Former guest and longtime friend John Amodeo joins Allen and Thom to advocate “gentle presence” 9 making ourselves available to the full range of what we’re experiencing in the moment, whether pleasure and pain. People are afraid of their emotions - “If I start crying, when will I stop?” The greater danger, in our experience, is the suppression of emotion. We also touch on processing failure and mistakes, cautioning against blame. When we get stuck in blame, we don’t learn and grow from our experiences.
Buy John’s new book, The Power of Gentle Presence: Insights for Inner Peace & Deeper Relationships here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1HLNFV5
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Allen’s book, 12 Essential Insights for Emotional Sobriety: https://www.amazon.com/12-Essential-Insights-Emotional-Sobriety/dp/1955415129/
Join Allen & Thom at our Thursday night, 7pm PST Zoom meeting on Emotional Sobriety and the Steps (login information below):
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For our ongoing workshop video series on Emotional Sobriety and the 12 Steps, visit our YouTube channel here:
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We’d love to stay in touch in between meetings.
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