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Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

E247: Sober Sleep is the Best Sleep, But Not Right Away

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

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

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

You’ve heard people say it, sober sleep is the best sleep, but when are you going to get some of this great sleep yourself? In this episode, I explain why we think alcohol helps with sleep, how alcohol affects sleep, and what to expect with your sleep when you quit drinking. You’ll learn more about insomnia in the first month, why we have drinking dreams, and how sleep recovers over time. I promise, if you stick with sobriety you will have that amazing sleep you hear everyone else talking about. This is an opportunity to practice being patient. What to listen to next: E240: post-acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS) Sober Support: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Sober coaching https://www.soberpowered.com/sober-coaching 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. If you think I made a mistake somewhere, please reach out. I will look into it and make a correction if needed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You've heard people say it, sober sleep is the best sleep.

0:04.8

But when are you going to get some of this great sleep for yourself?

0:09.0

In this episode I explain why we think alcohol helps with sleep, how alcohol affects our sleep,

0:16.0

and what to expect with your sleep when you quit drinking.

0:19.0

You'll learn more about insomnia in the first month, why we have drinking dreams, and how sleep recovers

0:26.0

over time. And I promise you, if you stick with sobriety, you will have that amazing sleep that you hear

0:32.3

everyone else talking about.

0:34.0

This is an opportunity for you to practice being patient.

0:38.0

And before we dig in, I'd like to say a quick thank you to my sponsors who made this episode possible.

0:45.5

I cherish my daily walks.

0:48.0

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

0:51.6

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

0:56.0

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

1:02.0

With a Maysfit I can track more than just my steps.

1:05.3

It gives me real-time updates on my heart rate and monitors my sleep patterns to help me understand

1:10.7

how well I'm resting and how to improve my sleep quality.

1:14.4

One of the things I love the most is the battery life.

1:18.0

It keeps going for days on a single charge,

1:21.0

so I never have to worry about it dying on me even during my busiest weeks.

1:26.0

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

1:30.5

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

1:37.6

You can check out Amaze Fit for yourself by using my promo code power to get 15% off so visit Amazfit.com slash power that's

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