Mike Hardenbrook
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3,502 appearances
21 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 13 Aug
Mike Hardenbrook’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 21 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 9.
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A craving, it's not just a thought, it's a body event.
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So what do I mean by that?
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Your brain has spent years building associations, certain moods, certain times of the day.
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And at some point, alcohol becomes that automatic answer for a lot of those.
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Maybe it's the end of the workday.
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Maybe it's sitting on your favorite comfy couch.
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Maybe it's the end to a long week.
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That transition from working to not working.
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Your body registers the cue first before even consciously deciding anything.
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And then your brain labels it, I needed a drink.
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But that label might not be the whole story.
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Researcher Rajita Sina has spent years studying stress and alcohol cravings, and one of her findings is that stress doesn't just make you want to drink more, it also changes how your brain is actually operating in the moment.
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Your attention focuses on that, your future maybe gets a little more distant.
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And the reasons that you wanted to cut back feel less real.
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and the next five minutes might feel like the only thing that matters.
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Which is why thinking your way out of cravings is so hard.
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You're not reasoning from this neutral place.
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Part of your brain is already skewed towards relief.
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It's already making the case for a fast reward.
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Most people think they have two options give in or fight harder.
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