337 Episodes

  1. Thinking About Drinking Constantly, Then Thinking About Sobriety Constantly

    Published: 8/8/2025

  2. E290: How to Quit Drinking Without Hitting Rock Bottom

    Published: 8/1/2025

  3. The Most Important Thinking Shift I Made in Sobriety

    Published: 7/25/2025

  4. E289: Emotional Tunnel Vision: When Little Problems are a Big Deal

    Published: 7/18/2025

  5. E288: How to “Sit With It” Without Avoiding, Suppressing, Ruminating, or Escaping

    Published: 7/11/2025

  6. E287: Are You “Strong Enough” or Just Stubborn? (Self-Control & Willpower)

    Published: 7/4/2025

  7. 5 Year Podversary Q&A (E286 Part 2)

    Published: 6/27/2025

  8. E286: How This Podcast Changed My Life (Happy 5 Years to Sober Powered)

    Published: 6/27/2025

  9. E285: How Exercise Helps Your Brain and Body Heal From Alcohol (and How to Get Started)

    Published: 6/20/2025

  10. E285: How Exercise Helps Your Brain and Body Heal From Alcohol (and How to Get Started)

    Published: 6/20/2025

  11. E284: Reward Substitution: Healthy vs. Harmful Replacements for Alcohol

    Published: 6/13/2025

  12. E283: Alcohol Shortens Your Perception of Time (Instant Gratification)

    Published: 6/6/2025

  13. E282: Minimizing, Rationalizing, and the Myth of “I Wasn’t That Bad”

    Published: 5/30/2025

  14. E281: Why Your Brain Makes Drinking Look Better Than It Was

    Published: 5/23/2025

  15. E280: Romanticizing Alcohol: What’s Going on in Your Brain

    Published: 5/16/2025

  16. E279: The Pendulum Effect of Healing

    Published: 5/9/2025

  17. E278: Intrusive Thoughts About Drinking When You’re Already Sober & 3 Ways to Deal

    Published: 5/2/2025

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

    Published: 4/25/2025

  19. E276: A Burst of Mental Clarity at 60 Days Sober (Cognitive Healing)

    Published: 4/18/2025

  20. E275: 3 Ways Alcohol Damages the Heart and How to Have Good Heart Health in Sobriety

    Published: 4/11/2025

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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 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