10-20-2026 How Are Your Emotions?

10-20-2026 How Are Your Emotions?

Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? Levelheaded Talk brings a fresh angle by focusing on emotional sobriety rather than just substances. In this episode, Dr. Andrea Vitz and co-host Jon Leon Guerrero zoom in on one simple but challenging question: “How is your emotional state?” Instead of racing to self-improvement, the conversation stays grounded in awareness. Dr.

Vitz encourages regular “check-ins” across different parts of the day and different settings: how you feel when you wake up, at work, at home, and with each person in your life. She asks you to notice whether fear, shame, resentment, sadness, or anxiety might be running the show more often than you admit. From there, the episode links emotions directly to behaviour. Dr.

Vitz explains that many actions we regret – snapping at others, being dishonest, judging, comparing, or acting childish – are what she calls “emotionally triggered behaviours.” As she puts it, “What you could do is you can reverse engineer this… What was the emotion that preceded it?” Emotions are described as chemicals the body gets used to producing, creating a cycle that can feel as compulsive as any addiction.

Addiction here is defined simply as “to lose the power of choice”, and the tone stays disarmingly human. Dr. Vitz openly includes herself: “I’m raising my hand. We’re all the same. We all have addiction.” Rather than blame, the message centres on courage, self-responsibility, and community.

A standout story comes from a graduate of emotional sobriety training who described her results with two words: “a lightening and resilience.” Her life, body, and self-image shifted so much that she now sees herself as an athlete. For anyone in alcohol or addiction recovery who suspects their emotions still call the shots, this episode offers a gentle challenge: are you ready to take an honest look at how you’re really feeling, and how that shapes your life?