Tending Our GardensTending Our Gardens
Emotional Sobriety: The Next Step in Recovery
For the first of several upcoming episodes with rotating guests unpacking an Emotional Sobriety-themed AA Grapevine issue, Thom and Allen discuss a story about one recovering woman’s garden being ravaged. From an initial impulse to take an unfortunate occurrence personally and impose an unreasonable expectation on her environment, this writer remembers her gratitude and claims an experience rather than being claimed by it. Read "Tending my Garden" here: https://www.aagrapevine.org/magazine/2024/jan/tending-my-garden Follow us on social media. Podcast Twitter: @EmSobrietyPod Instagram: thomrutledge2 Joe C. Twitter: @Rebellion_Dogs Friendly Circle Berlin Workshop Group meets every Monday @ 7:30pm (Berlin), 6:30pm (Ireland & UK), 1:30pm EST, 10:30am PST Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5505019905 Info for the upcoming London International AA Convention: https://londonaaconvention.com/ Allen’s book, 12 Essential Insights for Emotional Sobriety: https://www.amazon.com/12-Essential-Insights-Emotional-Sobriety/dp/1955415129/ Thom's book, Embracing Fear: https://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Fear-Turn-Scares-Greatest/dp/0062517759/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Join Allen & Thom at our Thursday night, 7pm PST Zoom meeting on Emotional Sobriety and the Steps (login information below): https://zoom.us/j/330149513 Password: 375986 For our ongoing workshop video series on Emotional Sobriety and the 12 Steps, visit our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHEM2-kqLkfp3I4c0jy-X-g Also, please join our “Emotional Sobriety and Recovery” FB Group at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/120450976662519 We’d love to stay in touch in between meetings. We appreciate feedback! Contact Patrick, our producer, at pndirective4@gmail.com for any questions or comments.
30:09•22 Jan 2024
Cultivating Emotional Sobriety: Lessons from a Ravaged Garden
Episode Overview
- The hosts candidly discuss personal struggles and recent experiences
- A deep dive into 'Tending My Garden' by C.W. from Tucson, Arizona
- Challenges of anxiety and coping with physical pain are explored
- Contemplation of humility, vulnerability, and gratitude on the path to emotional sobriety
- The episode captures the unfiltered reality of navigating emotional wellness
“It's not just about not drinking, you know, and it's like when we really look at it from the kind of perspective this article is talking, these things are so much more than not drinking.”
Imagine your cherished garden being wrecked overnight. How would you react? In this episode of 'Emotional Sobriety', hosts Thom Rutledge and Dr. Allen Berger dive into a compelling story that uses a garden's destruction as a powerful metaphor for life's unexpected twists. They explore how a woman in recovery initially felt devastated by her ruined garden but eventually found a way to turn the experience into a lesson in gratitude and emotional growth. Thom and Dr.
Berger, joined by guest Patrick, share their own recent struggles and triumphs, making this episode a heartfelt and relatable conversation. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, physical pain, or just the ups and downs of daily life, you'll find nuggets of wisdom here that can help you navigate your own journey toward emotional balance. The discussion is both raw and uplifting, offering practical insights into how to embrace vulnerability and humility.
Perfect for anyone seeking to deepen their emotional resilience, this episode is a treasure trove of real-life experiences and meaningful reflections.
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