Levelheaded Talk: Recent Episodes
Andrea Vitz
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.
Dr. Vitz talks about bringing your personal integrity to the workplace and solving problems with authenticity and openness. (Originally aired 07-26-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about bringing your personal integrity to the workplace and solving problems with authenticity and openness. (Originally aired 07-25-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about bringing your personal integrity to the workplace and solving problems with authenticity and openness. (Originally aired 07-24-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about bringing your personal integrity to the workplace and solving problems with authenticity and openness. (Originally aired 07-23-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about bringing your personal integrity to the workplace and solving problems with authenticity and openness. (Originally aired 07-22-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about bringing your personal integrity to the workplace and solving problems with authenticity and openness.
Dr. Vitz talks about isolating the moment when you have the opportunity to get over yourself.
Dr. Vitz talks about setting yourself free to move ahead. (Originally aired 08-30-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about taking your understanding and lifting it up to a more meaningful experience. (Originally aired 08-09-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about your energetic and spiritual self and what it means to check in on it. (Originally aired 08-08-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about emotions and behaviors and encourages us to take a clear view of how we feel and how we are treating others. (Originally aired 08-07-2024)
Dr. Vitz encourages us to check in with our bodies. How are you physically? (Originally aired 08-05-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about involving your kids in a fresh conversation to get to know them every so often as they grow and evolve. (Originally aired 02-02-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about centering your attitude at work with gratitude for your purpose. (Originally aired 02-01-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about how we can see our significant other through fresh eyes. (Originally aired 01-31-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about how our expectations tend to cloud our relationships and how we can simply and directly create clarity. (Originally aired 01-30-2024)
Dr. Vitz urges us to remember that a busy life with lots of demands can be an abundant life filled with joy. (Originally aired 01-29-2024)
Dr. Vitz challenges us to understand the basis of emotion and to take control of the chemicals and the expectations that make them up.
Dr. Vitz challenges us to be more thoughtful of the needs of others and identify when we act from a place of lack.
Dr. Vitz kicks off a week-long Unassailable Challenge with an assignment to identify the opportunities to train our self control.
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.
Dr. Vitz talks about facing and embracing the situation instead of paying attention to the temporary distractions.
Dr. Vitz talks about applying our filters to the words of others and assuming their worst intentions.
Dr. Vitz talks about that things that make us feel unworthy of opportunity or recognition.
Dr. Vitz talks about dealing with the awkward moments when you might feel a little self conscious.
Dr. Vitz talks about how a thoughtful plan will help you avoid conflict and open a channel for success. (Originally aired 02-23-2024).
Dr. Vitz talks about how to truly listen to someone, especially in the midst of a conflict. (Originally aired 02-22-2024).
Dr. Vitz talks about how communicating early and frequently can help us to avoid a conflict, and how we let it get away from us in the first place. (Originally aired 02-21-2024).
Dr. Vitz talks about reverting back to childhood reactions in conflict unless you train otherwise. (Originally aired 02-20-2024).
Dr. Vitz talks about friends, their importance, and what we are willing to give and give up (Originally aired 07-17-2023).
Dr. Vitz talks about the depth you add when you express the meaning of your affections for someone.
Dr. Vitz talks about taking a moment to make your expressions of love a little more deliberate.
Dr. Vitz talks about how to free yourself from guilt, shame, embarrassment, and perceived obligation.
Dr. Vitz talks about how your reflections will show you the improvements that come with your evolution.
Dr. Vitz talks about being thoughtful, asking for feedback, and taking action with humility.
Dr. Vitz talks about where we learn our leadership and communication styles and what we can do to explore areas to improve.
Dr. Vitz talks about shifting your thoughts about yourself - the ones that were imprinted upon you and that shape your beliefs. (Originally aired 07-15-2022)
Dr. Vitz gives her insights on reshaping your thought styles and practical steps to real manifestation. (Originally aired 07-14-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the steps to changing your emotional response to various circumstances. (Originally aired 07-13-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about taking notice of your behaviors and your motivations. (Originally aired 07-12-2022)
Dr. Vitz issues a challenge to help us increase efficiency, clarity, and strength. (Originally aired 02-05-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about the small decisions we make and actions we take, moment by moment, that lead to our betterment.
Dr. Vitz talks about standing your ground while being open to accept new ideas and updated information. (Originally aired 03-15-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about the independence of your belief system and the benefit of experience. (Originally aired 03-14-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about living with fear of others judging you. (Originally aired 03-13-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about allowing for the things that create peace and warmth. (Originally aired 03-12-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about the convictions we have in our beliefs. (Originally aired 03-11-2024)
Dr. Vitz talks about taking your understanding and lifting it up to a more meaningful experience.
Dr. Vitz talks about your energetic and spiritual self and what it means to check in on it.
Dr. Vitz talks about emotions and behaviors and encourages us to take a clear view of how we feel and how we are treating others.
Dr. Vitz talks gives us a series of questions to ask as we seek to reveal an obstacle and the way around it.
Dr. Vitz talks about revealing what we might do differently and how that vulnerability enhances relationships.
Dr. Vitz talks about starting with the results you seek and taking actions from that perspective.
Dr. Vitz talks about what makes a great conversationalist and why we like talking with certain people.
Dr. Vitz touches on staying entertained in long term relationships. More on this topic next week.
Dr. Vitz talks about creating your dating profile and the importance of keeping it real.
Dr. Vitz talks about what a profile picture says about us and what we can read from someone else’s profile picture.
Dr. Vitz talks about succeeding at turning the excitement dynamic in a relationship from a game to an understanding.
Dr. Vitz talks about the difference in our behaviors being the emotion and motive attached.
Dr. Vitz talks about the long term impact we create when we give others joyful experiences.
