Emotional Sobriety: The Next Step in Recovery
Emotional Sobriety: The Next Step in Recovery
Allen Berger & Thom Rutledge
Moving Forward After Relapse, Part Two
29 minutes Posted Mar 16, 2026 at 12:19 am.
Emotional Sobriety
In the Elevator With George Clooney
What is Truth in Sobriety?
Risk of Absurdity
In the Elevator With an Alcoholic
Al Anon on Rejection and Recovery
Sam and Joe: Emotional Sobriety
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Thom’s Nutshell:
Rigorous honesty begins at home.
Joe C. joins us to discuss the ways relapse is experienced by the loved ones of the relapser, and how we can think about these distressing events differently. The universe isn’t guided by structure and order alone. There’s chaos as well. We have influence, but not control, and with emotional sobriety we can more clearly see that distinction.
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