Sober Powered
Do you ever say, "I'm never drinking again!", but then you drink again? There are many reasons why this happens, and none of them are that we're weak-willed losers. After years of rationalizing why her drinking wasn’t that bad, Gill reached her breaking point. With her background in biochemistry, sh
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Self-Improvement
Mental Health
Science
E120: How Does Chronic Stress Affect the Brain?
Everyone knows chronic stress is bad, but did you kn...
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Oct 7 2022 17m
E119: Why We Can’t Cope With Anything
Some people just can’t cope. It’s not because they’r...
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Sep 30 2022 16m
E118: Your Guide to Sober Sex With Dr. Nazanin Moali
Sober sex can be very intimidating, especially if yo...
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Sep 23 2022 45m
E117: Why Sobriety Eventually Just Clicks
When someone quits drinking for good they usually sa...
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Sep 16 2022 19m
E116: Drinking Envy and Wishing You Could Be “Normal”
Have you ever wished you could just be “normal”? I u...
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Sep 9 2022 17m
E115: Why You Aren’t Ready to Quit Drinking and How to Get Ready
If you’ve been in sober Facebook groups then you hav...
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Sep 2 2022 16m
E114: Why We Believe Alcohol Helps and How to Break These Beliefs
When you think about quitting drinking you might fee...
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Aug 26 2022 17m
E113: [Special] Introducing My Business!!
I told you recently about how I quit my full time jo...
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Aug 19 2022 30m
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E112: Drinking More Coffee in Sobriety? Here’s Why
Have you noticed that you’re drinking more coffee in...
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Aug 12 2022 14m
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E111: Drinking Alone Drastically Increases Your Risk of Getting Addicted
Drinking alone let's us drink the way we really want...
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Aug 5 2022 16m
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E110: 5 Reasons People Relapse and What To Do About It
Relapse can seem to come out of nowhere and just get...
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Jul 29 2022 17m
E109: New Study: People Under 40 Shouldn’t Drink Alcohol
A study published this week in The Lancet found that...
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Jul 22 2022 12m
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E108: Why You Feel Anxious, Depressed, and Empty After Drinking Alcohol
We drink expecting all of these good things to keep ...
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Jul 15 2022 15m
E107: 10 Things No One Tells You About Quitting Drinking
Most of us have no idea what to expect when we stop ...
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Jul 8 2022 19m
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E106: What Happens in the Brain When We Are Overwhelmed (The Amygdala Hijack + Life Update)
Gill discusses overwhelm. Getting overwhelmed is one...
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Jul 1 2022 20m
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E105: Do We Just Need More Willpower?
Gill discusses willpower. A lot of us believe that w...
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Jun 24 2022 17m
E104: Why Alcohol Doesn’t Help You Cope with Dr. Ashish Bhatt, MD, MRO
Gill welcomes Dr. Bhatt, MD, MRO to the podcast. We ...
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Jun 17 2022 41m
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E103: Why We Use Alcohol to Enhance Our Experiences
Gill discusses why we use alcohol to enhance our exp...
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Jun 10 2022 11m
E102: Alcohol and Your Dysregulated Nervous System With Beth Bowen, LMSW
Gill welcomes Beth Bowen, LMSW to the show. This epi...
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Jun 3 2022 50m
E101: Does Alcohol Really Unlock Creativity?
Gill discusses creativity and alcohol. Creativity is...
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May 27 2022 14m
E100: [Special] Dr. Lembke Returns to Discuss Radical Honesty and Self-Awareness
Gill welcomes Dr. Anna Lembke back to the podcast. Y...
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May 20 2022 41m
E99: Why We Can Never Drink Again (Neuroplasticity and Permanent Changes)
Gill discusses neuroplasticity. There’s an invisible...
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May 13 2022 16m
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E98: Emotion Intensity and How to Start Self-Regulating
Gill discusses emotion intensity. Just like we all d...
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May 6 2022 17m
E97: Why We Keep Believing it’ll be Different this Time
Gill discusses our ability to learn and adapt from o...
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Apr 29 2022 16m
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E96: Does Craving Sugar Increase Your Risk of Relapse?
Gill discusses sugar cravings. It’s very common to g...
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Apr 22 2022 15m