Sober Powered

By: Gillian Tietz MS CAMS-I
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  • I promise you, you're not a weak-willed loser with no self-control because you have to quit drinking. There are a lot of reasons why we can't control the way we drink- trauma, lack of coping skills, stress, anger, anxiety. Plus, as you'll learn in my podcast, alcohol takes advantage of our vulnerabilities to hook us, then it changes our brains to keep us stuck and reliant on alcohol. It's not about willpower. In the Sober Powered Podcast, I use science, psychology, and compassion to help you understand why you use self-destructive coping skills like alcohol, what happens in the brain to make drinking spiral out of control and prevent us from drinking in moderation, and how to develop the coping skills and emotional sobriety you need to quit drinking and stay sober. About me: I quit drinking on November 9, 2019. I have a master's in biology and I'm a certified anger management specialist, crisis intervention specialist, and professional recovery coach. Not sure where to start? I recommend 170, 191, 196, 197, 202, 211, 213, 216, 220, 224, 226, or 228.
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  • E240: Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS) After Quitting Drinking: 8 Tips to Cope

    E240: Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS) After Quitting Drinking: 8 Tips to Cope
    Aug 2 2024
    You may have heard of Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS), a condition that can develop after you’ve quit drinking and includes lingering symptoms like mood swings, anxiety, brain fog, and fatigue. In this episode I will explain what PAWS is, why it develops, what factors influence the severity of PAWS, what you can expect, and I’ll give you 8 tips for coping with the symptoms. Get my notes for this episode and support the podcast: https://www.soberpowered.com/notes What to listen to next: E199: frustration tolerance E170: why the first year of sobriety is so hard (anhedonia) E201: your dysregulated stress response E157: brain fog and fatigue E224: alcohol makes your brain stop working E213: self-care is not turning off your brain with alcohol Sober Support: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Anger Management Program https://www.soberpowered.com/anger Sober Powered Episode Notes https://www.soberpowered.com/notes Weekly emails on Fridays https://www.soberpowered.com/email Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors. Learn more: https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support my work https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered Sources are posted on my website Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • E0: How Alcohol Affects Your Body: Here's What the Science Says

    E0: How Alcohol Affects Your Body: Here's What the Science Says
    Aug 1 2024
    This episode is a deep dive into how alcohol affects the body, timestamps are below. This isn’t an episode meant to scare you, just to inform you about all the things you may be experiencing. Often we don’t know that alcohol is the cause. In the second half of the episode I’ll shift gears to the scary side of how alcohol impacts the body, specifically cancer and cirrhosis. I will give you a warning before I discuss the prognosis of cirrhosis so if that is information you don’t want to hear then you will be able to turn off the episode. I designed this episode to be the most comprehensive episode on how alcohol affects the body that has ever been released. Plus, it’s coming from a sober person who knows from personal experience. If this episode helps you, then I would really appreciate you sharing it to help me spread the word. What to listen to next: E231: everything you need to know about alcohol withdrawal E170: here's why the first year of sobriety is so hard E196: how the brain recovers after quitting drinking E211: the anticipation of a drink E224: alcohol makes your brain stop working E228: how alcohol automatically captures and holds your attention E240: post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS) Timestamps (may be shifted slightly due to ads. Thank you for listening to my ads to support all the work that goes into this podcast): 0:00-1:51 Intro 1:52-3:32 why alcohol makes you sweaty and red, night sweats 3:33-5:17 how alcohol affects sleep 5:18-13:00 heart rate and blood pressure 13:01-14:19 leg cramps 14:20-17:41 skin and aging 17:43-19:59 neurotoxin, alcoholic neuropathy 20:00-22:39 muscle building and losing body fat 22:40-24:24 alcohol shrinks the brain 24:25-27:58 how alcohol initially energizes us before making us exhausted 27:59-32:54 gut and oral health, inflammation, acid reflux 32:57-40:02 brain inflammation, memory and cognitive impairments 40:06-44:49 where does alcohol go after you drink it, alcohol metabolism 44:50-48:48 how alcohol metabolism changes when you drink heavily 48:49-50:23 why women typically have more health related consequences than men 50:24-59:06 how alcohol causes cancer 59:07-1:07 how alcohol causes fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and cirrhosis 1:08-end the prognosis for someone with cirrhosis About me: https://www.soberpowered.com/about Sober Support: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Anger Management Program https://www.soberpowered.com/anger Weekly emails on Fridays https://www.soberpowered.com/email Free resources https://www.soberpowered.com/free Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors. Learn more: https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support my work https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered Sources are posted on my website Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • E239: How the Brain Heals After Quitting Drinking

    E239: How the Brain Heals After Quitting Drinking
    Jul 30 2024
    In this episode you’ll learn about what the brain is like in the first couple of weeks of sobriety, how the brain’s of people who relapse are different from those who stay sober, how healing progresses up to 7 years of sobriety, and some common roadblocks. This episode is part of a 9 episode series for Dry July 2024. Make sure to follow my podcast so you don't miss the rest of the series. Dry July Sober Powered Skills Special Dry July Course https://www.soberpowered.com/skills Sober Support: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Anger Management Program https://www.soberpowered.com/anger Sober Powered Skills (bonus episodes with practical application and coping skills) https://www.soberpowered.com/skills Weekly emails on Fridays https://www.soberpowered.com/email Free resources https://www.soberpowered.com/free Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors. Learn more: https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support my work https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered Sources are posted on my website Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 mins
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