Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholic's Anonymous, wrote in 1952, "If we examine every disturbance we have, great or small, we will find... 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
Our resistance to change and our inability to properly feel grief is connected on some levels to a lack of... more
Patience and practice are what Thom, Allen, and now Patrick attempt to bring to bear in a set of sudden... more
Thom returns to the pod to bring Allen and Patrick up to speed on his last few challenging months, and... more
Allen and Joe C. delve their personal experiences with trauma in trying to highlight how these principles of Emotional Sobriety... more
RTT (Rapid Transformational) Therapist, Hypnotherapist and coach Janine McJannet has spent the better part of her life reckoning with the... more
Having flourished in his connection to others through the use of Zoom and WhatsApp during the pandemic, Friendly Circle Berlin... more
Allen and Joe find an unlikely Emotional Sobriety kindred spirit in Dr. Seuss' "Oh, the Places You'll Go," a classic... more
Melanie Gulde, program director of the soon-to-open Divided Sky residential recovery retreat located in Ludlow, Vermont, drops by discuss her... more
In a later season of her life, Susan Chandler had to reckon with the collapse of a marriage, unemployment, the... more
To be loved, to be accepted, and to belong, we early in life construct an identity that, as Allen describes,... more
Celeste Yvonne, certified recovery coach and author of It’s Not About the Wine: The Loaded Truth Behind Mommy Wine Culture... more
Therapist Roger Andes, longtime friend and frequent collaborator on Thom and Allen’s 12-Step workshops, drops in to discuss his latest... more
Living peacefully with the irreconcilable is at the core of what creates change. Thom and Allen alternately draw upon their... more
On a weekend of record heatwaves, to escape the crushing anxiety Thom and Patrick invite longtime collaborator Carol Carter on... more
As much as we strive to cultivate our emotional sobriety, learning to lean on self-support rather than environmental support, those... more
Health care and financial insecurity are just a couple of the subjects Thom, Joe, and Patrick touch on as they... more
What does it mean to respect ourselves, and how can we put it to work once we’ve attained some physical... more
Allen references Erving Polster’s book while contemplating how the broad span of our lives have a dramatic richness and fullness... more
Picking up with Thom Rutledge about his recent struggles with depression, something that’s been with him since his early days... more
The team unpacks their month of hard knocks and give their best shot at illustrating how life's heaviest challenges can... more
Part of our mission statement as we move towards greater emotional freedom is to have the best possible attitude towards... more
The team unpacks their month of hard knocks and give their best shot at illustrating how life's heaviest challenges can deepen our... more