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  • 311: What Sobriety Is and What It Isn’t

    311: What Sobriety Is and What It Isn’t
    2025/04/16
    In this episode of the Soberful podcast, Veronica Valli discusses the complexities of sobriety, emphasizing the importance of understanding what sobriety truly means. She distinguishes between complete abstinence and harm minimization, explores the concept of recovery, and addresses the common issue of cross-addiction. Valli also highlights the significance of emotional sobriety as a crucial aspect of lasting recovery, encouraging listeners to engage in practices that support their mental and emotional health. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    23 分
  • 310: People Pleasing Will Get You Drunk

    310: People Pleasing Will Get You Drunk
    2025/04/09
    Veronica discusses the detrimental effects of people pleasing on sobriety and emotional health. She emphasizes that getting sober involves not just abstaining from alcohol but also addressing emotional sobriety, which includes understanding and overcoming people pleasing behaviors. Valli explains how these behaviors often stem from childhood experiences and the belief that one is responsible for others' happiness. She advocates for setting boundaries as a crucial step towards emotional freedom and self-discovery, encouraging listeners to take responsibility for their own emotional experiences rather than trying to please others. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 分
  • 309: Celebrity, Addiction and Redemption With Jonathan Schwartz

    309: Celebrity, Addiction and Redemption With Jonathan Schwartz
    2025/04/02
    In 2016 Alanis Morissette discovered that her business manager had embezzled $4.7 million of her money. Jonathan Schwartz was at rehearsals with Beyonce when he realised that his six-year addiction and gambling problem had been discovered. Jonathan is a former wealth manager to the stars who went to prison for his crimes. He is now sober and this is his story back to humility and redemption. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 分
  • 308: How do I know if I should stop drinking?

    308: How do I know if I should stop drinking?
    2025/03/26
    Chip and Veronica discuss all the signs we ignore as we wrestle with the fact that alcohol may no longer be our friend. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 分
  • 307: Why We Need to Forgive With Dr. Frederic Luskin and Lyndon Harris

    307: Why We Need to Forgive With Dr. Frederic Luskin and Lyndon Harris
    2025/03/19
    Veronica is joined by two forgiveness experts who share the power of forgiving. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 分
  • 306: Dealing with Rejection

    306: Dealing with Rejection
    2025/03/12
    Rejection stings. When we feel rejections it's often because of experiences in the past. Learning how to deal with rejection is how we get emotionally sober. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 分
  • 305: Rediscovering Grace with Rev. Dr. Ben Gosden

    305: Rediscovering Grace with Rev. Dr. Ben Gosden
    2025/03/05
    Ben Gosden is a pastor and alcoholic. He was the 'cool' pastor, the one who went for a couple of beers. What people didn't see was all the secret drinking. He joins Veronica to discuss how the 12-steps reignited his faith. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 分
  • 304: Surviving Divorce with Karen McMahon

    304: Surviving Divorce with Karen McMahon
    2025/02/26
    Karen McMahon is a coach for people in high-conflict divorces. She talks through why divorce is an invitation to grow and change so you don't repeat the mistakes with the next person. To learn more, visit the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 分