What is Emotional Sobriety?

In this episode, Angela and John talk about emotional sobriety while taking calls from listeners, and responding to the YouTube chatroom. The term emotional sobriety originated from a letter that Bill W. wrote to a friend in 1953. Bill, sober for twenty years, was suffering from depression and was frustrated that the AA program didn't seem to help him with depression as it did for his drinking. Giving it some thought, he concluded that he needed emotional sobriety, which he defined as freedom from unhealthy dependencies on people and circumstances.  Mentioned during this episode:  Bill Wilson's Letter on Emotional Sobriety: https://aabeyondbelief.org/wp-content... Dr. Allen Berger's website: https://abphd.com/ Unpacking Bill Wilson's 1956 Letter on Emotional Sobriety available at https://amzn.to/3ePpg7D How You Can Support the Site and Podcast Consider Supporting AA Beyond Belief with a small monthly contribution. This helps pay for podcast transcripts, hosting fees and other costs associated with creating content on the site and podcast. Even a dollar or two a month helps out a great deal. You may donate through the crowdfunding site Patreon at   / aabeyondbelief   or through PayPal at https://paypal.me/aabeyondbelief