Recovery Decoded

Health EN ↓ 78 episodes

Nobody explained your recovery without an agenda. Until now. Published neuroscience in plain language. No opinions. Just research.6 seasons. 80+ episodes. All free. S1: Early recovery. What you and your body goes through. S2: Families & supporters. Support for those who support you. S3: Long-term recovery. Recovery, the long game. S4: The whole body. your bodies reaction. S5: Where addiction starts — childhood trauma, attachment, the root. S6: Adult children of people with addiction — what it did to you. No jargon. No judgment. No agenda.

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The Stress Switch | HPA Axis, The Amygdala, and More 09.03.2026 31:25

Why did you scream at someone you love over a cup of coffee? Why does everything feel like a personal attack right now? Why are your hands shaking in the grocery store? It is not anger. It is not who you are becoming. It is cortisol — your stress hormone — running at 400% with no chemical buffer. And it has a timeline for settling down. In this episode, we break down: • The HPA axis: the three-ste...

The Sleep Architect | Your Brains Adjustment To Sleep When In Recovery 09.03.2026 29:28

Why can't you sleep in early recovery? Your brain's natural brake pedal — a chemical called GABA — was replaced by your substance. Now it is being rebuilt. In this episode, we cover: • How your brain cleans itself during deep sleep (the glymphatic system) • What alcohol, opioids, and stimulants actually do to your sleep architecture — with research from a 27-study meta-analysis • Why your...

Dopamine Blueprint | How To Bring Back Feeling Good Without Drugs or Alcohol 09.03.2026 30:05

Why did things stop feeling good? Why do cravings feel physical? And what is already changing inside your body right now to bring those feelings back? This is Episode One. The foundation everything else is built on. We cover: • Dopamine is not the pleasure chemical — it is the wanting chemical. Addiction lives in the wanting, not the having. That pull you feel is not weakness. It is chemistry. • T...