“God Doesn’t Flunk Anyone, but He Gives a Lot of Re-Tests”

Episode 41 December 14, 2025 00:24:19
“God Doesn’t Flunk Anyone, but He Gives a Lot of Re-Tests”
Emotional Sobriety: The Next Step in Recovery
“God Doesn’t Flunk Anyone, but He Gives a Lot of Re-Tests”

Dec 14 2025 | 00:24:19

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Hosted By

Patrick Newman

Show Notes

On learning from our mistakes. Whether or not the mistake results in an immediate change in our behavior, learning is always taking place if we can get out of our own way. Thom and Allen advise staying with our heartbreak (or other forms of grief), feeling it without being stuck in it. Notice when we are “offended by reality.” There’s an opportunity there to de-personalize the pain, and thereby survive.

Nutshell of the Day:

"Sometimes it just doesn't get done."

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Emotional Sobriety, Allen Berger, Thom Rutledge, Patrick Newman, Recovery, Learning from Mistakes, Sobriety, AA, Gestalt

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