Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

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E277: Being Willing to Start is the Hardest Part (“The Work”)

4/25/2025 • 20 min

I thought getting sober was the end of the story. I did it, I succeeded, now life will be amazing forever. But the parade never came. Instead, I started to get uncomfortable and notice patterns in my behavior that I didn’t like, and without alcohol around, I couldn’t unsee it. This is where a lot of people fall off. Their work begins to show up, it gets uncomfor… Play episode

E276: A Burst of Mental Clarity at 60 Days Sober (Cognitive Healing)
E275: 3 Ways Alcohol Damages the Heart and How to Have Good Heart Health i…
E274: High Dopamine, Low Effort Behaviors and Making Sobriety Feel Less Ha…
E273: How the Sober Brain Breaks Down Alcohol Associations (But They’ll Bu…
E272: 6 Habits That Make My Life Better
E271: Alcohol, Career Stress, and the Lie of “I Function Just Fine”
E270: Cravings Increase After Quitting Drinking and Peak Around 60 Days So…
E269: Running on Autopilot Mode
Making Friends After Getting Sober (Mini Coaching Call)
E268: Is Moderate Drinking Healthier? Here’s Why So Many Studies Say Yes
E267: Resources vs Support: Are You Setting Yourself Up for Success?
E266: Can You Drink After Taking a Break?
E265: Rewiring Your Reward System After Getting Sober
E264: Here’s Why You Have Mood Swings After Quitting Drinking
E263: Sugar Cravings After Quitting Drinking
Alcohol and Cancer Risk (Surgeon General Warning Explained)
E262: 31 Tips to Quit Drinking in Dry January
E261: The Psychology of New Year's Resolutions (Willpower and Goal Setting)
E260: 5 Holiday Mental Health Challenges
E259: 10 Things You Might Be Doing to Sabotage Your Sobriety During the Ho…
E258: The Science of Peer Pressure to Drink and 7 Strategies to Resist
E257: Sober Socializing: Why Alcohol Doesn’t Help
E256: Dealing With Your Dysfunctional Family Without Drinking
E255: 6 Strategies For Staying Sober Through the Holidays (and Some Holida…
I'm 5 Years Sober: Here's How I Reached Acceptance
E254: Why You Can’t Make Good Decisions About Your Drinking (or Anything E…
E253: 5 Common Mistakes in Early Sobriety and How to Avoid Them
E252: How Many Attempts Does it Take to Quit Drinking for Good
E251: Here’s Why You’re Emotions Are So Intense
E250: What Does it Mean to “Be Ready” to Get Sober
E249: Alcohol and Cortisol: Extra Stress and Extra Cravings
E248: You Can’t Be Comfortable AND Stay Sober
E247: Sober Sleep is the Best Sleep, But Not Right Away
E246: Alcohol and Dementia
E245: Want to Stay Sober? You Need to Be Consistent
E244: Boredom in Sobriety
E243: Emotional Eating After Getting Sober
E242: The Science of Making Good Habits in Long Term Sobriety
E241: 6 Theories of Alcohol Cravings
E240: Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS) After Quitting Drinking: 8 Tip…
E0: How Alcohol Affects Your Body: Here's What the Science Says
E239: How the Brain Heals After Quitting Drinking
E238: Why Moderation Doesn’t Work
E237: Why We Forget How Bad It Was
E236: Why Alcohol Feels Good and Then Feels Really Bad
E235: Dopamine and Loss of Control
E234: The Scary Side of How Alcohol Affects the Body
E233: How Alcohol Affects the Body: A Deep Dive
E232: The 3am Wake Up of Shame: Alcohol and Anxiety

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