigel’s secret to success was becoming a non-drinker from Day One — rather than a drinker trying to quit. He used the metaphor of a mountain — put yourself on top from the start rather than struggling to climb it. It's our beliefs and values shape our identity, then it’s our identity that drives our intentions and actions. We need to flip our beliefs: once we truly believe that alcohol is a poison, then everything changes. Nigel is a qualified Hypnotherapist and he came up with a great analogy to explain how hypnotherapy works Our conscious mind is often resistant and has “bouncers” to prevent new information from entering our subconscious Hypnotherapy can remove those bouncers allowing better access to the subconscious Drinking creates a program in our subconscious and hypnotherapy helps us to replace it with healthier programs. Nigel is also qualified in NLP - Neuro Linguistic Programming which can help us to rewire our beliefs We both agreed that Drinking is deeply tribal — Nigel calls the Alcohol Drinking Tribe the ADT People protect their ADT which is why we often encounter resistance when we announce that we have quit drinking When we leave the ADT, we need to find another tribe quickly so that we don’t feel isolated or judged In fact Connection is the opposite of addiction and That’s why we set up Tribe Sober which offers connection, vulnerability, and authenticity  – so if you’re ready to swop your drinking tribe for Tribe Sober then click here to check out our membership program Nigel shares his own inspiring story called Walking Back to Happiness He’s also a certified hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner and life coach. He offers 1:1 and group coaching, for habit change, phobias, and anxiety. His website and social media is 9kmby9am.com  Nigel's previous podcast interviews with Tribe Sober are here and here   Episode Sponsor This episode is sponsored by the Tribe Sober Membership Program.  If you want to change your relationship with alcohol then sign up today - here is the link.  Help us to spread the word! We made this podcast so that we can reach more people who need our help.  Please subscribe and share. We release a podcast episode every Saturday morning. You can follow Tribe Sober on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  You can join our private Facebook group HERE PS: How to Leave a Rating/Review in Apple Podcasts (on an iOS Device) Open the Podcasts app. EASY. Choose “Search” from the bottom row of icons and enter the name of the show (e.g. Recover Like a Mother) into the search field. Select the show under Shows (not under Episodes). Scroll down past the first few episodes until you see Ratings & Reviews. Click Write a Review underneath the displayed reviews from other listeners. You’ll then have the option to rate the show on a 5-star scale and write a review (you can rate without writing too but it’s always good to read your experience).