Emotional Sobriety: The Next Step in Recovery

Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholic's Anonymous, wrote in 1952, "If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find at the root some unhealthy dependence and its consequent demand." Wilson suggested that ...more

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July 05, 2021 00:42:27
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Episode Eight: Being Stuck and Getting Unstuck

With plans to move chapter-by-chapter (with exciting new guests!) through 12 Essential Insights for Emotional Sobriety, Allen & Thom unpack what it means to...

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July 04, 2021 00:33:24
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Talking to Our Inner Child (A Rutledge "Nutshell")

Conversing with our inner child: What Thom believes it is, and what it isn’t. Patrick relates his firsthand experience doing this work in his...

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June 28, 2021 00:49:52
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Episode Seven: The Value of Flexibility

Dr. Allen Berger returns this week, with plenty to say about how living in emotional sobriety requires that we nurture a sense of curiosity...

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June 24, 2021 00:26:09
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How to Separate From Our Inner Saboteurs, Part Two (A Rutledge "Nutshell")

Continuing Thom's tutorial from earlier this week, we discuss dissociating from our inner critics and saboteurs.   Join Allen & Thom at our Thursday night...

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June 22, 2021 00:22:10
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How to Separate From Our Inner Saboteurs, Part One (A Rutledge "Nutshell")

The first of Thom's brief, tutorial-style "nutshells" demonstrating principles and practices of Emotional Sobriety. This one teaches us how to recognize the critical or...

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June 16, 2021 00:57:12
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Episode Six: Learning to Separate From Our Inner Saboteurs

A conversation between podcast producer Patrick Newman and Thom Rutledge about the beginning steps of working with INTRApersonal Change Process.    Description of INTRApersonal Change...

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