HeyJaredSober Psychology
A mental health podcast with a focus on men's mental health, substance abuse, recovery, and healing. Honest conversations to break stigma and inspire hope for all on their journey. We recover out loud so fewer suffer in silence. Episodes posted weekly - subscribe today!
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The Eldest Child Syndrome: The Cost of Being the Family's Shock Absorber (opens the original)
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Show Notes: "You don't have an eldest child personality. You have an operational blueprint built in the trenches of family triage." When you grow up as the functional oldest in a home carrying emotional, financial, or relational volatility, you don't learn how to rest—you learn how to scan the room for threats. You become the shock absorber, compressing internal stress so no one else has to feel the impact. In this deep-dive episode of Sober Psychology , host Michael dismantles the roots of the
10 Brutal Truths About Quitting Alcohol (That Nobody Talks About) (opens the original)
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The culture tells you that quitting alcohol is just about avoiding hangovers and saving money. That’s a lie. In this episode of Sober Psychology, host Michael breaks down the 10 hidden, neurobiological, relational, and spiritual transformations that occur when you finally put down the bottle. From the science of D2 dopamine down-regulation and the 3:00 AM cortisol rebound (" hangxiety ") to the brutal pruning of superficial friendships and reclaiming your nervous system for your children, we div
How Social Media Amputates Human Empathy | Jordan Peterson Was Right (opens the original)
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Why does the internet reward cruelty while insulating bad actors from real-world consequences? In this episode of Sober Psychology, we unpack Dr. Jordan Peterson’s thesis that the digital landscape leaves psychopathic and sadistic traits completely unaccountable. Drawing from clinical research, evolutionary biology, Polyvagal Theory, and scriptural truth, Michael examines why removing physical proximity disables human empathy—and how the modern internet has resurrected ancient pagan scapegoating
Why Your Brain Fights Compliments (And Why "Humility" Is Ego) (opens the original)
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When someone gives you a compliment, does your brain absorb it—or does it immediately hit the ejection button? In this episode of Sober Psychology, we'll dive deep into why human beings violently reject validation. We explore: • Why receiving praise triggers the same fight-or-flight pathways in your brain as a threat. • How cognitive dissonance and self-verification theory keep you trapped in negative self-beliefs. • The spiritual danger of false humility and the crucible of praise (Proverbs 27:
The Gen Alpha Crisis: Brain Rot, iPad Kids & The Death of Childhood (opens the original)
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Generation Alpha isn't just "quirky"—they're the first generation in human history to have their emotional, social, and cognitive development fully outsourced to algorithmic dopamine devices . In this episode of Sober Psychology , we break down the psychological, neurological, and spiritual autopsy of Gen Alpha. We bypass the lazy "parent shame" and look at the hard truth: how we engineered this crisis, why gentle parenting failed, what's actually happening in public school classrooms, and how t
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