Dr. Vitz talks about staying in your own integrity and being vulnerable on your own terms.
Dr. Vitz talks about maintaining your personal integrity while you get to know someone you are dating.
Dr. Vitz talks about what we allow to change about ourselves within a relationship and what we deem non-negotiable.
Dr. Vitz talks about what we expect from a potential partner and how that gets in the way of authenticity.
Dr. Vitz reminds us that holding responsibility is the key to taking charge. (Originally aired 11-19-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about thoughtful responses beginning with the notion that it’s usually safest to process your first two emotions or thoughts and verbalizing (at least) the third. (Originally aired 11-18-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about squabbling and its connection to childishness. (Originally aired 11-17-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about suffering and its connection to self-centeredness.(Originally aired 11-16-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about being able to change perspective in any situation or in any conflict. (Originally aired 11-15-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about having the clarity to appreciate the light in your life. (Originally aired 11-18-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses the origins of comparison jealousy, how to identify it, and how to snap out. (Originally aired 11-17-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about identifying hypocrisy in your daily actions and eliminating it. (Originally aired 11-16-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses the origins of the impulse to control the actions of others. (Originally aired 11-15-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses selfishness and self-centeredness and the impact on those around you. (Originally aired 11-14-2022)
Dr. Vitz challenges all of us to search within for our own special skill that comes from our unique experience. (Originally aired 08-04-2023)
Dr. Vitz gets Jon to reveal what it took for him to seek out his own EMSO. (Originally aired 08-03-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks encourages all of us to determine our purpose by our experiences, and then to get to work sharing it with others. (Originally aired 08-02-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about locking in your purpose and leaning into it. (Originally aired 08-01-2023)
Dr. Vitz recounts the driving forces behind her composition of The You You’ve Never Met and encourages us all to engage in our purpose. (Originally aired 07-31-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about the risk of being ostracized for a single mistake. (Original aired 1027-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about the difference between standing up and standing near. (Originally aired 08-11-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about the value of cultivating a power all your own. (Originally aired 08-10-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about the fulfillment we feel when our purpose is applied. (Originally aired 08-09-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks us through an exercise that will allow you to access the thinking part of your heart. (Originally aired 08-08-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about the reward you get when you let your heart influence your decisions. (Originally aired 08-07-2023)
Dr. Vitz encourages us to ask what we’re doing, what we’re feeling, and why. (Originally aired 01-21-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses the identifying the Predominate Accompanying Negative Emotions through what we avoid and what it says about our self beliefs. (Originally aired 01-20-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses the identifying the Predominate Accompanying Negative Emotions through our behaviors, and doing something about it. (Originally aired 01-19-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses the Predominate Accompanying Negative Emotions that drive our least favorite emotional responses. (Originally aired 01-18-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses the anatomy of emotional insobriety from which the wisdom and compassion you learn directly comes, and our predominate accompanying negative emotions. (Originally aired 01-17-2022)
Dr. Vitz makes some proclamations about the prerequisites of an emotionally healthy life (and potentially of the opposite). (Originally aired 11-03-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about redefining our social conventions to emphasize honesty and our emotional fitness. (Originally aired 11-02-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about how vulnerability can be an indicator and an enhancer of your strength and integrity. (Originally aired 11-01-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about the importance of expressing your needs and desires. (Originally aired 10-31-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about exploring your areas of weakness and looking them right in the eye. (Originally aired 10-30-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about the difference between unconditional love and unconditional attention, and how it could be what sits in wide unspoken boundaries. (Originally aired 09-17-2021)
Dr. Vitz discusses the freedom of honesty in a relationship. (Originally aired 09-16-2021)
Dr. Vitz discusses the resentments caused by judgment in relationships. (Originally aired 09-15-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about the damage caused by jealousy and what we can all do to support our partners and receive support. (Originally aired 09-14-2021)
Dr. Vitz reminds us that we get to choose what emotion we demonstrate and how much energy we put behind it. (Originally aired 12-16-2022)
Dr. Vitz brings up the prayer of St. Francis as a guiding philosophy for turning it around. (Originally aired 12-15-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about how even our tuning influences or entrains to those around us. (Originally aired 12-14-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about tuning your instrument being an inside job. It's not a result of your circumstances, but a response to them. (Originally aired 12-13-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the vibrations you put into the world around you. (Originally aired 12-12-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about being deliberate about the emotions you choose to experience. (Originally aired 06-09-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about what happens when we lose the excess biochemicals we produce with stress, fear, shame. (Originally aired 06-08-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about avoiding hasty reactions and the repercussions that come along. (Originally aired 06-07-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about the impact of a more thoughtful outlook on yourself and those around you. (Originally aired 06-06-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about taking control of our crisis responses. (Originally aired 06-05-2023)
Dr. Vitz describes the fourth of four types of trauma: Delivered trauma. We discuss the traumas we have delivered or deflected onto others. (Originally aired 05-06-2022)
Dr. Vitz describes the third of four types of trauma: Inflicted trauma. We discuss the impact of physical, mental, or emotional abuse or trauma. (Originally aired 05-05-2022)
Dr. Vitz describes the second of four types of trauma: Perceived trauma. We discuss the subsequent impact of judging or interpreting the actions of another. (Originally aired 05-04-2022)
Dr. Vitz describes the first of four types of trauma: Observed trauma. We discuss the subsequent impact of observing trauma inflicted by or upon someone else. (Originally aired 05-03-2022)
Dr. Vitz gives an overview of the four types of trauma most prevalent among our students. We will examine each type individually this week. (Originally aired 05-02-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses liberating ourselves from our own self-defeating attachments. (Originally aired 09-02-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about deciding and leaving your romantic relationship. (Originally aired 08-30-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about deciding to leave, and moving on from your job. (Originally aired 08-29-2022)
Dr. Vitz reminds us that we’re all capable of making mistakes, and that they usually happen when we least expect them. (Originally aired 08-26-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses the evolution of friendships and the roles we take on within them. (Originally aired 08-25-2022)
Dr. Vitz reminds us that humility is the key to understanding. (Originally aired 08-24-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the importance of grace in a delicate situation. (Originally aired 08-23-2022)
Dr. Vitz reminds us that we are all capable of making a terrible mistake. (Originally aired 08-22-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about identifying what you truly desire and getting after it. (Originally aired 08-18-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about navigating situations by separating yourself from them. (Originally aired 07-27-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about the value of levity in the most trying situations. (Originally aired 07-26-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about value of building an appreciation surplus. (Originally aired 07-25-2023)
Dr. Vitz gives us three easy things we can do to make those around us more joyful. (Originally aired 07-24-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about questioning the result that seems impossible. (Originally aired 06-30-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about the rewards of speaking your mind and heart. (Originally aired 06-29-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about treating your loved ones differently after finding something out and whether it’s worth it. (Originally aired 06-28-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about the impact of shifting your perspective and labeling things differently. (Originally aired 06-27-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about taking the small steps toward your desired result. (Originally aired 06-26-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about standing your ground while being open to accept new ideas and updated information.
