Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober
A podcast by Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC - Fridays
338 Episodes
-
6 Ways to Protect Your Energy During the Holidays
Published: 19/12/2025 -
E305: Why the Holidays Create Tons of Stress & One Helpful Tool to Stay Regulated
Published: 12/12/2025 -
E304: Family Dynamics, the Relapse Mindset, and 7 Drinking Permission Slips We Create to Ease the Tension
Published: 05/12/2025 -
E303: “I Should Be Further Along By Now”
Published: 28/11/2025 -
Non-Alcoholic Drinks: The Pros and Cons (Rebroadcast)
Published: 21/11/2025 -
E302: Feeling Like a Normal Person Again After 8-10 Months
Published: 14/11/2025 -
E301: The Self-Worth Ceiling: How Low Self-Esteem Fuels Self-Sabotage
Published: 07/11/2025 -
E300: How Problem Drinking Develops and Escalates
Published: 31/10/2025 -
November Trailer
Published: 27/10/2025 -
E299: Social Drinking: Drinking to Fit In
Published: 24/10/2025 -
E298: Coping Drinking: Drinking to Feel Less
Published: 17/10/2025 -
E297: Enhancement Drinking: Drinking to Feel More
Published: 10/10/2025 -
E296: The Science of Why We Drink: An Overview of Drinking Motives
Published: 03/10/2025 -
October Trailer
Published: 30/09/2025 -
I Learned to Swim in My 30's!
Published: 26/09/2025 -
E295: The Feeling of Lost Time From All the Years We Spent Drinking
Published: 19/09/2025 -
E294: Why Stress and Emotions Feel Intolerable Without Alcohol
Published: 12/09/2025 -
Why Shame Blocks Change
Published: 05/09/2025 -
E293: Tolerance and the Disappearing Buzz
Published: 29/08/2025 -
E292: Why One Drink is Never Enough
Published: 22/08/2025
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 escaping. 3. Cognitive Rewiring – changing the thought patterns that 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 research-backed tools and mindset shifts 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
