Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

E280: Romanticizing Alcohol: What’s Going on in Your Brain


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Are these harmless thoughts or do they lead to relapse? In this episode you’ll learn what is going on in your brain when you romanticize alcohol, how this can make being sober more challenging, and 3 ways to break the romanticizing loop. I’ll share a story from 4 years ago about when I romanticized alcohol, how I used tools, and what that same situation would look like today.

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E269: Autopilot mode

E273: How the sober brain breaks down alcohol associations

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