Rewired Sober

By Kate Vitela

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Rewired Sober is a feminist sobriety podcast for women in midlife and early recovery who are done being talked down to. If you’ve quit drinking — or are thinking about it — and traditional recovery models left you feeling small, ashamed, or powerless, you’re not alone. And you’re not broken. This podcast explores sobriety through neuroscience, nervous system regulation, and feminist self-trust, not moral failure or lifelong labels. Hosted by Kate, a board-certified addiction and mental health registered nurse with over two decades of experience, a nurse coach, and a SHE RECOVERS® coach, Rewired Sober bridges clinical science with lived experience. Kate brings a trauma-aware, no-shame lens to recovery — combining brain science, nervous system education, and soul-level inquiry to help women rebuild trust in themselves after alcohol. This podcast is for women asking: – Why does early sobriety feel so intense in my body and brain? – What’s actually happening neurologically when I stop drinking? – How do I rebuild self-trust after years of coping with alcohol? – Is there a way to recover without shame, obedience, or surrendering my intuition? Episodes blend science and soul — from how alcohol affects the female brain, to midlife nervous system shifts, to unlearning the cultural and patriarchal conditioning that taught women to numb, cope, and self-abandon. This is not a 12-step podcast. This is not a powerlessness model. And it’s not about fixing what was never broken. Rewired Sober is for women who want sobriety that makes them stronger, clearer, and more themselves — not smaller. If you’re sober and wondering now what? You’re in the right place.

