How to Drink Less This 4th of July and Skip the Sunday Scaries

ShameOver - The Drink Less Podcast · Jul 2, 2026 · 13m · transcript

Fourth of July weekend is a heavy drinking weekend and easy to overdo. So, treat it like a marathon, not a sprint and avoid failing with the "willpower" trap. You need a plan.

In this quick, no-fluff episode, Erica breaks down her signature framework, Drink Like a PLAYER:

Plan/Prepare

Later Start

Alternate

Your WHY

Eat and End Earlier

Rest and Repeat.

Six simple, doable moves to help you moderate through any big drinking weekend — cookouts, fireworks, bottomless brunches — without the blackout, the anxiety spiral, or the 3am wake-up call.

This isn't about being a non-drinker.

It's about…