Dr. Vitz talks about the independence of your belief system and the benefit of experience.
Dr. Vitz talks about putting yourself in someone else’s shoes to understand and validate the cause of the conflict.
Dr. Vitz talks about putting yourself in the best position to identify and head off a conflict.
Dr. Vitz talks about the practices that keep us in shape to avoid and, when necessary, to navigate conflict.
Dr. Vitz talks about preparing for conflict with thoughtfulness and positive acknowledgement, and not playing into the conflict.
Dr. Vitz talks about how a thoughtful plan will help you avoid conflict and open a channel for success.
Dr. Vitz talks about how to truly listen to someone, especially in the midst of a conflict.
Dr. Vitz talks about how communicating early and frequently can help us to avoid a conflict, and how we let it get away from us in the first place.
Dr. Vitz talks about reverting back to childhood reactions in conflict unless you train otherwise.
Dr. Vitz talks about the most common mistake that high level leaders make in a conflict situation — failing to know themselves.
Dr. Vitz challenges us to care for the structural centerpiece of our bodies and the connection between the brain and the rest of our machine.
Dr. Vitz challenges us to declutter our lives by reaching into the closet and clearing it out.
Dr. Vitz challenges us to declutter our lives by freshening up our sheets and doing the laundry. Make your life smell good.
Dr. Vitz talks about involving your kids in a fresh conversation to get to know them every so often as they grow and evolve.
Dr. Vitz talks about how our expectations tend to cloud our relationships and how we can simply and directly create clarity.
Dr. Vitz urges us to remember that a busy life with lots of demands can be an abundant life filled with joy.
Dr. Vitz talks about what we can accomplish when we’re unshackled. (Originally aired 05-26-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about the framework of expectations that color our perceptions of the current. (Originally aired 05-25-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about the things we hold onto and why it’s so hard to let go. (Originally aired 05-24-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about identifying your elusive sticking points. (Originally aired 05-23-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about identifying what about ourselves is the obstacle and how extracting our issue is removing the obstacle. (Originally aired 05-22-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about trusting when you are most anxious so you can be most present and effective.
Dr. Vitz talks about understanding the energy you emit so you can be a blessing to those around you.
Dr. Vitz talks about how you can shape outcomes with your self-determined influence on your own processes.
Dr. Vitz talks about our self beliefs holding us back from deciding to become someone new.
Dr. Vitz talks about responding to the moment when you’ve had enough of what’s been holding you back.
Dr. Vitz talks about how much easier it is to create positive change in your life when you eliminate the obstacles from your chemistry.
Dr. Vitz talks about how making a small change to something you probably pay little attention can reveal the brand new you.
Dr. Vitz talks about the Five Day Challenge as an intro to EMSO training and how so many people experienced profound results from a short introduction.
Dr. Vitz gives us some thoughts on what we can all do to impact our daily decisions for greater EMSO success. (Originally aired 03-17-2023).
Dr. Vitz talks about the importance of humility in all the leadership roles in our lives. (Originally aired 03-16-2023).
Dr. Vitz talks about being an example for others and being supportive of your friends. (Originally aired 03-13-2023).
Dr. Vitz talks about continuing to reach farther and dig deeper in your development. (Originally aired 03-14-2023).
Dr. Vitz talks about the rewards of speaking your mind and heart. (Originally aired 06-29-2023).
Dr. Vitz talks about treating your loved ones differently after finding something out and whether it’s worth it. (Originally aired 06-28-2023).
Dr. Vitz talks about the impact of shifting your perspective and labeling things differently. (Originally aired 06-27-2023).
Dr. Vitz talks about taking the small steps toward your desired result. (Originally aired 06-26-2023).
Dr. Vitz talks about the creating the right circumstances for you to succeed in your EMSO journey. (Originally aired 12-09-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about the traps we fall into, especially around others, that create blocks. (Originally aired 12-08-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about pulling focus and allowing complacency to creep in. (Originally aired 12-07-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about the behaviors that look like self sabotage, what they really are, and how to recognize them in the moment. (Originally aired 12-06-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about the obstacles that pepper our path and how to overcome them. (Originally aired 12-05-2022). The link to register for the Change Challenge, starting tonight is here: https://liftedacademy.com/ChangeChallenge20231218
Dr. Vitz talks about shifting your thoughts about yourself - the ones that were imprinted upon you and that shape your beliefs. (Originally aired 07-15-2022).
Dr. Vitz gives her insights on reshaping your thought styles and practical steps to real manifestation. (Originally aired 07-14-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about the steps to changing your emotional response to various circumstances. (Originally aired 07-13-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about taking notice of your behaviors and your motivations. (Originally aired 07-12-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about making adjustments to your training that will improve your life. (Originally aired 07-11-2022).
Dr. Vitz invites you to get to know The You You’ve Never Met. (Originally aired 10-07-2022)
Dr. Vitz challenges us to get the most out of each day of the week by shaking up the rhythm. (Originally aired 09-22-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses moving forward with humility and catching your thoughts after you have made a big mistake. (Originally aired 09-28-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about choosing to separate from someone from whom you need some space. (Originally aired 09-27-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the risk of being ostracized for a single mistake. (Originally aired 09-26-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about how meting out punishment can cloud your judgment and your ability to convey or demonstrate.
Dr. Vitz talks about how fear makes you hasty, less thoughtful, less careful, and betrays your safety.
Dr. Vitz closes out this week with a challenge for all of us. (Originally aired 11-25-2022)
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)
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)
Dr. Vitz talks about how we respond emotionally and in our thoughts to the music we consume. (Originally aired 11-22-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the emotional impact of the things that entertain us and how we consume them. (Originally aired 11-21-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about our ability to write or rewrite the script of our lives through our self beliefs.
Dr. Vitz talks about prioritizing and appreciating your relationship with your partner.
Dr. Vitz talks about the a practical example of EMSO at work in corporate culture starting at the top.
Dr. Vitz talks about leaving your judgment of yourself or others out of situations that don’t need to be embarrassing for anybody.
Dr. Vitz talks about the times when a little embarrassment comes in handy, and how our protection of someone from that moment can be genuine or it can be a demonstration of self-centeredness.
Dr. Vitz talks about embarrassment and judgment, and why someone else’s opportunity to learn may not be any of our business.
Dr. Vitz makes some proclamations about the prerequisites of an emotionally healthy life (and potentially of the opposite).
Dr. Vitz talks about redefining our social conventions to emphasize honesty and our emotional fitness.
Dr. Vitz talks about how vulnerability can be an indicator and an enhancer of your strength and integrity.
Dr. Vitz talks about exploring your areas of weakness and looking them right in the eye.
Dr. Vitz talks about communication saddled with embarrassment. (Originally aired 03-31-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about communication under the shadows of guilt or shame. (Originally aired 03-30-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about communication through the lens of anger. (Originally aired 03-29-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the origins of our fear and our fearful reactions, and how to communicate through them. (Originally aired 03-28-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about shifting your thoughts about yourself - the ones that were imprinted upon you and that shape your beliefs. (Originally aired 07-15-2022)
Dr. Vitz gives her insights on reshaping your thought styles and practical steps to real manifestation. (Originally aired 07-14-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the steps to changing your emotional response to various circumstances. (Originally aired 07-13-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about taking notice of your behaviors and your motivations. (Originally aired 07-12-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about making adjustments to your training that will improve your life. (Originally aired 07-11-2022)
Dr. Vitz closes out this week with a challenge for all of us. (Originally aired 11-25-2022)
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)
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)
Dr. Vitz talks about how we respond emotionally and in our thoughts to the music we consume. (Originally aired 11-22-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the emotional impact of the things that entertain us and how we consume them. (Originally aired 11-21-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about shifting your thoughts about yourself - the ones that were imprinted upon you and that shape your beliefs. (Originally aired 07-15-2022)
Dr. Vitz gives her insights on reshaping your thought styles and practical steps to real manifestation. (Originally aired 07-14-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the steps to changing your emotional response to various circumstances. (Originally aired 07-13-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about taking notice of your behaviors and your motivations. (Originally aired 07-12-2022)
Dr. Vitz challenges us to find the places where we are demonstrating below our capabilities, and to fix them one at a time. (Originally aired 07-25-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the creating the right circumstances for you to succeed in your EMSO journey. (Originally aired 12-09-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the traps we fall into, especially around others, that create blocks. (Originally aired 12-08-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about pulling focus and allowing complacency to creep in. (Originally aired 12-07-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the behaviors that look like self sabotage, what they really are, and how to recognize them in the moment. (Originally aired 12-06-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the power to redeem and the value of redemption. (Originally aired 12-19-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about making a plan and using your integral rules to put guide rails around your day. (Originally aired 02-24-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about the traps we fall into, especially around others, that create blocks. (Originally aired 12-08-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about our common intoxication and how to get past it to see your partner with real eyes. (Originally aired 05-18-2022)
Dr. Vitz explores the questions we need to ask ourselves when our internal conversation takes over. (Originally aired 09-08-2021)
Dr. Vitz reminds us that knowing something, or deciding something, is only half the battle. The other half is the action. (Originally aired 11-28-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses liberating ourselves from our own self-defeating attachments. (Originally aired 09-02-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about deciding and leaving your romantic relationship. (Originally aired 08-30-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about deciding to leave, and moving on from your job. (Originally aired 08-29-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about why we resist help, sometimes even the help we request. (Originally aired 06-19-2023)
Dr. Vitz discusses the origins of comparison jealousy, how to identify it, and how to snap out.(Originally aired 11-17-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the steps to changing your emotional response to various circumstances. (Originally aired 07-13-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses the origins of the impulse to control the actions of others. (Originally aired 11-15-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the vibrations you put into the world around you. (Originally aired 12-12-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about leaning into that which makes you least comfortable. (Originally aired 01-20-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about acknowledging all of your previous teachers, whether you like them or not. (Originally aired 02-16-2023)
12Dr. Vitz talks about releasing others from their transgressions. (Originally aired Dec 21, 2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about continuing to reach farther and dig deeper in your development. (Originally aired 03-14-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about identifying what about ourselves is the obstacle and how extracting our issue is removing the obstacle. (Originally aired 05-22-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about why we resist help, sometimes even the help we request. (Originally aired 06-19-2023)
Dr. Vitz talks about what we tolerate within family dynamics and how we can move past unnecessary expectations.
In this LHT outtake conversation captured between episodes the topic drifts from hidden solutions to hidden talents to a challenge of what you actually need.
Dr. Vitz talks about the difference between good decisions and easy decisions based on what you choose to believe.
Dr. Vitz talks us through an exercise that will allow you to access the thinking part of your heart.
Dr. Vitz talks about the reward you get when you let your heart influence your decisions.
Dr. Vitz challenges all of us to search within for our own special skill that comes from our unique experience.
Dr. Vitz talks encourages all of us to determine our purpose by our experiences, and then to get to work sharing it with others.
Dr. Vitz recounts the driving forces behind her composition of The You You’ve Never Met and encourages us all to engage in our purpose.
Dr. Vitz talks about friends, their importance, and what we are willing to give and give up.
Dr. Vitz talks about attachments to outcomes that we conjure whether they are realistic or not.
Dr. Vitz talks about treating your loved ones differently after finding something out and whether it’s worth it.
Dr. Vitz talks about the impact of shifting your perspective and labeling things differently.
Dr. Vitz talks about identifying behaviors to which you may be susceptible and choosing to change the cycle.
Dr. Vitz talks about what happens when we lose the excess biochemicals we produce with stress, fear, shame.
Dr. Vitz talks about the impact of a more thoughtful outlook on yourself and those around you.
Dr. Vitz talks about the framework of expectations that color our perceptions of the current.
Dr. Vitz talks about identifying what about ourselves is the obstacle and how extracting our issue is removing the obstacle.
Dr. Vitz talks about concluding conversations so that everyone feels heard, and that hopefully everyone wants to do it again. (Originally aired 03-18- 2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about thoughtful responses beginning with the notion that it’s usually safest to process your first two emotions or thoughts and verbalizing (at least) the third. (Originally aired 02-03-2022).
Dr. Vitz discusses moving forward with humility and catching your thoughts after you have made a big mistake. (Originally aired 09-28-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about choosing the chemistry of joy in the face of doubt or worse. (Originally aired 11-01-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about the issues we think, to our own detriment, are uniquely our own. (Originally aired 10-31-2022).
Dr. Vitz reminds us that we’re all capable of making mistakes, and that they usually happen when we least expect them. (Originally aired 08-26-2022).
Andrea Vitz, Jon Leon Guerrero
Dr. Vitz discusses the evolution of friendships and the roles we take on within them. (Originally aired 08-25-2022)
Dr. Vitz reminds us that humility is the key to understanding. (Originally aired 08-24-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses the origins of the impulse to control the actions of others. (Originally aired 11-15-2022).
Dr. Vitz discusses selfishness and self-centeredness and the impact on those around you. (Originally aired 11-14-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about shifting your thoughts about yourself - the ones that were imprinted upon you and that shape your beliefs. (Originally aired 07-15-2022).
Dr. Vitz gives her insights on reshaping your thought styles and practical steps to real manifestation. (Originally aired 07-14-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about the steps to changing your emotional response to various circumstances. (Originally aired 07-13-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about taking notice of your behaviors and your motivations. (Originally aired 07-12-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about making adjustments to your training that will improve your life. (Originally aired 07-11-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about pulling away from our limiting self beliefs. (Originally aired 08-05-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about creating a new reality and training to a new identity. (Originally aired 08-04-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about the importance of capturing what really matters to your work. (Originally aired 08-17-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about identifying and addressing the weaknesses in your romantic life. (Originally aired 09-13-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks the places in your life where you choose to hide. (Originally aired 08-08-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about having the clarity to appreciate the light in your life. (Originally aired 11-18-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about leading others to achieve their own emotional sobriety by demonstrating. (Originally aired 02-10-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about identifying hypocrisy in your daily actions and eliminating it. (Originally aired 11-16-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses the origins of the impulse to control the actions of others. (Originally aired 11-15-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the issues we think, to our own detriment, are uniquely our own. (Originally aired 10-31-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about getting to the point and saying what counts. (Originally aired 03-17-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about recognizing the things that you do that betray your best intentions, and how to stop those behaviors and choose something else. (Originally aired 11-29-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about how to become impervious to the energetic pitfalls of circumstance. (Originally aired 07-14-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about recognizing your predominant accompanying negative emotions. (Originally aired 12-01-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about choosing the chemistry of joy in the face of doubt or worse. (Originally aired 11-01-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the difference between unconditional love and unconditional attention. (Originally aired 09-17-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about the traps we fall into, especially around others, that create blocks. (Originally aired 12-08-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses how to accurately view a secret and what to do about it. (Originally aired 09-07-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the illusion of irredeemable mistakes. (Originally aired 12-20-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about deciding to leave, and moving on from your job. (Originally aired 08-29-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about emerging from a loss with renewed purpose. (Originally aired 10-28-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about our tendency to give others much more grace than we give ourselves. (Originally aired 07-07-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about thoughtfulness, presence, and care being the ingredients of precision. (Originally aired 11-02-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about the emotional impact of the things that entertain us and how we consume them. (Originally aired 11-21-2022)
First, Jon offers a few thoughts of reflection on this 500th episode of Levelheaded Talk. Then, Dr. Vitz talks about recognizing the things that you do that betray your best intentions, and how to stop those behaviors and choose something else. (Originally aired 11-29-2022)
Dr. Vitz challenges you to understand and be responsible for the energy you emit. (Originally aired 06-07-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about the impact we have on others when we judge. (Originally aired 10-12-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about the human machine and the potential to improve using the right fuel. (originally aired 08-02-2022).
Dr. Vitz talks about the vibrations you put into the world around you (originally aired 12-12-2022).
Dr. Vitz gives us some thoughts on what we can all do to impact our daily decisions for greater EMSO success.
Dr. Vitz talks about her own realizations with the use of alcohol and what drives the subconscious under the influence of exogenous chemicals.
Dr. Vitz discusses the most commonly sensitive relationships and situations in our lives and how we can improve our response to them.
Dr. Vitz talks about how we approach the process of correcting behaviors once we identify the opportunities.
Dr. Vitz discusses the choices that EMSO training and practice have on the most unlikely parts of your life.
Dr. Vitz discusses how the lens of EMSO influences the entertainment we choose to consume.
Dr. Vitz talks about making a plan and using your integral rules to put guide rails around your day.
Dr. Vitz talks about creating thoughts to match the chemicals you made by putting your circumstance through your trauma filters.
Dr. Vitz talks about the the chemicals we create internally that create feelings out of circumstances that may or may not be real.
Dr. Vitz talks about the approach of the EMSO curriculum and the rewards she has observed in those who have been through it.
Dr. Vitz talks about the her observation of the rates of absorption and demonstration rising with every generation of EMSO practitioner.
Dr. Vitz encourages us all to take stock of the people in your life who make the miracles large and small.
Dr. Vitz talks about acknowledging all of your previous teachers, whether you like them or not..
Dr. Vitz urges us not to put off celebrating our friends and loved ones. Tell someone you love that you love them now.
Dr. Vitz discusses the expression of self when you have the liberty of emotional sobriety.
Dr. Vitz talks about cultivating your chosen identity and how you project when you’re at your best.
Dr. Vitz talks about looking back at our emotionally belligerent moments and examining our motives.
Dr. Vitz talks about taking control of your chemistry by making thoughtful choices instead of reacting based solely on your emotions.
Dr. Vitz talks about our emotional insobriety as an organism that consumes, lays waste, and is programmed to reproduce just like all of us.
Dr. Vitz talks about the influence we exert upon others (or the influence we take in) when we demonstrate our self beliefs.
Dr. Vitz talks about when we mimic a point of view and how we can learn to identify and shift that behavior.
Dr. Vitz talks about the patterns we mimic, how we choose them, and the impact on our emotions.
Dr. Vitz talks about choosing to demonstrate your confidence. (Originally aired 08-12-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about thoughtful responses beginning with the notion that it’s usually safest to process your first two emotions or thoughts and verbalizing (at least) the third. (Originally aired 11-18-2021)
Dr. Vitz discusses radically changing your story - and it's nonfiction. Discover the beauty in revealing the actual story of you and your relationships, achievements, and value. (Originally aired 08-18-2021)
Dr. Vitz welcomes Amanda Creighton back to talk about hidden insobriety. (Originally aired 11-09-2023)
Dr. Vitz answers listener emails, starting with one on maintaining integrity. (Originally aired 01-10-2022)
Dr. Vitz talks about mothers-in-law and other influential characters in your life who can offer an interesting and impactful difference.
Dr. Vitz talks about creating careful impressions every time, whether it’s the second or the 92nd impression.
Dr. Vitz shares her vision for what would make a much more enlightened and effective society with a much higher capacity for advancement.
Dr. Vitz shares some thoughts on a practical way to honor the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as we celebrate his holiday.
Dr. Vitz answers listener questions, this time by encouraging interactions with your spouse by keeping love in your words and leading with what you need. (Originally aired 01-14-2022)
Dr. Vitz guides us to identify the Predominate Accompanying Negative Emotions by examining what we avoid. (Originally aired 01-20-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses healing and revealing the you you’ve never met in a very different way. (Originally aired 09-29-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about making mistakes and how your ability to notice the subtleties gets finer as you advance. (Originally aired 06-28-2022)
Dr. Vitz explores the possibility of unlocking the real you. (Originally aired 08-13-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about getting to the point and saying what counts. (Originally aired 03-17-2021)
Dr. Vitz explores the questions we need to ask ourselves when our internal conversation takes over. (Originally aired 09-08-2021)
Dr. Vitz discusses some of the common triggers of depression and anxiety. (Originally aired 08-11-2021)
Jon takes big, ambiguous New Year’s resolutions and breaks them down to help make them more achievable.
Dr. Vitz talks about the difference between unconditional love and unconditional attention, and how it could be what sits in wide unspoken boundaries. (Originally aired 09-17-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks with Amanda about what happens when we rid ourselves of our unnecessary biochemicals. (Originally aired 01-27-2022)
Dr. Vitz explores the questions we need to ask ourselves when our internal conversation takes over. (Originally aired 09-08-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about the damage caused by jealousy and what we can all do to support our partners and receive support. (Originally aired 09-14-2021)
Dr. Vitz welcomes Amanda Creighton (EMSO student and CCO of Levelheaded Doc) to talk about obsessions, specifically a food obsession. (Originally aired 11-08-2021)
Jon takes a moment to reflect on his EMSO journey while Dr. V takes a rare and well-deserved day off.
Dr. Vitz reminds us that we get to choose what emotion we demonstrate and how much energy we put behind it.
Dr. Vitz brings up the prayer of St. Francis as a guiding philosophy for turning it around.
Dr. Vitz talks about tuning your instrument being an inside job. It's not a result of your circumstances, but a response to them.
Dr. Vitz talks about the creating the right circumstances for you to succeed in your EMSO journey.
Dr. Vitz talks about the traps we fall into, especially around others, that create blocks.
Dr. Vitz talks about the behaviors that look like self sabotage, what they really are, and how to recognize them in the moment.
