Second First Steps

Episode 26 July 12, 2025 00:30:23
Second First Steps
Emotional Sobriety: The Next Step in Recovery
Second First Steps

Jul 12 2025 | 00:30:23

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Hosted By

Patrick Newman

Show Notes

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 of us first veered off course in our largely unconscious emotional dependencies, creating a powerlessness and unmanageability on par with any other addiction. In emotional sobriety we learn to hold onto ourselves, in good times or bad.

 

Carol is accepting clients for executive and professional coaching, and can be contacted here:

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Learn more about Joe C., Secular AA and Rebellion Dogs here: https://rebelliondogspublishing.com

 

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