Welcome to Rewired Sober: The Next Chapter—a podcast about what happens after survival. I'm Kate Vitela, a psychiatric nurse with more than twenty-five years of nursing experience, speaker, and lifelong student of human behavior. For years, this podcast focused on alcohol, addiction science, and recovery. Those conversations changed lives—including my own—but something became increasingly clear. The longer I worked with women, the less we talked about alcohol. We talked about burnout. Identity. Midlife. Relationships. Confidence. Beauty. Careers. Boundaries. Self-worth. Style. The invisible expectations placed on women. The stories we inherited. And the courage it takes to become ourselves. That's what this next chapter is about. Here, we'll explore the psychology of identity, the neuroscience of behavior change, fashion and personal style, beauty, aging, feminism, emotional health, self-concept, and what it really means to evolve throughout our lives. You'll hear conversations with psychologists, stylists, artists, authors, neuroscientists, entrepreneurs, nurses, and women who have reinvented themselves more than once. We'll ask better questions than "How do I fix myself?" Instead, we'll ask, "Who am I becoming?" and "What kind of life am I creating?" Sobriety will always be part of my story. Getting sober in 2018 fundamentally changed the trajectory of my life, my nursing career, and my understanding of the human mind. Recovery taught me emotional literacy, humility, curiosity, and resilience. It will always shape the way I see the world, but it is no longer the only lens through which I want to explore it. Because recovery isn't the destination. It's the foundation. Whether you're rebuilding after addiction, navigating midlife, questioning your career, redefining your style, learning to trust yourself again, or simply fascinated by why humans do what we do, you're in the right place. Around here, you'll find conversations about: Psychology and neuroscience Women's mental health and emotional well-being Identity, self-concept, and personal reinvention Fashion, personal style, and beauty as forms of self-expression Midlife, confidence, and aging with intention Feminism, culture, and the pressures women navigate Behavior change, habits, and resilience Creativity, curiosity, and lifelong learning Sobriety and recovery as part of a much bigger story This isn't a podcast about becoming perfect. It's about becoming more fully yourself. So whether you've been here since episode one or you're just finding us now, thank you for being part of this community. The goal was never simply to stop drinking. The goal was always to build a life that feels honest, meaningful, creative, beautiful, and completely your own. Welcome to the next chapter.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to Rewired Sober: The Next Chapter, a podcast about what happens after survival. I'm Kate Vitela, a psychiatric nurse with more than twenty-five years of nursing experience, speaker, and lifelong student of human behavior. For years, this podcast focused on alcohol, addiction science, and recovery. Those conversations changed lives, including my own, but something became increasingly clear.
Recent episodes include "EP: 96 Being a Booze Free B*tch: A Conversation on Alcohol, Feminism & Midlife with Sarah Anderson" (20 October 2026, 35 minutes), "EP: 95 Congrats on Your Midlife Failures: Most People Don't Ever Try with Lisa Hart Anderson" (13 October 2026, 50 minutes), and "EP: 94 Am I Being Productive, or Just Really Fcking Impatient?" (6 October 2026, 30 minutes).
Rewired Sober: The Next Chapter publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 39 minutes across 99 episodes.
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Rewired Sober: The Next Chapter is an arts show with 99 episodes published.
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Episode #96
What happens when you quit drinking—and realize alcohol wasn't actually making you wild, confident, sexy, rebellious, or free? Maybe it was just giving you permission to be the woman you already were. In this episode...
Episode #95
What if midlife isn’t about becoming someone new—but finally giving yourself permission to be more of who you’ve always been? In this episode of Rewired Sober , I’m joined by Lisa Hart Anderson, certified women’s life...
Episode #94
I have always considered being a get-shit-done person one of my greatest strengths. Have an idea? Start it. Have a problem? Solve it. Want to try something? Stop overthinking and fucking do it. I've basically built part...
Episode #93
What if getting sober didn’t mean leaving the party—but finally becoming fully present for your own life? In this episode of Rewired Sober , I’m joined by Claire Comai , founder and creative director of Rehab Studios...
Episode #93
What do we actually mean when we say we believe people can change? The controversy surrounding the canceled John Galliano exhibition at the Met sent me down a rabbit hole—not because I think Galliano is owed a museum...
Episode #91
What happens when life strips away the things you thought made you valuable? In this episode, I sit down with model, author, breast cancer survivor, and executive producer Christine Handy , whose bestselling novel Walk...
Episode #90
What if beauty wasn't about fixing what's wrong with us? What if it was about celebration, creativity, confidence, and feeling more like ourselves? In this episode, I'm joined by Sarah Siegel-Kolodziejski, founder of...
Episode #89
Is midlife too late to start something new? Or have social media, hustle culture, and our obsession with turning every damn thing into an accomplishment convinced us that if we're not already good at it, making money...
Episode #88
What if getting dressed has less to do with fashion—and everything to do with identity? In this episode, I sit down with New York stylist and creative director Kate Tricarico to talk about why personal style is so much...
Episode #87
It's Time to Pivot: Why Rewired Sober Is Evolving Eight years ago, getting sober changed everything. For a long time, alcohol was the conversation because it had to be. It was the thing standing between me and the life...
Episode #86
Can healing happen in the very places where we once unraveled? In this deeply personal episode of Rewired Sober , I share the story of returning to Portland—a city that once represented some of the most painful years of...
Episode #85
What if the greatest thing you recover in sobriety isn't your liver…it's your brain? In this episode of Rewired Sober , I share a deeply personal look at the ways alcohol quietly changed my thinking, attention, stress...
Episode #84
Most people think recovery is about quitting alcohol. It's not. Quitting drinking is the beginning. Learning to trust yourself again is where real recovery begins. In this episode, I explore why self-trust—not...
Episode #83
Watching someone you love struggle with alcohol can be heartbreaking, frustrating, confusing, and exhausting. Whether it's a spouse, parent, adult child, sibling, or friend, many of us find ourselves asking the same...
Episode #82
Episode Description What if your craving isn't actually for alcohol? What if the thing you're chasing isn't the wine, the cocktail, or the buzz—but the feeling you believe it will create? In this episode, Kate dives...
Episode #81
What do Botox, beauty culture, perfectionism, recovery, feminism, and self-worth have in common? More than most of us want to admit. In this powerful and surprisingly funny conversation, Kate sits down with filmmaker...
Episode #80
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Episode #79
What do autism, Ozempic, alcohol cravings, recovery culture, and a Substack called The Loudest Girl in the Corner have in common? More than you might think. In this episode of Rewired Sober, I sit down with Rebecca...
Episode #78
In this solo episode of Rewired Sober, we’re talking about why so many intelligent, capable, high-functioning women struggle to quit drinking — even when they know alcohol is hurting them. Because contrary to popular...
Episode #77
In this episode of Rewired Sober, we’re talking about a thought almost every woman in recovery has had at some point: “It’s unfair I have to live sober.” And honestly? I get it. It can feel deeply frustrating to watch...
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