Sober Powered Gillian Tietz

Our brains get used to big dopamine bursts from alcohol and this makes natural rewards like walking, nice weather, or spending time with friends or loved ones not have as much of an impact. When you get sober and you can’t get that dopamine boost from alcohol anymore, life can feel flat, boring, and like why bother. In this episode I’m going to explain why we feel a lack of pleasure, or anhedonia, in early sobriety, what months are the toughest, what causes this to happen in the brain, and when you can expect to feel joy, pleasure and gratitude again.
What to listen to next:
E62: dopamine deep dive
E99: why we can never drink again

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The Sober Mindset Course https://www.soberpowered.com/the-sober-mindset-course


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Acid reflux, chronic inflammation, and depression are all ways that alcohol can negatively impact our gut health. Most people aren’t aware while they’re drinking that their frequent heartburn could be from all the alcohol they’re consuming. The gut connects to the brain through the vagus nerve, and in this episode you’ll learn not only how alcohol worsens your gut health and causes inflammation, but how this impacts your mood too.
What to listen to next:
E159: what to expect physically when you quit drinking
E57: how alcohol affects your looks
E63: alcohol and serotonin
E167: alcohol and anxiety

Resources I offer:

Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership


The Sober Mindset Course https://www.soberpowered.com/the-sober-mindset-course


(Free Private Podcast) 5 Blocks Holding You Back From Quitting Drinking

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Socializing, dating, and spending time with family are all things that we worry about when we quit drinking. We worry about connecting with other people, that we’ll always be missing out, and that we will never have fun ever again. If you’re worried that drinking is the only way to connect with people, then in this episode I’m answering 3 questions I’ve received about drinking and meeting people. We’ll talk about dating, family, and missing out.
What to listen to next:
E103: why do we want to enhance everything with alcohol
E79: romanticizing alcohol
E134: coping with boredom

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Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership


The Sober Mindset Course https://www.soberpowered.com/the-sober-mindset-course


(Free Private Podcast) 5 Blocks Holding You Back From Quitting Drinking

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Anxiety is something I get asked about all the time and it’s a major reason people have trouble quitting drinking. Their anxiety is too bad in the beginning and they can’t cope, so they drink again and continue the cycle. In this episode I will explain why alcohol causes or worsens anxiety, what to expect when you quit drinking, and some details about post-acute withdrawal syndrome or PAWS and how that relates to anxiety.
What to listen to next:
E17: alcohol and the heart
E67: stress response & cortisol
E38: withdrawal
E157: brain fog and fatigue

Resources I offer:

Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership


The Sober Mindset Course https://www.soberpowered.com/the-sober-mindset-course


(Free Private Podcast) 5 Blocks Holding You Back From Quitting Drinking

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Cravings are a major challenge and in this special episode Angela Pugh, host of the Addiction Unlimited Podcast, and I teamed up to discuss cravings for alcohol. Angela and I have had very different experiences with cravings, so it was interesting for me to learn more about her perspective. In this episode we cover what our cravings were like, what helped us get through cravings without drinking, vacations before and after sobriety, how we handle being around drinkers and FOMO, non-alcoholic drinks, losing friends in sobriety, and so much more!
What to listen to next:
E77: are non-alcoholic drinks ok to drink?
E128: why are cravings so powerful?

Connect with Angela:
https://addictionunlimited.com/

Resources I offer:

Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership


The Sober Mindset Course https://www.soberpowered.com/the-sober-mindset-course


(Free Private Podcast) 5 Blocks Holding You Back From Quitting Drinking

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I was eating way too much sugar, so in a desperate attempt to break the loop I decided to quit sugar for 30 days. In this episode you’ll learn why I did the challenge, what the struggles were, what benefits I saw, what it was like eating sugar again, and what my plan is moving forward. I will also explain why we crave sugar in sobriety, the negative health consequences of eating too much sugar, and how sugar can lead to low mood and depression.
What to listen to next:
E41: why do sober people want all the sugar
E52: alcohol and cirrhosis
E96: do sugar cravings increase the risk of relapse
E26: how the brain recovers in sobriety
E124: how long does it take to fully recover

Resources I offer:

Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership


The Sober Mindset Course https://www.soberpowered.com/the-sober-mindset-course


(Free Private Podcast) 5 Blocks Holding You Back From Quitting Drinking

https://www.soberpowered.com/5blocks

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