Alcohol Minimalist: Mindful Drinking & Behavior Change

What if the goal of More Sober October isn’t a perfect calendar—but learning something about your relationship with alcohol? In this episode, Molly shares how to approach October as an experiment instead of an exam...

World Alzheimer’s Day is a good reminder that the story around Alzheimer’s disease is changing. In this Think Thursday episode, Molly looks at what we know now about earlier diagnosis, blood-based biomarkers, newer...

What does “drink less” actually mean? In this episode of the Alcohol Minimalist podcast, Molly explores the changing alcohol guidelines and why there isn’t one simple number that guarantees a “safe” level of drinking...

What does it look like to build a fun, fulfilling life with less alcohol—or none at all? In this episode of the Alcohol Minimalist Podcast, Molly talks with Elise Bryson, CEO and curator of The Sober Curator, about...

In this revisited Think Thursday episode, Molly explores ADHD through the lens of the brain’s energy economy —how neurodivergent brains may use mental fuel differently, and why that matters for motivation, behavior...

This week on the Alcohol Minimalist Podcast, we’re revisiting the most-downloaded episode from the Alcohol & series: Alcohol & ADHD . ADHD is a personal topic for me, and it also comes up often with coaching clients and...

We tend to think of hearing as something that happens in our ears, but hearing is really a partnership between the ears and the brain. And growing research suggests that when hearing begins to decline, it may have...

What if the biggest obstacle to changing your drinking isn’t that you’re doing too little—but that you’ve decided anything less than a dramatic change doesn’t count? In this revisited episode of the Alcohol Minimalist...

We often think we need confidence, motivation, or certainty before we act—but the brain usually works in the opposite direction. In this Think Thursday episode, Molly explores how the brain uses prediction, feedback...

This week on the Alcohol Minimalist podcast, I’m revisiting one of the most-downloaded episodes from the archives: a conversation about Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), physical dependence, and why labels aren’t always the...

Rumination can feel like problem-solving, but often it’s just repetitive thinking that keeps us focused on the problem instead of moving toward a solution. In this revisited Think Thursday episode, Molly explores why...

What does it actually look like to drink like an Alcohol Minimalist? This week, as part of Summer’s Greatest Hits, I’m revisiting one of the most downloaded and foundational episodes of the Alcohol Minimalist Podcast...

Why can it be so hard to change your mind—even when new information suggests an old decision no longer works? In this Think Thursday episode, Molly explores cognitive dissonance and choice-supportive bias , and how the...

This week on the Alcohol Minimalist Podcast, Molly continues the Summer’s Greatest Hits series by revisiting one of the earliest episodes of the show. Last week focused on the science behind alcohol and habit formation...

When does persistence help us grow—and when does it keep us stuck? In this Think Thursday episode, Molly explores the effort paradox , effort justification , and the sunk-cost effect . We often value something more...