Why you Keep Going Back (Even When You Desperately Want Sobriety)

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Show Notes Why You Keep Going Back (Even When You Desperately Want Sobriety) Why is it that we can desperately want sobriety… and still find ourselves reaching for the very thing we promised we’d leave behind? In this episode, Lynette le Roux explores one of the most misunderstood aspects of recovery. Drawing on neuroscience, Positive Intelligence, and years of coaching experience, she explains why relapse is rarely about a lack of willpower—and much more often about a nervous system that has learned alcohol is its fastest route to relief. This episode explores: Why knowing isn’t enough to create lasting change. The difference between the brain’s wanting system and getting system. How “threshold addiction” keeps us feeling as though we’re changing before we’ve taken action. Why repeated behaviours become deeply wired through myelin. How GABA and glutamate influence stress, cravings, and emotional regulation. Why so many people binge after days of “being good.” The hidden “alarm” beneath drinking—and why understanding it changes everything. How small, repeated actions begin rewiring the brain and creating lasting freedom. Reflection Questions What alarm might your nervous system be trying to silence? Where have you been standing in the doorway of change rather than walking through it? What is one small physical action you can take today that teaches your body there is another way? Connect with Lynette If this episode resonated with you and you’d like to explore what’s driving the drinking beneath the drinking, Lynette would love to support you. 🌿 Email: [email protected] Music “Remember” by Sutherland 🎵 Thank you for listening to the Tribe Sober Podcast. If you found this episode helpful, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with someone who may need to hear this message today.

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