In this edition of The Way Out we have Recovery Coach, psychotherapist, author, and person in long term recovery herself – Veronica Valli. Veronica was an absolute delight to interview for myriad reasons, not the least of which is her remarkable ability to get to the heart of what our core problem is and precisely how we can address it with her new book Soberful – Uncover a sustainable, fulfilling life free of alcohol. Many of us, myself included, can identify with the persistent internal emotional and mental turmoil that is so eloquently described in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous by Bill Wilson as restlessness, irritability, and discontentedness that prior to recovery is but temporarily assuaged through succumbing to our addictive behavior or substance of choice. This presents the impossible predicament of not being able to manage our addiction, yet not being able to tolerate abstaining from our addiction lest we become – you guessed it – restless, irritable, and discontent. Indeed, that was my dilemma and that of countless others prior to doing the deep, meaningful work that defines the process of recovery which is why Veronica’s book is both a desperately needed and exceedingly valuable recovery resource. It answers the question to What do I do now that I quit my addiction with her 5 pillars of sustainable sobriety. These pillars, which are movement, connection, balance, process, and growth address our counterproductive default thought and behavior patterns that all too often conspire against us and become all but impossible to ignore once we’ve put the proverbial plug in the jug. Veronica shares how doing this work delivers on the promise our substance or behavior of choice originally offered and much more – a life that is meaningful, rewarding, and fulfilling – you might call it a Soberful life, so listen up. Contact Veronica Valli: https://soberful.com/contact/ Learn more or purchase Veronica’s new Book Soberful: Uncover a Sustainable, Fulfilling Life Free of Alcohol: https://soberful.com/books-by-veronica-valli/ Veronica’s recovery literature (quit-lit) recommendations: Sermon on the Mount by Emmet Fox: https://www.amazon.com/Sermon-Mount-Key-Success-Life/dp/0060628626 Around the Year with Emmet Fox: https://www.amazon.com/Around-Year-Emmet-Fox-Readings/dp/0062504088/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20QMKGHRZBSUD&keywords=around+the+year+with+emmet+fox&qid=1644276390&s=books&sprefix=around+the+year%2Cstripbooks%2C91&sr=1-1 Veronica’s Recovery advice: Do the Steps – You’ll be Contacted! More about EMDR Therapy: https://www.emdria.org/about-emdr-therapy/ More about Tapping: https://www.webmd.com/balance/what-is-eft-tapping Songs that symbolize Recovery to Veronica: Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4 Amazing Grace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsCp5LG_zNE (c) 2015 - 2022 The Way Out Podcast | All Rights Reserved Theme Music: “all clear” (https://ketsa.uk/browse-music/) by Ketsa (https://ketsa.uk) licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/

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