Emotional Sobriety: Why Quitting Drinking Isn’t Enough (E310)
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When I quit drinking, I didn’t realize how emotionally immature I was, or how much alcohol had been doing for me behind the scenes. In this episode, I talk about why removing alcohol can make emotions feel (more) unbearable at first, how years of emotional avoidance catch up to us in sobriety, and why this phase puts people at risk for relapse. We’ll also talk about what emotional sobriety actually means, and why learning to tolerate discomfort is what makes sobriety sustainable.
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Gillian Tietz. Emotional Sobriety: Why Quitting Drinking Isn’t Enough (E310). Sober Powered. 2026
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