Episode Date
EP 74 Trying to Quit Drinking But Feeling Stuck? - You Might Be Using a Strategy That Shuts Your Brain Down
May 19, 2026
EP 73: The Words You Speak Are Wiring Your Identity- Stop Introducing Yourself By Your Wound
May 12, 2026
EP 72: Its Giving Recovery On The Runway: Sobriety, Fashion, and a Bolder Life (Hint: Announcement Incoming)
May 05, 2026
EP 71: Sacred Rage: The Truth About Anger, Women & Sobriety
Apr 28, 2026
EP: 70: Playing Follow The Leader: Red Flags of Cult Mentality in Sobriety, Friendships & Business
Apr 21, 2026
EP 69: Diving In To The Black Hole Of Pain & Numbness: Nervous System Regulation With Amyee Oen
Apr 14, 2026
EP: 68 Good Girl No More: What I’m Shedding and Why I’m Embracing My Angry Feminist Era
Apr 07, 2026
EP 67: Navigating Early Sobriety: The Brutally Honest Truth (With Alot of F Bombs)
Mar 31, 2026
EP 66: When the Caregiver Breaks: Nurses, Addiction, and the System Meant to Help- With Stephanie Kelley on Nursing, Motherhood, and Resilience.
Mar 24, 2026
EP 65: Women’s Recovery & Workaholism: Healing the Whole Woman with Dawn Nickel from SHE RECOVERS
Mar 17, 2026
EP: 64 The Double Standard: How Women Are Gaslit About Alcohol, Stigma, and Recovery
Mar 10, 2026
EP: 63 Deprogramming AA: From Helpful to Dogmatic — And What Happens When You Question the Cult Mentality.
Mar 03, 2026
EP 62: You Don't Manifest What You Want- You Manifest Who You Are with Simmy the Miracle Maker
Feb 24, 2026
EP 61: Performative Wellness: Burnout, Self-Care, and Coming Back to the Basics with Dr. Jen Costanza
Feb 17, 2026
EP 60: Celebrating 8 Years Sober at New York Fashion Week: Self-Trust, Style, and Finally Being Myself
Feb 10, 2026
EP 59: Reclaiming Soul Work: Healing Religious Wounding Through Feminist Theology
Feb 03, 2026
Bonus Episode: Pro Tip for Early Sobriety During a U.S. Geopolitical Dumpster Fire: This Is Not A Time to Abandon Yourself
Jan 28, 2026
EP 58: Ditching the Dogma: The Recovery Industrial Complex, Harm Reduction, and Reclaiming Agency with Tara Grace
Jan 27, 2026
EP 57: Questioning The Disease Model of Addiction: Is It Denial or Discernment?
Jan 20, 2026
EP 56: From Dry January to Real Change with Casey Mcquire Davidson
Jan 13, 2026
EP 55: The Devil We Know: Why Sobriety Feels Uncomfortable Before It Feels Free
Jan 06, 2026
EP 54: The Beautiful Girl Trap: Pop Culture, Drunkorexia & The Weaponized Shame
Dec 30, 2025
EP 53: Why Overachievers Drink: You’re Not Addicted to Alcohol — You’re Addicted to Avoiding Pain
Dec 23, 2025
EP 52: The Patriarchy, and Women’s Erasure: Why Sobriety Needs Intersectional Feminism
Dec 16, 2025
EP 51: Managing ADHD in Long-Term Sobriety: One Woman’s Story with Amy Liz Harrison
Dec 09, 2025
EP 50: ADHD, Midlife, and the Female Brain: Why We Overthink, Why We Drink, and Why We’re Finally Waking Up
Dec 02, 2025
EP 49: Codependency & Alcohol: Understanding the Fear, Control, and Recovery Cycle with Dr. Sarah Michaud
Nov 25, 2025
EP 48: A Teacher's Lesson Plan: Boundaries First, Burnout Last with Jennifer Mathieu
Nov 18, 2025
EP 47: PTSD, Moral Injury, Cognitive Dissonance & Drinking with Phillip Vitela
Nov 11, 2025
EP 46. The Truth About Boredom in Sobriety: It’s Not What You Think
Nov 04, 2025
EP 45: Why I Don't Call Myself An Alcoholic Anymore
Oct 28, 2025
EP 44. Being a "Functional" Drinker & Hiding Behind it with Rachel Mack Martin
Oct 21, 2025
EP43. Family Dynamics & The Domino Effect of Sobriety
Oct 14, 2025
Ep 42. Sobriety, Divorce, and Self-Love with Kathryn Sabella
Oct 07, 2025
EP 41. Stop Asking for Permission & Start Shifting: Suzanne Warye from "The Sober Mom Life"
Sep 30, 2025
EP 40. Trying Sobriety On for Size: From Sober Curious to Sober—and Rediscovering NYC with Melissa McGovern
Sep 23, 2025
EP 39. Making sobriety "The New Cool" - When One Mom called her Own Bluff with Kim Bellas
Sep 16, 2025
EP 38. Book Club Gold with a Gulp of Truth: Jessica Guerrieri on Writing What We’re All Too Afraid to Say
Sep 09, 2025
EP 37: How We Rewire Sober: The Mindset + The Mechanics of Kate's 8 (Part 2)
Sep 02, 2025
EP 36: How We Rewire Sober: The Mindset + The Mechanics of Kate's 8 (Part 1)
Aug 26, 2025
EP 35. Michelle Folan - Menopause, Mindless drinking, and Taking your Power Back in Midlife
Aug 19, 2025
EP 34. Procrastination in Recovery: Why We Stall and How To Start Moving
Aug 12, 2025
EP 33: The Rewrite: Andrea Kaplan’s Sobriety Story (with a Little Help from Kate)
Aug 05, 2025
EP 32: Why You Crave Booze, Then Hate It: The Opponent Process Theory Explained
Jul 29, 2025
EP 31: How Storytelling Rewires Our Brain Through Recovery
Jul 22, 2025
EP 30: Recovery Begins With Connection - with Leah Fulton-Eng
Jul 15, 2025
EP 29: Unsexy in the City Until The Sober You Meets Patricia Field
Jul 08, 2025
EP 28: From Numbing to Knowing - Tammy Pozerycki Shares Her Sobriety Story
Jul 01, 2025
EP 27. Welcome to REWIRED SOBER
Jun 24, 2025
EP 26. Sobriety, Simplicity & Letting Sh*t Go with Beate Pilgreen
Jun 17, 2025
EP 25. Style Is Not a Makeover—It’s a Mirror with Solita C. Roberts
Jun 10, 2025
EP 24. "Finding My Voice" with Celeste Yvonne
Jun 03, 2025
EP 23. NLP & The Power of Reframing with Marsha Vanwynsberghe
May 27, 2025
EP 22. What Do Sober Couples Do For Fun?
May 20, 2025
Ep 21. Introducing The Gut Check: A Private Course for Self-Inquiry
May 13, 2025
EP 20. How to Love Yourself No Matter F*cking What with Artist Catherine Just
May 06, 2025
EP 19. Get Sober, Get a Life, Get Dressed
Apr 29, 2025
EP 18. Kate's Husband Phillip is Back - Sharing His Sobriety Story
Apr 22, 2025
Ep 17. Staying Sober When Your Partner Still Drinks
Apr 15, 2025
EP 16: My Journey Through Disordered Eating
Apr 08, 2025
EP 15. Loving an Addict: A Husband's Perspective
Apr 01, 2025
EP 14. Rewired for Recovery: Dr. Robb Kelly on Beating Addiction for Good
Mar 25, 2025
EP 13. Sober in the City: Celebrating 7 Years in NYC
Mar 18, 2025
EP 12. Gratitude: A Love-Hate Relationship and Reframing It as Rebellion
Mar 11, 2025
Bonus Episode: What it Takes to Be A Sober Gangster with Kate Vitela on the Own Your Choices Own Your Life Podcast
Mar 07, 2025
EP 11. This One’s for Jenny: A Deeper Dive into Sisterhood and Jenny’s Story
Mar 04, 2025
EP 10. Sisterhood Rising with Sarah Morgando, RN
Feb 25, 2025
EP 9. The Sober Curator: Fashion, Sobriety, and Adventures with Alysse Bryson
Feb 18, 2025
Ep 8. Addiction Expert Veronica Valli: Navigating the Sober Social Media Landscape
Feb 11, 2025
Ep 7. Post-Acute Withdrawal: The Hidden Challenge of Sobriety
Feb 04, 2025
EP 6. Kate’s Faucets of Freedom: WHAC Your Way to Recovery
Jan 28, 2025
EP 5. Kate Unpacks the Road to Recovery Meetings, Surrender and Finding a Path of Her Own
Jan 21, 2025
EP 4. Kate sits down with Jessica Landon to Discuss Eleven Years of Sobriety
Jan 14, 2025
EP 1. Kate’s Story Part 1 "Body Image, Booze, and the ‘Pick Me’ Trap"
Jan 07, 2025
EP 2. Kate’s Story Part 2 "Rock Bottom, Redemption, and Getting “Selected"
Jan 07, 2025
EP 3. Resilience: Embracing the Suck
Jan 07, 2025
You've Been Selected
Jan 06, 2025