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Conversations about the movement of our time: Emotional Sobriety. How to experience better relationships, better performance, greater satisfaction, and control over your habits, behaviors, and addictions.

Andrea Vitz


    • Dec 5, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    12-05-2025 The Pull of the Familiar

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 9:53


    Dr. Vitz talks about the human tendency to fall back into our old habits. (Originally aired 10-11-2024)

    12-04-2025 The Novelty

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 6:09


    Dr. Vitz talks about how the novelty of a new circumstance - a new relationship or a new job or a new hobby - can momentarily soothe your suffering and derail your training. (Originally aired 10-10-2024)

    12-03-2025 There You Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 6:28


    Dr. Vitz talks about facing and embracing the situation instead of paying attention to the temporary distractions. (Originally aired 10-09-2024)

    12-02-2025 Path of Least Resistance

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 4:51


    Dr. Vitz talks why we resort to what's easy. (Originally aired 10-08-2024)

    12-01-2025 Why We Fall Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2025 5:41


    Dr. Vitz talks about our bodies rejecting what we train to achieve. (Originally aired 10-07-2024)

    11-28-2025 Entertainment Week Wrap-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2025 10:06


    Dr. Vitz closes out this week with a challenge for all of us. (Originally aired 11-25-2022)

    11-27-2025 How We Entertain with Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2025 12:13


    Dr. Vitz talks about the way that certain foods make us feel and how we use food to love the people around us. (Originally aired 11-24-2022)

    11-26-2025 Movies and TV and EMSO

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 12:42


    Dr. Vitz talks about the movies and shows that pull at our heartstrings, and how we can enjoy being entertained by them while still recognizing the insobrieties that make the story. (Originally aired 11-23-2022)

    11-25-2025 Music and EMSO

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 17:41


    Dr. Vitz talks about how we respond emotionally and in our thoughts to the music we consume. (Originally aired 11-22-2022)

    11-24-2025 Entertainment and EMSO

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2025 7:52


    Dr. Vitz talks about the emotional impact of the things that entertain us and how we consume them. (Originally aired 11-21-2022)

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    11-21-2025 Unassailable Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 8:11


    Dr. Vitz talks about when you become a consistently reliable demonstration of strength because your integrity and clarity are non-negotiable.

    11-20-2025 Earning Self Trust

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 9:31


    Dr. Vitz talks about when you learn to trust yourself based on the self confidence and self esteem that you develop through your training.

    11-19-2025 Evolving Past Emotional Intelligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 8:34


    Dr. Vitz talks about when you train your nervous system to prefer balance over adrenaline and drama.

    11-18-2025 The Collapse of the Victim Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 11:15


    Dr. Vitz talks about when you decide to quit being pitiful and start being powerful.

    11-17-2025 The End of Emotional Reactivity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 10:33


    Dr. Vitz talks about the five breakthroughs you experience in Emotional Sobriety training, starting with no longer needing to react to emotional overwhelm.

    11-14-2025 Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 10:07


    Dr. Vitz talks about how to free yourself from guilt, shame, embarrassment, and perceived obligation. (Originally aired 09-13-2024)

    11-13-2025 It Gets Better

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 8:02


    Dr. Vitz talks about how your reflections will show you the improvements that come with your evolution. (Originally aired 09-12-2024)

    11-12-2025 Thoughtful Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 8:36


    Dr. Vitz talks about being thoughtful, asking for feedback, and taking action with humility. (Originally aired 09-11-2024)

    11-11-2025 Dignity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 6:53


    Dr. Vitz talks about treating people with dignity and getting it in return. (Originally aired 09-10-2024)

    11-10-2025 Learning Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 8:28


    Dr. Vitz talks about where we learn our leadership and communication styles and what we can do to explore areas to improve. (Originally aired 09-09-2024)

    11-07-2025 The Hardest Lesson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 6:47


    Dr. Vitz talks about setting yourself free to move ahead. (Originally aired 08-30-2024)

    11-06-2025 Not Enabling but Empowering

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 4:54


    Dr. Vitz talks about how our difficult lessons are often the most important ones. (Originally aired 08-29-2024)

    11-05-2025 The Luxury of Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 7:09


    Dr. Vitz talks about leadership and some of the weight to bear with it. (Originally aired 08-28-2024)

    11-04-2025 Quit Being a Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 7:25


    Dr. Vitz talks about responsibility and how it becomes its own reward. (Originally aired 08-27-2024)

    11-03-2025 Grieving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 6:58


    Dr. Vitz talks about grief and how we support our loved ones and ourselves.

    10-31-2025 Radical Humility

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 13:08


    Dr. Vitz talks about the five principles of Emotional Sobriety, concluding this week with our replacing ego with humility.

