Latest Episodes
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"I Am Not a Counselor"
Having recently celebrated 40 years of continuous sobriety, Bill Cleveland, a pillar in a multitude of recovery fellowships (namely Hermosa Beach Men’s Stag) discusses...
28
The Reverse Golden Rule
Superfriend Carol Carter returns to talk about a recent breakthrough in self-love, a welcome reminder that Emotional Sobriety is above all else a discovery...
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“Sobriety Didn’t Solve My Problems, It Exposed Them”
We respond to criticisms leveled at a recent workshop: is Emotional Sobriety somehow alternative, even interruptive, of a faithful rigorous 12 Step program, or...
26
Second First Steps
Carol Carter returns to the show to talk about letting go of her resentments towards her ex-husband. By freeing him, she freed herself. Many...
25
Are These Extravagant Promises? Inconceivable!
Joe C. joins Patrick and Thom to chat about mutual aid versus self-help: how collectivism can feed our emotional sobriety. When we give ourselves...
24
Right-Sized Expressions
Joe Chisholm checks back in. We read a passage from his daily reflections book and he brings to our attention “Living Sober,” which was...