New Study Shows How Alcohol Literally Rewires Your Brain

Why Quitting (and Moderating!) Feels So Hard—And What You Can Do About It

We hear a lot about the risks of alcohol—how it’s been classified as a Class 1 carcinogen and linked to seven different types of cancer. It’s also highly addictive, which is why the U.S. Surgeon General is advocating for warning labels. More women in their 30s and 40s are needing liver transplants than ever before, and in 2022, more than 2,700 women in the UK died from alcohol-related liver disease—the highest number on record. These numbers have been rising steadily over the past 20 years, with a 31% increase since 2019.

I know these facts can feel overwhelming, but when I was stuck in the drinking cycle, hearing stats like this would have only made me feel ashamed of my drinking and definitely wouldn’t have helped me stop.

Here’s why….

Alcohol had literally hijacked my brain. And no amount of scary news headlines was going to rewire it.

I had to spend conscious effort changin…