Podcast Episodes

From Chronic Day Ones to Forever Sobriety

Episode 9

Gill talks about Sober Power, how you earn it, and what it can do for you. She describes how it took her 5 years of worrying about her drinking to finally quit and embrace a sober life. In this episo…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

What to Expect During Withdrawal

Episode 8

Gill discuss withdrawal. She explains the physical and psychological symptoms you can expect when you quit drinking, and why some people develop delirium tremens, which is a dangerous form of withdra…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Shame

Episode 7

Gill discusses shame. She explains how it keeps us stuck in a drink, hate yourself, drink loop and how it makes us more vulnerable for relapse. She discusses several studies on shame in relation to a…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

How the Body Processes Alcohol

Episode 6

Gill discusses how we metabolize alcohol and how it causes damage to the body. She explains the enzymes and organs involved, how alcohol contributes to cancer and organ damage, and how it interferes …

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

E5: Sugar Addiction

Episode 5

Gill discusses sugar addiction and why sober people want to eat all the sugar. She explains several studies done in rats, mice and humans that illustrate how sugar is addictive in the same way drugs …

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Drunk Sex is the Worst

Episode 4

Gill discusses the biology of sex and how we even orgasm in the first place. She explains how alcohol influences sex: the statistics, sexual violence, some scientific studies, and her own personal ex…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

E3: Alcohol, Sleep, and Drinking Dreams

Episode 3

Gill discusses sleep cycles, how alcohol affects our quality and quantity of sleep, and why we have drinking dreams. She explains how alcohol suppresses REM sleep, and what that means for us when we …

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

E2: Alcohol Cravings. Why does our brain tell us to drink?

Episode 2

Gill discusses the areas in the brain that light up when we crave alcohol. She talks about how we condition our brains to want alcohol, and how this shows up as intense cravings when we try to quit. …

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

The Last Night I Drank

Gill talks in detail about the last night of her drinking and why she quit.  The mission of this podcast and the blog is to raise awareness about the destruction alcohol causes to our mental health. …

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

E1: Introduction and How Alcohol Causes Anxiety

Episode 1

Welcome to the first episode of the Sober Powered Podcast! Gill discusses why she began this project and why you don't need to hit society's version of rock bottom to quit drinking. Like many, Gill l…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago