Episode 241 How to Sober Up, Emotionally Speaking with Dr. Andrea Vitz (Part 2)

John continues his conversation with Dr. Andrea Vitz. In this episode, they dive deep into the concept of Emotional Sobriety and how it impacts our lives and relationships. She also discusses her book "The You You've Never Met" and explains how it helps people struggling with behaviors, relationships, or success in life.

In the previous episode, they talked about how emotions shape our lives and relationships and how Emotional Sobriety can transform your life.

Listen to this episode to learn more:

[00:00] - Intro

[01:28] - Target audience for her book: The You You've Never Met

[04:54] - Emotional Sobriety and how it affects relationships

[06:48] - Impact of Dr. Andrea's faith on her business

[12:27] - How Dr. Andrea improves her significant relationships

[16:26] - Find your weaknesses and strengthen them

[17:38] - What success looks like to Dr. Andrea

[17:46] - Dr. Andrea's top daily habit

[18:57] - Traits of a great leader

[20:02] - The best advice Dr. Andrea ever received

[20:37] - How Dr. Andrea invests in her personal growth

[22:12] - Investing in marriage and keeping communication open

[23:25] - Advice for maintaining the connection in marriage

[30:34] - How to connect with Dr. Andrea

[32:01] - Book recommendations

[32:30] - Podcast recommendations

[35:28] - Wrap-up

NOTABLE QUOTES:

"Romantic relationships are the hardest relationships to be sober in."

"The chemistry in your body that rules you, that you cannot regulate on your own, are your 'demons'."

"Find where your biggest weakness is and strengthen it. It's not hard; it's fun."

"You're wonderful. You just make mistakes sometimes. We all do, and we're all the same."

"We're not perfect beings, guys. Let's stop trying."

"However great you think your marriage is, take it to the next level."

"If men really want ideas, women love things like heartfelt notes. Most people just want to know they're loved, period."

"You can't break through to the next level in success, if you're married, without your partner coming with you."

"The power of two is far greater than the power of one, and the power of one is actually even less when you're partnered with someone and you're not getting along."

"You want to be a better leader? Be a better person. You want to be a better dad? Be a better person. You want to be a better partner? Be a better person."

"Whatever it is that you know you need to do, do it now."

BOOKS MENTIONED:

• Relational Intelligence: The People Skills You Need for the Life of Purpose You Want by Dr. Dharius Daniels (https://a.co/d/1nYxU0m)

• The Sermon on the Mount: The Key to Success in Life by Emmet Fox (https://a.co/d/hSdKMdv)

PODCASTS MENTIONED:

• The Ted O'Neill Program (https://tinyurl.com/TheTedONeillProgram)

• Read to Lead Podcast with Jeff Brown (https://tinyurl.com/ReadToLeadPodcast)

• The Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast (https://tinyurl.com/CraigGroeschelPodcast)

USEFUL RESOURCES:

https://andreavitz.com/

https://liftedacademy.com/

https://tinyurl.com/LevelHeadedTalkPodcast

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreavitz/

https://www.facebook.com/levelheadeddoc/

https://www.facebook.com/yourlevelheadeddoc

https://www.instagram.com/drandreavitz/

"The You You've Never Met: How to Stop Experiencing Pain and Chaos in All of Your Relationships by Sobering Up, Emotionally Speaking" (https://a.co/d/8VvlDQg)

"The You You've Never Met: Companion Journal" (https://a.co/d/gk0K1ZN)

FREE quiz on emotionally triggered behaviors: liftedacademy.com/remodel

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EPISODE CREDITS

Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/