Podcast 291: Sober October: An Exercise in Unlocking Yourself

On this week’s episode, WHOOP Global Head of Human Performance - Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes, and Senior Vice President of Research, Algorithms, and Data, Emily Capodilupo discuss Sober October.

Kristen and Emily discuss the breakdown of alcohol, the immediate downstream effects, what happens to sleep when alcohol is in the system, how to aid recovery during and after drinking, and alcohol’s effects on your serotonin levels. Kristen and Emily also provide insights on the WHOOP Sober October Challenge and how to implement this behavior change.

Episode Chapters

• 00:00 - Cold Open 
• 00:21 - Introduction
• 1:50 - Chemical breakdown of alcohol
• 3:56 - Immediate downstream effects of alcohol
• 6:47 - What happens to sleep with alcohol in the system 
• 11:51 - Re-calibrating the system during and after drinking
• 16:58 - How does alcohol affect tomorrow? 
• 23:26 - Inner Ad Read
• 24:00 - Alcohol & Serotonin
• 30:06 - Sober October Data
• 34:20 - How to make behavior change
• 42:32 - Join the Whoop Sober October Challenge
• 43:07 -Outro