Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober
A podcast by Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC - Fridays
332 Episodes
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E70: How the Brain Balances Reward and Consequences
Published: 22/10/2021 -
E69: Alcohol Shrinks the Brain... But What Does That Mean?
Published: 15/10/2021 -
E68: How Heavy Drinking Changes the Way We Make Decisions
Published: 8/10/2021 -
E67: How Alcohol Impacts Cortisol and Causes Cravings
Published: 1/10/2021 -
E66: What Increases Our Risk of Relapse
Published: 24/09/2021 -
E65: What Happens to the Body When You Binge Drink
Published: 17/09/2021 -
E64: Anxiety and Alcohol (Part 2)
Published: 10/09/2021 -
E63: Why Alcohol Causes Depression and Suicidal Thoughts
Published: 3/09/2021 -
E62: Dopamine: Everything You Need to Know
Published: 27/08/2021 -
E61: How Alcohol Memories are Triggered in Sobriety
Published: 20/08/2021 -
E60: How Alcohol Affects Our Cognitive Abilities
Published: 13/08/2021 -
E59: What to Expect When You Stop Drinking
Published: 6/08/2021 -
E58: How Does Alcohol Cause Cancer?
Published: 30/07/2021 -
E57: How Alcohol Affects Our Looks
Published: 23/07/2021 -
E56: High Functioning Alcoholics and Denial
Published: 16/07/2021 -
E55: How to Power Through When You Want to Give Up
Published: 9/07/2021 -
E54: Neuroplasticity and Using Alcohol to Escape or Numb Out
Published: 2/07/2021 -
E53: The Top 5 Things I've Learned in 1 Year of Researching Addiction
Published: 25/06/2021 -
E52: Everything You Need to Know About Cirrhosis and More
Published: 18/06/2021 -
E51: Why We Crave Alcohol and What to do About it
Published: 11/06/2021
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 numbing. 3. Cognitive Rewiring – changing the thought patterns that quietly 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 the research-backed tools and mind shifts that keep you steady, 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
