338 Episodes

  1. E76: Learning the Truth About Your Drinking with Dr. Anna Lembke, Author of Dopamine Nation

    Published: 12/3/2021

  2. E75: How Sleep Improves from Actively Drinking to Long Term Sobriety

    Published: 11/26/2021

  3. E74: Resilience Impacts How Much You Drink

    Published: 11/19/2021

  4. E73: The Obsession May Eventually Even Out (I’m 2 Years Sober)

    Published: 11/12/2021

  5. E72: Trauma Makes it Even More Difficult to Handle Our Emotions

    Published: 11/5/2021

  6. E71: Trauma May Make Drugs and Alcohol Feel More Pleasurable

    Published: 10/29/2021

  7. E70: How the Brain Balances Reward and Consequences

    Published: 10/22/2021

  8. E69: Alcohol Shrinks the Brain... But What Does That Mean?

    Published: 10/15/2021

  9. E68: How Heavy Drinking Changes the Way We Make Decisions

    Published: 10/8/2021

  10. E67: How Alcohol Impacts Cortisol and Causes Cravings

    Published: 10/1/2021

  11. E66: What Increases Our Risk of Relapse

    Published: 9/24/2021

  12. E65: What Happens to the Body When You Binge Drink

    Published: 9/17/2021

  13. E64: Anxiety and Alcohol (Part 2)

    Published: 9/10/2021

  14. E63: Why Alcohol Causes Depression and Suicidal Thoughts

    Published: 9/3/2021

  15. E62: Dopamine: Everything You Need to Know

    Published: 8/27/2021

  16. E61: How Alcohol Memories are Triggered in Sobriety

    Published: 8/20/2021

  17. E60: How Alcohol Affects Our Cognitive Abilities

    Published: 8/13/2021

  18. E59: What to Expect When You Stop Drinking

    Published: 8/6/2021

  19. E58: How Does Alcohol Cause Cancer?

    Published: 7/30/2021

  20. E57: How Alcohol Affects Our Looks

    Published: 7/23/2021

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Why do some people stay sober and others relapse back and forth? Getting sober isn’t about restriction, it’s about rewiring your brain to function without intensity, chaos, dopamine spikes, and avoidance. Hosted by Gill Tietz, a former biochemist turned sober coach, this show dives into the neuroscience of long-term sobriety — why some people relapse, why others stay free, and how to build the kind of brain that can handle life without alcohol. Each episode blends science, psychology, and real experience to help you strengthen the four pillars of neuro-resilience: 1. Neural Recovery – healing your brain’s reward and stress systems after alcohol. 2. Emotional Regulation – calming reactivity and learning to feel without escaping. 3. Cognitive Rewiring – changing the thought patterns that pull you backward. 4. Behavioral Integration – designing routines and habits that make being sober your default. Whether you’re newly sober or years in, you’ll learn research-backed tools and mindset shifts so sobriety stops feeling like something you’re trying to want and starts feeling like who you are. This is hard work. If you want my support, then check out my online sober community or my 1:1 work. Website: www.soberpowered.com