In this powerful episode of the Sober is Dope Podcast, host POP Buchanan sits down with Kate Vitela, RN, Certified Addiction and Mental Health Nurse, founder of Rewired Sober, and a passionate sobriety coach helping people rebuild their lives from the inside out.

Kate shares her deep medical knowledge and lived experience to break down how alcohol affects the brain and nervous system, how to heal dopamine pathways, and how neuroplasticity can be your greatest ally in long-term recovery.

You will learn:

• How dopamine dysfunction plays a role in addiction and recovery

• What alcohol really does to the brain and nervous system

• Why your brain can heal — and how neuroplasticity works

• Tools for rewiring the brain in early recovery

• The story and mission behind Rewired Sober, Kate's transformative podcast and coaching practice

🎧 Listen to Kate’s Podcast: Rewired Sober
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rewired-sober/id1781739552

📲 Follow Kate on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/katevitela

In this profound episode of the Sober is Dope podcast, we welcome nationally recognized grief and trauma expert Dr. Jennifer R. Levin, PhD, LMFT, FT to explore the complex emotional terrain of sudden and unexpected loss. Whether it’s a suicide, overdose, accident, or sudden medical event, the aftermath of traumatic death can derail even the strongest among us.

Dr. Levin is a Fellow in Thanatology, the highest distinction in the field of death, dying, and bereavement brings over 30 years of clinical expertise to this critical conversation. Together, we unpack the distinctions between traumatic grief, PTSD, and post-traumatic growth (PTG), and how these challenges intersect with sobriety and addiction recovery.

From coping with “grief attacks” to rebuilding a sense of emotional safety, Dr. Levin shares actionable strategies for those navigating overwhelming grief, as well as for those supporting them.

🆕 About the Book:Dr. Levin’s new book, The Traumatic Loss Workbook: Powerful Skills for Navigating the Grief Caused by a Sudden or Unexpected Death, drops on July 1, 2025 (New Harbinger Publications).
This compassionate and practical guide offers tools based on CBT, mindfulness, and narrative therapy, and is an essential resource for those facing grief, as well as the professionals who serve them.

🔍 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How sudden or traumatic loss differs from "normal" grief

• What to say (and avoid) when someone dies suddenly

• The unique challenges of grief in sobriety and recovery

• How trauma shows up in the body and brain after loss

• Tools to stabilize, find meaning, and move forward after trauma

• Strategies for dealing with grief in the workplace

• Why we often feel “unsafe in the world” after sudden death — and how to reclaim that safety

• Understanding “grief attacks” and how to cope in the moment

• Insights into Dr. Levin’s proprietary workplace grief response model

• The concept of being “untethered” — and how to reconnect with life after loss

  
  

📘 Grab the Book:
The Traumatic Loss Workbook
Available July 1, 2025, wherever books are sold.
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

Grab Book Here: ( https://traumaticgriefsolutions.com/the-traumatic-loss-workbook )

📞 Connect with Dr. Jennifer Levin:

• 💻 Website: https://www.TraumaticGriefSolutions.com

• 🎙 Podcast: Untethered: Healing the Pain From a Sudden Death

• 💬 Book 1-on-1 sessions or speaking engagements:
  https://DrJenniferRLevin.OnlinePressKit247.com

• 📧 Media Inquiries: Michelle Tennant, Publicist – Michelle@WasabiPublicity.com

In this groundbreaking episode of Sober is Dope, we sit down with Dr. David Clarke, President of the Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms (ATNS), to uncover how unresolved trauma and deep stress can literally rewire the brain to create chronic pain, illness, and suffering.

Dr. Clarke shares how Neuroplastic Recovery Therapy (NRT) is helping thousands find relief — outperforming Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in clinical studies — and offers hope for people in recovery who are still battling invisible illnesses like fibromyalgia, migraines, IBS, and more.

If you or someone you love is sober, but still suffering from chronic pain or fatigue with no clear diagnosis, this episode is a must-listen.

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🔥 What You’ll Learn:

• What neuroplastic symptoms are and why the brain is often the root of chronic pain

• How adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can lead to lifelong illness

• Why traditional medicine is failing millions

• How NRT works — and why it’s changing lives

• The powerful mind-body connection in addiction recovery

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🧠 Learn More + Resources:

Dr. David Clarke

President, Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms (ATNS)

🌐 Website: Symptomatic.Me

📢 Media Kit: davidclarke.onlinepresskit247.com

📧 Media Contact: Michelle Tennant — michelle@wasabipublicity.com | 828-749-3200

📚 Therapy Resources + Annual Conference Info Available on Website

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💬 Connect With Us:

🔗 Sober is Dope | Hosted by POP Buchanan

📱 IG: @soberisdope

📧 soberisdope@gmail.com

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