What Aren’t We Thankful For?What Aren’t We Thankful For?
Emotional Sobriety: The Next Step in Recovery
Our resistance to change and our inability to properly feel grief is connected on some levels to a lack of faith in our capacities to grow and cope. With consideration of the Thanksgiving holiday, Thom, Allen, and Patrick take a look at how those things we resent can put us in touch with deeper gratitude, containing their own lessons about emotional sobriety. 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.
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Finding Strength in Grief: Lessons on Emotional Sobriety
Episode Overview
- The episode explores the complexities of gratitude, grief, and emotional sobriety
- Patrick shares his recent physical challenges and the emotional impact of his experience
- The hosts delve into the idea of emotional sobriety as an honest and appropriate relationship with reality
- Listeners are encouraged to explore and embrace the various voices within them
- The episode provides valuable perspectives on embracing emotional sobriety and navigating life's challenges
“All the most beautiful things in my life have come about, the most profound things have come about because of my acceptance of realities that prior I didn't want to accept.”
Grief and gratitude might seem like polar opposites, but what if they’re two sides of the same coin? In this episode of 'Emotional Sobriety: The Next Step in Recovery', hosts Thom Rutledge and Dr. Allen Berger are joined by Patrick to explore this intriguing concept. As they dig into the Thanksgiving season, the trio discusses how our resistance to change and our struggles with grief often stem from a lack of faith in our own ability to grow and cope.
Patrick shares his recent physical challenges, providing a raw and relatable perspective on how these experiences have impacted his emotional state. Through their heartfelt conversation, Thom, Allen, and Patrick reveal how the things we resent can actually lead us to deeper gratitude and offer lessons on emotional sobriety. They emphasize the importance of having an honest relationship with reality, facing our fears, and accepting our limitations.
This episode is a compassionate exploration of the human experience, encouraging listeners to embrace the different voices within themselves and find strength in their vulnerabilities. Whether you're on a recovery journey or simply seeking to understand your emotions better, this discussion offers valuable insights and a supportive space to reflect on life's complexities.
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