Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Be...

Being sober isn't a punishment. Sober life is not a last resort for weak-willed losers who aren't strong enough to figure it out. You can be sober without feeling deprived or left out.

Millions of people wake up with another hangover and Google, "how do I know if I'm an alcoholic?". We get stuck on the label and the stigma, when instead we should be asking ourselves, "is alcohol making me miserable?" and "would I be happier if I quit drinking?" In the Sober Powered Podcast, Gill, a former biochemist turned sober coach, walks you through the latest research on alcohol use disorder using her own sober story as a case study along the way. The science of how alcohol affects the brain can help you depersonalize your drinking experience so you can finally say goodbye to your hopes and dreams of moderating someday (because you clearly can't moderate!). Getting sober doesn't mean you are a weak-willed loser with no self-control, it simply means you are a person who can't drink. Your brain loves it too much and you are too hardcore.

Each episode features in depth explanations of what is going on in the brain along with the tools and mindset shifts that Gill works on with her clients to help them accept being sober, let go of shame, and learn the coping skills required to manage stress and emotions sober -in the hopes of helping you do the same.

Website: www.soberpowered.com

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E59: What to Expect When You Stop Drinking
19 min
252
E58: How Does Alcohol Cause Cancer?
16 min
253
E57: How Alcohol Affects Our Looks
14 min
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E56: High Functioning Alcoholics and Denial
17 min
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E55: How to Power Through When You Want to Give Up
17 min
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E54: Neuroplasticity and Using Alcohol to Escap...
14 min
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E53: The Top 5 Things I've Learned in 1 Year of...
22 min
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E52: Everything You Need to Know About Cirrhosi...
21 min
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E51: Why We Crave Alcohol and What to do About it
16 min
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E50: [Special] Advice From 7 of My Sober Friends
31 min
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E49: 5 Consequences of Not Having Boundaries
19 min
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E48: Is Addiction Genetic or a Learned Behavior?
15 min
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E47: Addiction Treatments From Snake Pits to Mo...
14 min
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E46: Neuroplasticity Helps us Recover
15 min
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E45: Emotional Overwhelm
12 min
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E44: Kevin Bellack on Parenting Before and Afte...
49 min
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E43: Drinking to Cope
14 min
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E42: Is Relapse Part of Recovery?
14 min
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E41: Why Sober People Want So Much Sugar
12 min
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E40: Why Are We So Angry?
15 min
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E39: Getting Sober Improved my Body Image
13 min
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E38: What Causes Withdrawal Symptoms?
12 min
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E37: Alcohol and Infertility
13 min
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E36: Your Sober Pal Tells us What AA is Like
44 min
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E35: Emotional Sobriety
14 min