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Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

E245: Want to Stay Sober? You Need to Be Consistent

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

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

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Is being sober truly a priority or would it be a nice to have? If you want to make progress in getting sober, staying sober, and doing “the work”, then you need to be consistent. In this episode, I’ll discuss why consistency is important to the brain, 3 things that make us more likely to follow through with our commitments, and how you can start prioritizing your sobriety today. What to listen to next: E242: The Science of Making Good Habits in Long Term Sobriety E224: Alcohol Makes Your Brain Stop Working E202: WTF is "The Work" Sober Support: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Tired in Early Sobriety Course https://www.soberpowered.com/why-am-i-so-tired-after-quitting-drinking Anger Management Program https://www.soberpowered.com/anger 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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0:00.0

Is your sobriety truly a priority or would it be a nice to have?

0:07.2

If you want to make progress in getting sober, staying sober, and doing the work, then you have to be consistent.

0:14.5

In this episode, I'll discuss why consistency is important to the brain.

0:19.2

Three things that make us more likely to follow through with our commitments

0:23.7

and how you can start prioritizing your sobriety today.

0:27.1

And before we dig in, I'd like to take a moment

0:29.7

to say thank you to my sponsors who made this episode possible.

0:33.4

I cherish my daily walks.

0:37.0

They're my moment of peace and essential for my mental health.

0:40.7

And let's be honest, bragging about my step count is pretty fun too.

0:45.0

Recently I got my first smartwatch from a Maysfit and it's been interesting to look at all of my health data.

0:51.0

With a Maysfit, I can track more than just my steps. It gives me real-time

0:55.6

updates on my heart rate and monitors my sleep patterns to help me understand how well I'm

1:00.5

resting and how to improve my sleep quality. One of the things I love the most is the battery life.

1:07.2

It keeps going for days on a single charge, so I never have to worry about it dying on me even during my busiest weeks.

1:14.8

It's perfect for those times when I'm traveling or just forget to pay attention to it.

1:19.5

Amasefit has over 42 million daily active users and is in more than 90 countries around the world.

1:26.8

You can check out a maze fit for yourself by using my promo code power to get 15% off. visit amaze fit.com slash power that's amazzy fit.com

1:39.6

slash power spinning your wheels with anxiety all day, waking up off and on all night, it's exhausting and frustrating.

1:48.4

Fortunately, I found my secret weapon against those relentless jitters and restless nights, Tanasi.

1:54.0

Tanasi has been my go-to for putting those jittery moments to rest and reclaiming my peace of mind.

1:59.5

Whether it's the stress of a long work day or anxiety that sneaks up uninvited,

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