Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober
637 episodes — Page 1 of 13
E337: How Your Nervous System Adjusts to Life Without Alcohol
Oct 23, 202618 min
What it Means to Use Alcohol to Escape (a replay)
Oct 16, 202621 min
E336: Why You Feel Like You Need Alcohol to Relax (Alcohol and Stress)
Oct 9, 202625 min
How the Sober Brain Breaks Down Alcohol Associations (But They’ll Build Back Up if You Drink Again- A Replay)
Oct 2, 202630 min
How the Sober Brain Breaks Down Alcohol Associations (But They’ll Build Back Up if You Drink Again- A Replay)
Oct 2, 202633 min
E335: Convincing Yourself You Can Drink Again: 2 Reasons This Happens
Sep 25, 202616 min
E335: Convincing Yourself You Can Drink Again: 2 Reasons This Happens
Sep 25, 202618 min
E334: Why We Resist Sobriety and What Acceptance Looks Like at Every Stage
Sep 18, 202625 min
E334: Why We Resist Sobriety and What Acceptance Looks Like at Every Stage
Sep 18, 202623 min
E333: Understanding the Problem Isn’t the Same as Changing It
Sep 11, 202613 min
E333: Understanding the Problem Isn’t the Same as Changing It
Sep 11, 202612 min
High Dopamine, Low Effort Behaviors and Making Sobriety Feel Less Hard (Replay)
Sep 4, 202627 min
High Dopamine, Low Effort Behaviors and Making Sobriety Feel Less Hard (Replay)
Sep 4, 202625 min
E332: “Am I Bad Enough?”
Aug 28, 202612 min
E332: “Am I Bad Enough?”
Aug 28, 202610 min
E331: Wanting to Quit Isn’t the Same as Being Willing to Quit
Aug 21, 202618 min
E331: Wanting to Quit Isn’t the Same as Being Willing to Quit
Aug 21, 202616 min
E330: How to Stop Dabbling and Start Doing the Work
Aug 14, 202615 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, 202627 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
E329: What Dabbling Looked Like For Me
Jul 31, 202611 min
E328: Why Dabbling Keeps You Stuck in the Drinking Cycle
Jul 24, 202616 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
Self-Care is NOT Temporarily Turning Off Your Brain (Replay)
Jul 17, 202610 min
E327: The “Maybe It’ll Be Different This Time” Fantasy
Jul 10, 20269 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
E326: Why Alcohol Looks Better in Your Memory Than It Was In Reality
Jul 3, 202617 min
E325: When the courage to quit shows up, don’t assume it will still be there tomorrow
Jun 26, 202616 min
E325: When the courage to quit shows up, don’t assume it will still be there tomorrow
Jun 26, 202614 min
Running on Autopilot Mode (Replay)
Jun 19, 202628 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, 202618 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, 202612 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
E322: Middle Sobriety: One Tool to Use & One Trap to Look Out For
May 29, 202615 min
E321: Early Sobriety: One Tool to Use & One Trap to Look Out For
May 22, 202611 min
E321: Early Sobriety: One Tool to Use & One Trap to Look Out For
May 22, 20269 min
E320: No Rock Bottom? Try This Instead
May 15, 202622 min
E320: No Rock Bottom? Try This Instead
May 15, 202620 min
E319: Why “Not Right Now” Keeps You Stuck and “Forever” Sets You Free
May 8, 202618 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
The Geographical Cure: If Only X Would Change, Then I Wouldn’t Have to Drink So Much
May 1, 20268 min
ADHD and Alcohol Use Disorder: Understanding the Link (Replay)
Apr 24, 202615 min