Allen, Thom, and Patrick revisit the principle of staying sober for one more day, even when it would make more... more

Allen, Thom, and Patrick read another emotional sobriety anecdote from the AA Grapevine and discuss early sobriety, sponsors, and attempting... more

Thom and Patrick discuss a friend whose wife and baby are in the hospital this weekend in dire straits, as... more

Allen mines some lessons from a death in the family and Thom reflects on an inspiring recent phase of good... more

The Grapevine story Carol, Allen, Thom, and Patrick get into this week has to do with a longtime AA member... more

Carol Carter joins the pod again (and will be returning next week!) to discuss depth and stages of recovery, culling... more

This week we discuss the “peaceful leveling” that occurs in fellowship, how with greater emotional sobriety our alienating differences can... more

Allen, Thom, and Patrick welcome Sara Stromberg, a many years recovering student of Gestalt therapy who discusses her sobriety and... more

Allen, Thom, and Patrick reflect on small simple actions, our claiming of experiences rather than allowing them to claim us,... more

Howard Malitz returns to the pod to chat with Patrick and Thom about the deeper levels of recovery he discovered... more

Joe C. and surprise drop-in guest Howard Malitz discuss the next Grapevine Emotional Sobriety article and go into an intimate... more

Joe C. returns to take a plunge with us into our next Grapevine story about opportunities for emotional sobriety showing... more

Allen, Thom, Herb K., and Patrick delve further into the AA Grapevine detailing inspirational stories of recovery and emotional sobriety.... more

For the first of several upcoming episodes with rotating guests unpacking an Emotional Sobriety-themed AA Grapevine issue, Thom and Allen... more

Longtime collaborator of Allen's Herb K. returns to the pod. In light of a recent enlargement of his spiritual life,... more

Looking ahead to a year ripe with possibilities for bringing the best possible attitude to our trials and tribulations.   Next week... more

As we head into another year of the podcast, Carol Carter, Thom, Allen, and Patrick reflect on a painful but... more

Allen and Thom answer some of your Facebook questions and investigate how we can bring the best possible attitude towards... more

Thom, Joe, and Patrick (with a late episode appearance by Allen, fresh off his somatic therapy workshop) discuss how our... more

One essential component of emotional sobriety is our willingness to adapt to changing circumstances, developing the best possible attitude towards... more