Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

E149: How Alcohol Affects the Nervous System


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Alcohol can cause your nervous system to become dysregulated, which puts you in a state of constant stress. Then we feel compelled to drink to cope with the stress. In this episode you will learn all about the nervous system and how it’s impacted by your drinking. You’ll learn how alcohol throws off the balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, the effects of binge drinking, and how you can heal your nervous system and find true relaxation and peace in sobriety.

What to listen to next:

E102: alcohol and your dysregulated nervous system with Beth Bowen

E75: how sleep recovers in sobriety

E128: why cravings are so powerful


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