Allen Berger & Thom Rutledge
Allen Berger & Thom Rutledge
Streamline Your Thinking!
Streamline Your Thinking!
Streamline Your Thinking!
Friday 15th August 2025
Explore emotional sobriety with Thom Rutledge & Dr. Allen Berger as they discuss acceptance, mastery, and streamlining thoughts for better mental health.
32 minutes
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Allen Berger & Thom Rutledge
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Sobriety Toolkit
Sexual Empowerment & Identity
Mindfulness & Emotional Wellbeing
Creative Recovery Journeys
Financial Health in Recovery
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Episode Overview
- Acceptance is key to emotional growth.
- Practise leads to automatic responses.
- Recognise and let go of unhealthy obsessions.
- Addiction affects the entire brain, not just pleasure centres.
- Streamline thoughts by focusing on what you can control.
Acceptance is the first step to change always.
In 'Streamline Your Thinking!', Thom Rutledge and Dr. Allen Berger dive into the concept of emotional sobriety, a term coined by Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. This episode explores how accepting what we cannot change is crucial to emotional growth. The hosts share personal stories and insights, reflecting on how practising acceptance can lead to more effective self-management and improved mental health. The serenity prayer is revisited as a tool for finding peace and clarity in daily life.
Thom and Allen discuss the transition from unconscious incompetence to mastery, drawing parallels with learning new skills like karate or playing musical instruments. They highlight how repeated practice leads to automatic responses, which can be applied to emotional sobriety. The conversation touches on the importance of recognising unhealthy obsessions and letting go of things we can't control, likening this process to clearing mental cobwebs.
They also explore how addiction can hijack the brain, emphasising the need for conscious awareness and the decision-making process that leads to healthier choices. With anecdotes about horses and personal writing struggles, the hosts illustrate how emotional sobriety can be integrated into everyday life. This episode offers practical advice on streamlining thoughts and encourages listeners to identify and surrender unrealistic demands for a more balanced life.
If you're curious about how emotional sobriety can transform your thinking, this episode is worth a listen.