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Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

364 episodesEN-US

Show overview

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 364 episodes, alongside 9 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 130 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 16 min and 22 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Health & Fitness show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 35 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 85 episodes published. Published by Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC.

Episodes
364
Running
2020–2026 · 6y
Median length
18 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

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

Latest Episodes

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E331: Wanting to Quit Isn’t the Same as Being Willing to Quit

Aug 21, 202618 min

E330: How to Stop Dabbling and Start Doing the Work

Aug 14, 202616 min

How Many Attempts Does it Take to Quit Drinking for Good (Replay)

Aug 7, 202629 min

E329: What Dabbling Looked Like For Me

Jul 31, 202612 min

E328: Why Dabbling Keeps You Stuck in the Drinking Cycle

Jul 24, 202617 min

Self-Care is NOT Temporarily Turning Off Your Brain (Replay)

Jul 17, 202612 min

E327: The “Maybe It’ll Be Different This Time” Fantasy

Jul 10, 202610 min

E326: Why Alcohol Looks Better in Your Memory Than It Was In Reality

Jul 3, 202619 min

E325: When the courage to quit shows up, don’t assume it will still be there tomorrow

Jun 26, 202616 min

Running on Autopilot Mode (Replay)

Jun 19, 202631 min

E324: Going to a Drinking Party 6 Years Sober: 5 Things I Noticed

Jun 11, 202620 min

E323: Long Term Sobriety: One Tool to Use & One Trap to Look Out For

Jun 5, 202614 min

E322: Middle Sobriety: One Tool to Use & One Trap to Look Out For

May 29, 202618 min

E321: Early Sobriety: One Tool to Use & One Trap to Look Out For

May 22, 202611 min

E320: No Rock Bottom? Try This Instead

May 15, 202622 min

E319: Why “Not Right Now” Keeps You Stuck and “Forever” Sets You Free

May 8, 202620 min

The Geographical Cure: If Only X Would Change, Then I Wouldn’t Have to Drink So Much

May 1, 20269 min

ADHD and Alcohol Use Disorder: Understanding the Link (Replay)

Apr 24, 202615 min

E318: Why Your Commitment to Sobriety Keeps Disappearing

Apr 17, 202616 min

E317: One Reason Some People Stay Sober and Others Don’t

Apr 10, 202622 min
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