338 Episodes

  1. E170: Here’s Why the First Year of Sobriety is So Hard (It’s Dopamine)

    Published: 9/22/2023

  2. E169: Alcohol and Gut Health

    Published: 9/15/2023

  3. E168: Is Drinking the Only Way to Meet People? (Dating, Socializing and FOMO)

    Published: 9/8/2023

  4. E167: What to Expect With Your Anxiety When You Quit Drinking

    Published: 9/1/2023

  5. E166: Cravings and Staying Stuck in Your Old Life with Angela Pugh

    Published: 8/25/2023

  6. E165: I Quit Sugar for 30 Days

    Published: 8/18/2023

  7. E164: How Taking Breaks from Drinking Helped Me Quit For Good

    Published: 8/11/2023

  8. E163: Can We Learn to Moderate Our Drinking?

    Published: 8/4/2023

  9. E162: What to Expect Cognitively in Early Sobriety

    Published: 7/28/2023

  10. E161: What to Expect Emotionally in Early Sobriety

    Published: 7/21/2023

  11. E160: Reflecting on the Early Days of Our Sobriety with Eric Zimmer, Laura Cathcart Robbins and Paul Churchill

    Published: 7/14/2023

  12. E159: What to Expect Physically When You Quit Drinking

    Published: 7/7/2023

  13. E158: Dry July: 7 Things You Need to Know to Get Started

    Published: 6/30/2023

  14. Q2: How to Answer “Why Aren’t You Drinking?”

    Published: 6/26/2023

  15. E157: Fatigue and Brain Fog in Early Sobriety

    Published: 6/23/2023

  16. E156: 55 Tips to Quit Drinking

    Published: 6/16/2023

  17. How Dopamine Impacts Your Level of Motivation

    Published: 6/12/2023

  18. E155: My Career Journey (Teaching, Biotech and Working for Myself)

    Published: 6/9/2023

  19. E154: Keep Coming Back. Relapse is Not the End

    Published: 6/2/2023

  20. Q1: Do Drinking Dreams Ever Go Away?

    Published: 5/29/2023

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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