E303: “I Should Be Further Along By Now”
Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober
Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This fear hits so many people between six and 18 months sober. |
| 0:05.6 | In this episode, we'll look at the deeper roots of this thought. |
| 0:09.5 | Identity lag, internalized criticism, perfectionism, shame, and the brain's inability to feel |
| 0:17.0 | progress early on. |
| 0:18.7 | I break down why everything feels slow and why being behind is almost |
| 0:24.4 | never about sobriety itself. This episode helps you understand what's really going on |
| 0:30.3 | underneath that pressure and how to interpret it without spiraling or beating yourself up. |
| 0:35.8 | And before we dig in, I'd like to take a moment to thank my sponsors who made this episode |
| 0:40.5 | possible. |
| 0:42.2 | Now that we actually feel our stress instead of numbing it, the evenings can hit a lot harder. |
| 0:48.3 | You know that tired but wired feeling where you want to rest, but your brain just will not |
| 0:53.4 | slow down? |
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