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

Brain Shaman

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 alcohol
• addiction and strategies for habit change
• short-term and long-term alternatives to alcohol
• alcohol's effects on sleep, memory, and cognition
• health risks associated with alcohol (e.g. cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's)
• the costs and benefits of alcohol consumption across various life stages
• how alcohol can block personal growth and impede self-improvement
• the deceptive portrayal of alcohol in movies, media, and advertising
• metaphors and analogies to help illustrate the effects and dangers of alcohol
• the gifts and benefits of quitting alcohol

**CONNECT & LEARN MORE**
book website: thebamboozledbook.com
Dry-90 Challenge: dry90.com
Instagram: @kenmmiddleton
RESOURCES
BOOKS
- 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 Grace
COMMUNITIES
- Alcohol-Free Lifestyle
- Tribe Sober
MOVIES & 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 Porter
VOCABULARY
- acetaldehyde
- anhedonia
- dynorphin
- nucleus accumbens
Connect or learn more at: thebamboozledbook.com