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How I broke my drinking habit

Edith Zimmerman · TED

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About

How do you fill your time after deciding to get sober? For journalist and cartoonist Edith Zimmerman, the answer was rediscovering activities she enjoyed as a kid. She chats with Chris Duffy, host of the “How to Be a Better Human” podcast, about how she quit drinking, learned to replace bad habits with healthier ones — and how you can do the same. This episode is part of a series of bonus videos from "How to Be a Better Human." You can find the extended interview on the TED Audio Collective YouTube Channel.

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TED
Department
How to Be a Better Human
Speaker
Edith Zimmerman
Year
2025
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Source
TED
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