247. The 'Reset' Button- Navigating Alcohol Slip-Ups with Compassion

<p>What happens after the &#39;f-it&#39; moment?</p><p>In episode 247 of the Alcohol ReThink Podcast, Patrick Fox revisits one of the podcast’s earliest and most popular concepts: the &#39;f*ck it button.&#39;</p><p>That moment where stress, emotion, frustration or exhaustion takes over and the brain says:</p><p>&#39;F*ck it.&#39;</p><p>But this episode goes beyond the decision to drink.</p><p>Patrick explores the emotional rebellion behind the &#39;f*ck it button,&#39; why the brain tries to pull us back into familiar patterns, and how one slip can quickly become an identity if we’re not careful.</p><p>Most importantly, he introduces a new concept:</p><p>The &#39;Reset&#39; button.</p><p>Not a factory reset.<br>Not back to square one.<br>Not starting over.</p><p>But learning how to recognise when you’ve drifted off course, understand what happened, and return to the path without spiralling into shame, self-destruction or all-or-nothing thinking.</p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>Why the &#39;f*ck it button&#39; is often about emotion, relief and rebellion rather than alcohol itself</li><li>How the brain convinces you you’ve &#39;reverted back to type&#39; after a slip</li><li>Why the story after drinking is often more damaging than the drink itself</li><li>The difference between spiralling and resetting</li><li>How to build your own &#39;reset button&#39; and return to yourself quicker</li><li>Why resilience is about course correction, not perfection</li></ul><p>This episode is for anyone who has ever felt like one mistake erased all their progress.</p><p>Because maybe the goal isn’t never slipping.</p><p>Maybe the goal is learning how to get quicker at recovering.</p><p><strong>Work with Patrick:</strong></p><p>Discover how coaching can support your goals in rethinking alcohol. </p><p>👉 ⁠<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9ydegsuWzznOsed7wZCEsO4odW7SitoKlxqUyr1bIdIQhUA/viewform" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Apply here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9ydegsuWzznOsed7wZCEsO4odW7SitoKlxqUyr1bIdIQhUA/viewform" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠</p><p><strong>Connect with Patrick:</strong></p><p>Website:<a href="https://www.patrickjfox.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠patrickjfox.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thealcoholrethinkpodcast/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thealcoholrethinkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Want to stop drinking but not ready for coaching? Start Here:</strong></p><p><em><strong>The Alcohol Mindset Reset Challenge:</strong></em> Transform your relationship with alcohol in 30 days with this free email series. Build sober wins and feel proud of yourself along the way.</p><p>👉 ⁠<a href="https://www.patrickjfox.com/the-30-day-alcohol-rethink-project" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Join the challenge here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Support the Podcast</strong></p><p>If you love the podcast and want to show your support in helping it continue, you can buy Patrick a coffee here: <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/patrickfox" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<em><strong>https://buymeacoffee.com/patrickfox</strong></em>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p>