How Building Boundaries Helps You Achieve Emotional Sobriety | Episode 293

Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12 Step Recovery

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Most people know that the goal of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is sobriety, but what they don’t know is that the goal of Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families (ACA) is emotional sobriety. And if you’ve listened to my podcast for some time, you will not be shocked to hear that the way to achieve emotional sobriety is through building healthy boundaries! This week’s episode 293 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast is about how building healthy boundaries helps you achieve emotional sobriety.

In this episode of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I’m sharing some literature that helped me achieve emotional sobriety, with my own struggles and illuminating insights sprinkled in. Whether you’re navigating addiction, codependency, reparenting, or simply seeking greater emotional balance, I hope these excerpts help you as much as they helped me.

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After Participating in Private Coaching with Barb, You'll...

*Be able to feel peaceful and calm when setting boundaries

*Know how to communicate directly with people

*Your feelings will become more "right-sized"

*Do things because you really want to do them, not because you feel obligated

*Live your life by your own values and feel proud of that

*Learn to keep the focus on yourself and still be kind and helpful

*Come closer to realizing your authentic identity

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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Emotional Sobriety - The Next Frontier

The ACA Yellow 12-Step Workbook

12 Essential Insights for Emotional Sobriety: Getting Your Sobriety Unstuck by Allen Berger

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Chapters

1. How Building Boundaries Helps You Achieve Emotional Sobriety (00:00:00)

2. In contrast with the goal of AA, which is sobriety, the goal of ACA is emotional sobriety. (00:01:54)

3. Barb’s personal struggles with emotional turmoil, particularly as she does her reparenting and inner child work. (00:04:15)

4. Sharing an excerpt from “Emotional Sobriety: The Next Frontier.” (00:05:47)

5. Sharing an excerpt from the ACA Yellow 12-Step Workbook. (00:14:18)

6. Sharing an excerpt from Alan Berger’s “Essential Insights for Emotional Sobriety.” (00:18:57)