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

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.