{"podcast":{"title":"Soberful","slug":"soberful-979713","podcast_index_feed_id":979713,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/117480/rss","website_url":"http://soberful.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/d/c/6/5dc662761da6f71dd959afa2a1bf1c87/5f14fa2da147aead2524dbba947a45d6.jpgixlibrails-4.3.1max-w3000max-h3000fitcropautoformatcompress","author":"Veronica Valli","episode_count":369,"summary":"Veronica Valli and Chip Somers are experts on recovery. Chip Somers was most recently described by Russell Brand in his book 'Recovery' as a 'right social liability.' Together they have been sober for almost 50 years and have a LOT of stories, messes, experience and occasionally helpful advice to share on living in sobriety. They bring all of that (and more) to the Soberful podcast. This podcast is for anyone who wants to live an alcohol-free life, is struggling to get sober or who is in long-term recovery.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T02:18:21.435814+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soberful-979713"},"episode":{"title":"348: The Truth About Emotional Sobriety Nobody Tells You","slug":"348-the-truth-about-emotional-sobriety-nobody-tells-you","published_at":"2026-05-06T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soberful-979713/348-the-truth-about-emotional-sobriety-nobody-tells-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soberful-979713","url":"https://soberful.com/348","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/soberful/348_The_Truth_About_Emotional_Sobriety_Nobody_Tells_You.mp3?dest-id=674655","summary":"In this episode of the Soberful podcast, Veronica Valli delves into the often overlooked concept of emotional sobriety, emphasizing its critical role in maintaining long-term sobriety. She shares her personal journey, highlighting the challenges of emotional management after quitting alcohol and the importance of developing emotional skills. Valli discusses practical strategies for achieving emotional sobriety, including setting boundaries, effective communication, and understanding subconscious beliefs. The conversation underscores that emotional sobriety is a continuous practice essential for personal growth and fulfillment beyond just abstaining from alcohol. To learn more, visit the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠show notes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .","meta_description":"In this episode of the Soberful podcast, Veronica Valli delves into the often overlooked concept of emotional sobriety, emphasizing its critical role in m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1553,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/soberful-979713/episodes/348-the-truth-about-emotional-sobriety-nobody-tells-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/soberful-979713/348-the-truth-about-emotional-sobriety-nobody-tells-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}