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

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November Trailer 2025-10-27
E299: Social Drinking: Drinking to Fit In 2025-10-24
E298: Coping Drinking: Drinking to Feel Less 2025-10-17
E297: Enhancement Drinking: Drinking to Feel More 2025-10-10
E296: The Science of Why We Drink: An Overview of Drinking Motives 2025-10-03
I Learned to Swim in My 30's! 2025-09-26
E295: The Feeling of Lost Time From All the Years We Spent Drinking 2025-09-19
E294: Why Stress and Emotions Feel Intolerable Without Alcohol 2025-09-12
Why Shame Blocks Change 2025-09-05
E293: Tolerance and the Disappearing Buzz 2025-08-29
E292: Why One Drink is Never Enough 2025-08-22
E291: Why You May Still Crave Alcohol Long Term, and Why No Cravings Doesn’t Mean You’re “Cured” 2025-08-15
Thinking About Drinking Constantly, Then Thinking About Sobriety Constantly 2025-08-08
E290: How to Quit Drinking Without Hitting Rock Bottom 2025-08-01
The Most Important Thinking Shift I Made in Sobriety 2025-07-25
E289: Emotional Tunnel Vision: When Little Problems are a Big Deal 2025-07-18
E288: How to “Sit With It” Without Avoiding, Suppressing, Ruminating, or Escaping 2025-07-11
E287: Are You “Strong Enough” or Just Stubborn? (Self-Control & Willpower) 2025-07-04
5 Year Podversary Q&A (E286 Part 2) 2025-06-27
E286: How This Podcast Changed My Life (Happy 5 Years to Sober Powered) 2025-06-27
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