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Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

E311: Sugar Cravings in Sobriety: When Comfort Becomes a Crutch

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

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

4.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Sugar cravings in early sobriety make sense. What many of us don’t expect is still needing something sweet months or even years later. In this episode, we’re going to unpack why that happens, what sugar is really doing for your nervous system, and why this phase has less to do with food and more to do with healing. Work with me: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Sober coaching https://www.soberpowered.com/sober-coaching Course Pickled. Why Moderation is Impossible https://www.soberpowered.com/pickled Weekly email: You’ll hear from me on Fridays https://www.soberpowered.com/email Support the show: If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support all the research and effort that goes into this podcast https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors 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

Sugar cravings in early sobriety makes sense, but what many of us don't expect is still needing

0:07.1

something sweet months or even years later. In this episode, we're going to unpack why that

0:14.5

happens, what sugar is really doing for your nervous system, and why this phase has less

0:20.8

to do with food and more to do

0:22.9

with the healing timeline. When you quit drinking, you expect clarity and calm. And then you realize

0:30.0

that your nervous system is basically like, cool, so we're feeling everything now? Stress can be

0:36.3

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