    10-30-2025 Chemical Command

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 13:39


    Dr. Vitz talks about the five principles of Emotional Sobriety, continuing this week with how we train our chemistry.

    10-29-2025 Perceptual Maturity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 9:37


    Dr. Vitz talks about the five principles of Emotional Sobriety, continuing this week with retraining our perceptions.

    10-28-2025 Integrity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 9:28


    Dr. Vitz talks about the five principles of Emotional Sobriety, proceeding this week with basing our internal chemistry on integrity.

    10-27-2025 Radical Self-Responsibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 10:51


    Dr. Vitz talks about the five principles of Emotional Sobriety, starting this week with how and why we must take ownership of our internal chemistry.

    10-24-2025 Actual Emotional Sobriety

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 8:23


    Dr. Vitz talks about the five misconceptions about Emotional Sobriety, concluding this week with a dissecting of what emotional sobriety is all about.

    10-23-2025 Emotional Availability

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 12:46


    Dr. Vitz talks about the five misconceptions about Emotional Sobriety, continuing with what it means to be emotionally available, open, and vulnerable.

    10-22-2025 Psychological Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 5:47


    Dr. Vitz talks about the five misconceptions about Emotional Sobriety, continuing with the difference between EMSO and your personal control, vs. psychological safety and its reliance on the behavior of others.

    10-21-2025 Emotional Intelligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 5:20


    Dr. Vitz talks about the five misconceptions about Emotional Sobriety, continuing with emotional intelligence (the identification of certain behaviors) and how to transcend it.

    10-20-2025 Very Different from Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 10:10


    Dr. Vitz talks about the five misconceptions about Emotional Sobriety, starting with how EMSO can be confused with therapy.

    10-17-2025 Motive

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 6:42


    Dr. Vitz talks more about the 5 components of emotional insobriety, including what we're trying to accomplish when we react.

    10-16-2025 Emotionally Triggered Behaviors

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 7:40


    Dr. Vitz talks more about the 5 components of emotional insobriety, including the behaviors we engage when we are emotionally intoxicated.

    10-15-2025 Biochemical Addiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 4:11


    Dr. Vitz talks more about the 5 components of emotional insobriety, including our unconscious reversion to the things that reinforce our false self-beliefs.

    10-14-2025 Self Beliefs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 5:51


    Dr. Vitz talks more about the 5 components of emotional insobriety, this time addressing the operating system behind our emotions.

    10-13-2025 Early Age Experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 8:02


    Dr. Vitz talks about the 5 components of emotional insobriety, starting with our early age experiences.   

    10-10-2025 Where Are You Stuck

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 8:49


    Dr. Vitz talks gives us a series of questions to ask as we seek to reveal an obstacle and the way around it. (Originally aired 08-02-2024)

    10-09-2025 Take a Do-Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 4:51


    Dr. Vitz talks about revealing what we might do differently and how that vulnerability enhances relationships. (Originally aired 08-01-2024)

    10-08-2025 The Big Equals

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 6:22


    Dr. Vitz talks about starting with the results you seek and taking actions from that perspective. (Originally aired 07-31-2024)

    10-07-2025 Feeling Loved

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 6:53


    Dr. Vitz gives us a question to ask our romantic partner at the end of a day. (Originally aired 07-30-2024)

    10-06-2025 A Great Conversationalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 10:57


    Dr. Vitz talks about what makes a great conversationalist and why we like talking with certain people. (Originally aired 07-29-2024)

    10-03-2025 Emotions of the Past and Destructive Behaviors

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 8:45


    Dr. Vitz talks about how emotions come from the past, and how our destructive behaviors are fueled by our emotional insobriety (numbers 4 and 5 of this week's theme).

    10-02-2025 The Danger of Our Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 4:04


    Dr. Vitz talks about how we ignore the dangerousness that comes with emotional insobriety.

    09-30-2025 Our Thoughts Sustain Our Emotional Loops

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 5:52


    Dr. Vitz talks about how our thoughts make our emotions linger much longer than they need to, and sometimes even increase their intensity.

    09-30-2025 The Five Blind Spots of Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 4:38


    Dr. Vitz talks about the first blind spot of emotions, our own negative emotional state and the chemistry behind it.

    09-29-2025 Cue Yourself to Identify Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 7:35


    Dr. Vitz talks about putting yourself in the best position to identify and head off a conflict. (Originally aired 03-04-2024)

    09-26-2025 Avoiding Conflict by Diffusing or Deflecting

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 11:39


    Dr. Vitz talks about diffusing or deflecting conflict with a segue or and exit. (Originally aired 03-01-2024)

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