Sober Powered

About Sober Powered

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

Publisher

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

Category

education · health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jun 2020

Latest episode

18 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

177 of 375 episodes have a transcript.

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   18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   E334: Why We Resist Sobriety and What Acceptance Looks Like at Every Stage

   Host [Host Name] explores the neuroscience of sobriety, explaining why acceptance is crucial and how resistance manifests at different stages of the sober journey.

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   11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   E333: Understanding the Problem Isn’t the Same as Changing It

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name] about how understanding the neuroscience of addiction differs from enacting lasting behavioral change.

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   4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   High Dopamine, Low Effort Behaviors and Making Sobriety Feel Less Hard (Replay)

   Host [Host Name] explores how high dopamine, low-effort behaviors sabotage sobriety and offers three strategies to make lasting change feel less difficult.

Inside a recent episode

E334: Why We Resist Sobriety and What Acceptance Looks Like at Every Stage

Published 18 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Is sobriety really necessary? Has it been long enough? Could I handle it now? Am I really going to do this forever? All of that keeps alcohol available as a possible solution. So instead of asking what you need or how you want to respond to the moment, you return to the old question of whether or not alcohol could fix it and whether you can figure out how to give yourself permission to drink. Acceptance changes the question. It goes from can I drink now to given that drinking is no longer an option for me, What do I need now and what am I going to do next? That gives you more agency and power. […]

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YouTube views

285,585

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

1,252 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

657 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100

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Quality

81

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

99

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