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Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

E221: 5 Ways to Redefine Fun Without Alcohol

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

Science, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Alcohol is marketed as a key to relaxation and fun. Ads and movies show us that alcohol is essential for social bonding and carefree moments, signaling us that a drink in hand is your ticket to fun and connection. Then when we start to notice our drinking is problematic and think about how we may have to get sober, one of the first things we panic about is how this means the fun is over. In this episode, I’ll explain why alcohol isn’t fun and 5 ways you can redefine fun after quitting drinking. What to listen to next E170: why the first year of sobriety is so hard E217: Warm Weather: 3 Reasons We Think Alcohol is Required E213: Self-Care is NOT Temporarily Turning Off Your Brain 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 Thursdays 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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0:00.0

Alcohol is a marketed as a key to relaxation and fun.

0:04.8

Ads and movies show us that alcohol is essential for social bonding

0:09.7

and carefree moments, telling us that a drink in hand is our ticket to fun and

0:15.4

connection. But then we start to notice that our drinking is problematic and

0:20.2

we think about how we may have to get sober.

0:23.0

One of the first things that we start to panic about

0:26.0

is how this means the fun is over.

0:28.0

In this episode, I'll explain why alcohol is not fun

0:32.0

and five ways that you can redefine fun after quitting drinking.

0:37.0

And before we dig in, I'd like to take a moment and thank my sponsors who made this episode possible.

0:44.6

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