Dr. Vitz talks about understanding your motives and whether they are an accurate expression of you.
Dr. Vitz talks about recognizing the things that you do that betray your best intentions, and how to stop those behaviors and choose something else.
Dr. Vitz reminds us that knowing something, or deciding something, is only half the battle. The other half is the action.
Dr. Vitz talks about the way that certain foods make us feel and how we use food to love the people around us.
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.
Dr. Vitz talks about how we respond emotionally and in our thoughts to the music we consume.
Dr. Vitz talks about the emotional impact of the things that entertain us and how we consume them.
Dr. Vitz discusses the origins of comparison jealousy, how to identify it, and how to snap out.
Dr. Vitz discusses selfishness and self-centeredness and the impact on those around you.
Dr. Vitz discusses the reasons people reach for exogenous substances, and the way that emotional sobriety augments and is augmented by sobriety from substances.
Dr. Vitz challenges you to check your motive, whatever input you are responding to, realize that you have motives and they are often neglected. (originally aired 05-20-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about how to become impervious to the energetic pitfalls of circumstance. (originally aired 07-14-2021)
Dr. Vitz challenges us to examine our potential. How much further can we progress? (originally aired 01-04-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses the times when we feel alone and our mission to help everyone understand that we’re all in this together. (originally aired 12-13-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about the difference you feel when you stop going through the motions and actually do the work.
Dr. Vitz talks about the constant complainer and what that behavior does to the people around you.
Dr. Vitz talks about thoughtfulness, presence, and care being the ingredients of precision.
Dr. Vitz talks about the difference between unconditional love and unconditional attention. (originally aired 09-17-2021)
Dr. Vitz discusses family relationships and relationships that turn into families. (originally aired 09-09-2021)
Dr. Vitz explores the questions we need to ask ourselves when our internal conversation takes over. (originally aired 09-08-2021)
Dr. Vitz discusses the Predominate Accompanying Negative Emotions that drive our least favorite emotional responses (originally aired 01-18-2022)
Dr. Vitz discusses digging into the work. Some students start out just reading or just attending a course, but real progress involves getting into the work. (originally aired 08-23-2021)
Dr. Vitz invites you to reach out to the people you love and cherish and let them know how you feel about them. Don’t take them for granted.
Dr. Vitz talks about how one might prepare for engaging the training at Lifted Academy.
Dr. Vitz talks about how our emotions are fueled by nutrition and announces the launch of Lifted Academy.
Dr. Vitz talks about forgiving yourself and replacing identified negative habits with positive obsessions.
Dr. Vitz discusses moving forward with humility and catching your thoughts after you have made a big mistake.
Dr. Vitz talks about something that inspired her, and gives us a brief glimpse at what we might hear next season.
Dr. Vitz challenges us to get the most out of each day of the week by shaking up the rhythm.
Dr. Vitz points out some examples of how our failure to speak up for ourselves can fester until it explodes.
Dr. Vitz talks about how to spot when we’re being defiant and why it’s important to call it out.
Dr. Vitz talks about identifying the weaknesses in your relationship with your child(ren).
Dr. Vitz talks about identifying and addressing the weaknesses in the friendships you keep.
Dr. Vitz talks through the release of the attachment to appearances, and a genuine call for help.
Dr. Vitz helps dig out the traumas that led to the guardedness that keeps friends at arm’s length.
Dr. Vitz discusses how we perceive betrayal, and how sometimes we make more of it than is real.
Dr. Vitz reminds us that we’re all capable of making mistakes, and that they usually happen when we least expect them.
Dr. Vitz talks about identifying the rep in real time by getting over yourself and choosing to demonstrate.
Dr. Vitz talks about what we hide in a romantic relationship and how we often hide from ourselves.
Dr. Vitz talks about the human machine and the potential to improve using the right fuel.
Dr. Vitz talks about the way our experience filters new information, and the best way to learn a new approach.
Dr. Vitz discusses what others truly think of you and why you should give yourself some grace.
Dr. Vitz challenges us to find the places where we are demonstrating below our capabilities, and to fix them one at a time.
Dr. Vitz discusses the importance of prioritizing yourself and how we miss opportunities to do it all the time.
Dr. Vitz talks about the host~parasite relationship and challenges you to identify them in your life and determine which role you play.
Dr. Vitz talks about the things we unconsciously do every day that keep us in the stick, and how to recognize them.
Dr. Vitz encourages us to break free from the stick, first by observing ourselves, our behaviors, and our internal responses.
Dr. Vitz talks about shifting your thoughts about yourself - the ones that were imprinted upon you and that shape your beliefs.
Dr. Vitz gives her insights on reshaping your thought styles and practical steps to real manifestation.
Dr. Vitz talks about the steps to changing your emotional response to various circumstances.
Dr. Vitz talks about our tendency to give others much more grace than we give ourselves.
Dr. Vitz discusses what our mistakes mean and how to extract the lessons we need from them.
Dr. Vitz talks encourages us to recognize that the behaviors that others display are all rooted in the imprints left by their own traumas.
Dr. Vitz talks about making mistakes and how your ability to notice the subtleties gets finer as you advance.
Dr. Vitz talks about sibling competitiveness, some of the roots of rivalry, and how to get past it.
Dr. Vitz explores some of the relationship dynamics between siblings that come with birth order.
Dr. Vitz discusses the important influence of EMSO on leaders in the context of work environments.
Dr. Vitz challenges you to check your motive, whatever input you are responding to, realize that you have motives and they are often neglected. (Review of 05-20-2021)
Dr. Vitz explores what happens when your Emotional Sobriety begins to influence your professional interactions.
