337 Episodes

  1. E274: High Dopamine, Low Effort Behaviors and Making Sobriety Feel Less Hard

    Published: 4/4/2025

  2. E273: How the Sober Brain Breaks Down Alcohol Associations (But They’ll Build Back Up if You Drink Again)

    Published: 3/28/2025

  3. E272: 6 Habits That Make My Life Better

    Published: 3/21/2025

  4. E271: Alcohol, Career Stress, and the Lie of “I Function Just Fine”

    Published: 3/14/2025

  5. E270: Cravings Increase After Quitting Drinking and Peak Around 60 Days Sober and 6 Months Sober

    Published: 3/7/2025

  6. E269: Running on Autopilot Mode

    Published: 2/28/2025

  7. Making Friends After Getting Sober (Mini Coaching Call)

    Published: 2/21/2025

  8. E268: Is Moderate Drinking Healthier? Here’s Why So Many Studies Say Yes

    Published: 2/14/2025

  9. E267: Resources vs Support: Are You Setting Yourself Up for Success?

    Published: 2/7/2025

  10. E266: Can You Drink After Taking a Break?

    Published: 1/31/2025

  11. E265: Rewiring Your Reward System After Getting Sober

    Published: 1/24/2025

  12. E264: Here’s Why You Have Mood Swings After Quitting Drinking

    Published: 1/17/2025

  13. E263: Sugar Cravings After Quitting Drinking

    Published: 1/10/2025

  14. Alcohol and Cancer Risk (Surgeon General Warning Explained)

    Published: 1/4/2025

  15. E262: 31 Tips to Quit Drinking in Dry January

    Published: 1/3/2025

  16. E261: The Psychology of New Year's Resolutions (Willpower and Goal Setting)

    Published: 12/27/2024

  17. E260: 5 Holiday Mental Health Challenges

    Published: 12/20/2024

  18. E259: 10 Things You Might Be Doing to Sabotage Your Sobriety During the Holidays

    Published: 12/13/2024

  19. E258: The Science of Peer Pressure to Drink and 7 Strategies to Resist

    Published: 12/6/2024

  20. E257: Sober Socializing: Why Alcohol Doesn’t Help

    Published: 11/29/2024

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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