In this thoughtful and timely episode of the Self-Care Goddess Podcast, we explore how to understand and manage the urge to drink without demonizing alcohol or ourselves with Silvia Subirana, clinical psychologist and Head of Content Development at Unconscious Moderation.

Silvia brings a compassionate, science-backed perspective to a topic many people quietly struggle with: the “gray area” of drinking. Rather than framing alcohol through shame or strict abstinence, she invites us to become more intentional, curious, and self-aware about why we drink, what we are actually craving, and how alcohol impacts the body, brain, hormones, sleep, and nervous system.

Drawing from her background in clinical psychology and her own personal journey of stopping alcohol due to gut health issues, Silvia shares how social conditioning, emotional avoidance, and nervous system dysregulation often drive drinking habits more than taste or enjoyment. This conversation gently reframes alcohol use as a coping strategy that can be replaced with healthier, more supportive tools.

✨ Here’s what you’ll learn in this eye-opening and empowering episode:

✅ Why no amount of alcohol is truly “healthy,” and why shame-based approaches don’t work

✅ The difference between addiction and the sober-curious “gray area” of drinking

✅ How alcohol acts as a toxin in the body and disrupts sleep, hormones, mood, and energy

✅ Why many people drink to numb stress, grief, anxiety, or uncomfortable emotions

✅ How cravings and urges work in the brain, and why they rise and fall like waves

✅ The concept of “urge surfing” and how breathing through an urge reduces its intensity

✅ How triggers differ from cravings, and why awareness is the first step to change

✅ What “highly functional drinking” really looks like behind the scenes

✅ Early signs that your relationship with alcohol may need attention

✅ Why perfection isn’t the goal, but intentional choice is

✅ How hypnotherapy works on the unconscious mind to rewire habitual drinking patterns

✅ Why working with both the conscious and unconscious mind accelerates change

About the Unconscious Moderation Approach

Silvia explains how the Unconscious Moderation app supports users through a 90-day journey using a combination of hypnotherapy, journaling, readings, and simple daily movement. The program helps people pause drinking initially, then consciously choose whether moderation or abstinence aligns best with their life, all without guilt or shame.

Connect with Silvia Subirana & Unconscious Moderation

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