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Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

E266: Can You Drink After Taking a Break?

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

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

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

So you’ve taken a break from alcohol and now you’re wondering do you stay sober or do you go back to drinking? In this episode I’ll discuss your options, when the best benefits from a break are, whether it’s possible for some people to moderate their drinking after a break, and how to know if you really have a problem and need to be sober or not. What to listen to next: E204: why some people get addicted and others don't E238: why we can't learn to moderate Sober Support: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Weekly emails on Fridays https://www.soberpowered.com/email  Work with me: Sober coaching https://www.soberpowered.com/sober-coaching Courses: The non-negotiable mindset https://www.soberpowered.com/mindset-course Sober milestones: what to expect when you quit drinking https://sobermilestones.supercast.com/ Anger Management https://www.soberpowered.com/anger 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 all the research and effort that goes into this podcast. This is a one woman show! 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

So you've taken a break from alcohol and now you're wondering, do you stay sober or do you go back to drinking?

0:07.1

In this episode, I'll discuss your options, when the best benefits from a break are,

0:12.6

whether it's possible for some people to moderate their drinking after a break,

0:16.7

and how to know if you really have a problem and need to be sober or not.

0:21.5

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

0:27.4

You've heard sober sleep is the best sleep, but we have to get through night sweats, insomnia,

0:32.0

and frequent wake-ups to get there.

0:33.9

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0:39.3

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0:45.2

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1:02.0

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1:07.6

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1:13.1

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1:17.4

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1:40.3

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1:51.0

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