Tout Est Possible

Episode 1 January 12, 2026 00:22:53
Tout Est Possible
Emotional Sobriety: The Next Step in Recovery
Tout Est Possible

Jan 12 2026 | 00:22:53

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Hosted By

Patrick Newman

Show Notes

Today’s Nutshell Wisdom: The big difference between passing judgment and exercising judgment: One focuses attention on something I do not control. The other focuses on precisely what I do control.

Today we’re back to the serenity prayer and describing what emotional sobriety’s “discovery of new possibilities” could practically mean.

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