Unfortunately, the library will be closed this weekend and we have to cancel this week’s Dry January Collaborative Learning.
It’s too bad, because this is my favorite week! Attached is the slideshow from Annie Grace’s book This Naked Mind on the topic of alcohol advertising. She was a marketer herself before becoming an author, and she explains all of the clever tricks that alcohol companies use to worm their way into our minds.
To view the slideshow, click here.
After the slideshow, I like to pull up some images of alcohol ads, and have the group discuss:
-What are they actually trying to sell us? It’s not ethanol, it’s acceptance. Fun. Friendship. Sex. Dreams of fancy vacations at the beach.
-What does a realistic alcohol ad look like? Hangovers, vomit, DUIs, anxiety, regret?
Unlearning addiction and reprogramming our brains starts with awareness, deconstructing our subconscious belief system, and regrowing new neural pathways based on making more informed choices. As Paul Churchill says, “We took the elevator down, we gotta take the stairs back up. We can do this!”
May you be happy and free, dear reader.
Announcements and such:
Support groups are still every Monday at 6pm at The Library Vintage in Fayetteville. This Monday may get canceled due to the impending blizzard — stay tuned!
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The podcast episode this week is part one of the interview with Cecil. He discusses how poverty and childhood abuse created the foundation for his addiction to take hold. Click here to listen!
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