Understanding Emotional Sobriety | Part Three
Understanding Emotional Sobriety: Bill W.'s Letter on Emotional Sobriety An excerpt from 12 Smart Things to Do When the Booze and Drugs are Gone by Allen Berger, PhD., [...]
About Allen Berger
I am a clinical psychologist and author. I specialize in helping couples and families, and those who are seeking recovery from alcohol or other drugs. I strive to help my clients discover new possibilities in how they respond to themselves, to others and to their problems.Recovery Today | Emotional Sobriety in Relationships
Earnie Larsen, author of “Stage II Recovery - Life Beyond Addiction” helped us understand that recovery unfolds in stages. The first stage is concerned with getting and staying clean and [...]
Learning and Growing from Our Past
So many of are plagued by painful past experiences. Regardless of what happened, we can find ourselves stuck in the past. This creates much sober suffering (a wonderful term coined [...]
Recovery Matters | Part Three
Recovery Matters An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing Nearly every serious [...]
Recovery Matters | Part Two
Recovery Matters An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing Nearly every serious [...]
Recovery Matters | Part One
Recovery Matters An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing Nearly every serious [...]
A Hidden Reward of Making Amends: Nathan (Part Three)
Nathan An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing Part three of a [...]
What Does a Dry Drunk Look Like? | Louise (Part Two)
Louise: Part Two An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing An excerpt [...]
What Does a Dry Drunk Look Like? | Louise (Part One)
Louise Part One An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing An excerpt [...]
A Hidden Reward of Making Amends: What is Forgiveness? (Part Two)
What is Forgiveness? An excerpt from An Abridged Version of 12 Hidden Rewards of Making Amends by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing [...]
A Hidden Reward of Making Amends: Finding Forgiveness and Self-Respect (Part One)
Compassion is a Hidden Reward An excerpt from An Abridged Version of 12 Hidden Rewards of Making Amends by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing [...]
Optimal Recovery and Emotional Sobriety | Look at Trouble (Part Four)
Trouble Means Something is Right An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing [...]
Optimal Recovery and Emotional Sobriety | Unenforceable Rules (Part Three)
Unenforceable Rules An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing Optimal Recovery and [...]
Optimal Recovery and Emotional Sobriety | Expectations are Premeditated Resentments (Part Two)
Expectations are Premeditated Resentments An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing Optimal [...]
Optimal Recovery and Emotional Sobriety | Sober Suffering (Part One)
Sober Suffering An excerpt from 12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery by Allen Berger, PhD., Hazelden Publishing Part one of [...]