Dr. Vitz challenges you to check your motive, whatever input you are responding to, realize that you have motives and they are often neglected. (Review of 05-20-2021)
Dr. Vitz challenges you to get above yourself to observe your circumstances, your actions, and your reason. (Review of 05-19-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about traditions, obligations, and expectations between children and parents.
Dr. Vitz talks about the influence we all have on the children in our community, what they carry with them, and what they see right through.
Dr. Vitz talks about the joys and advantages of co-parenting, and about how patient you must sometimes be to recognize them.
Dr. Vitz talks about the roles between parent and child, how we sometimes revert to the things we witnessed, and the imprints of those actions.
Dr. Vitz talks about grace and the importance and empowerment of extending it, especially when it comes to parents and children.
Dr. Vitz discusses pausing toxic relationships and friendships, and speaking up for your needs.
Dr. Vitz discusses the recognition of emotional insobriety in your friendships - yours and your friends’ - and what you can do about it.
Dr. Vitz talks about speaking up for your needs in a friendship and how EMSO fosters in you the willingness to walk away.
Dr. Vitz talks about the emotionally intoxicated influence on how we choose our friends and the bargains we make as we maintain those friendships.
Dr. Vitz talks about examining our motives and deeply exploring them, and repairing relationships from our own behaviors.
Dr. Vitz talks about our common intoxication and how to get past it to see your partner with real eyes.
Dr. Vitz talks about the impact of EMSO on what is usually our most sensitive relationship.
Dr. Vitz talks about the importance of getting over yourself in your Emotional Sobriety process, and how that will lead you allowing yourself to be loved. (Originally aired 08-27-2021)
Dr. Vitz talks about what it takes to be a beacon in your community, and challenges us to determine the roadblock holding each one of us back. (Originally aired 08-26-2021)
Special guest Ashley Helfyre talks with Dr. Vitz about releasing the burden of having to be right. (Originally aired 07-21-2021)
Dr. Vitz encourages us to identify our own part in a situation and practice our training, instead of blaming others. (Originally aired 06-01-2021)
Dr. Vitz discusses changing the paradigms of who is emotionally available based on her observations delivering the EMSO Essentials curriculum. (Originally aired 06-08-2021)
Dr. Vitz describes the fourth of four types of trauma: Delivered trauma. We discuss the traumas we have delivered or deflected onto others.
Dr. Vitz describes the third of four types of trauma: Inflicted trauma. We discuss the impact of physical, mental, or emotional abuse or trauma.
Dr. Vitz describes the second of four types of trauma: Perceived trauma. We discuss the subsequent impact of judging or interpreting the actions of another.
Dr. Vitz describes the first of four types of trauma: Observed trauma. We discuss the subsequent impact of observing trauma inflicted by or upon someone else.
Dr. Vitz gives an overview of the four types of trauma most prevalent among our students. We will examine each type individually this week.
Amanda gives Dr. Vitz a recap of her experience of the intensive, for the first time as a student.
Dr. Vitz welcomes Amanda Creighton and they discuss the community that has formed around the EMSO movement.
Dr. Vitz welcomes Amanda Creighton to talk about how her EMSO practice has influenced the development of her mind.
Dr. Vitz welcomes Amanda Creighton (EMSO student and CCO of Levelheaded Doc) back to talk about hidden insobriety.
Dr. Vitz welcomes Amanda Creighton (EMSO student and CCO of Levelheaded Doc) to talk about obsessions, specifically a food obsession.
Dr. Vitz discusses the second part of the 4A Formula from EMSO training: Acknowledgement.
Dr. Vitz talks about the origins of our fear and our fearful reactions, and how to communicate through them.
Jon shares his EMSO technique for communication (also Jon wrote this description and finds it peculiar to refer to himself in the third person).
Dr. Vitz gives her tip for clear communication, and introduces the theme for this week.
Dr. Vitz talks about concluding conversations so that everyone feels heard, and that hopefully everyone wants to do it again.
Dr. Vitz discusses planning your own parameters for communicating and staying the course with your emotional responses.
Dr. Vitz discusses establishing and adhering to your own non-negotiable rules for communicating.
Dr. Vitz discusses knowing your motive in conversation, checking your intentions, and leading with your purpose.
Dr. Vitz discusses knowing your audience and the things that create certain responses, and how to navigate those topics for clarity.
Dr. Vitz discusses the basic preparations for conversation, starting with Knowing Yourself - your style, your sensitivities, and the things that trigger your emotional insobriety.
Dr. Vitz discusses the crisis tools from the EMSO Practicum - The Fire Extinguisher allows, with training, for the ability to recognize being in the middle of the fire and choose a thoughtful solution.
Dr. Vitz discusses the crisis tools from the EMSO Practicum - The Yellow Light gives us the opportunity to slow the pace of a situation to find calm and clarity.
Dr. Vitz discusses the crisis tools from the EMSO Practicum - The Magic Word lets you trust a friend to let you know.
Dr. Vitz discusses the crisis tools from the EMSO Practicum - Using the Red Alert to pause and observe yourself in the midst of a crisis.
Dr. Vitz discusses recognizing wins, large and small, and acknowledging them along the way.
Dr. Vitz discusses our ability to exercise our free will. Are you going to choose or have it chosen for you?
Dr. Vitz discusses the tending to relationships in our lives that give us perspective and nourish us. In order to enjoy the fruits of those friendships we have to nurture them.
Dr. Vitz discusses the milestones we celebrate, our reactions to them, and how to create gratitude for what we’ve accomplished and get to experience.
Dr. Vitz discusses our relationships with ourselves and whether we offer as much care to ourselves as we do to others. How much do you care for you?
Dr. Vitz discusses our relationships with ourselves and whether we offer as much care to ourselves as we do to others. How much do you care for you?
Dr. Vitz discusses our relationships with our coworkers, clients, our boss, and others we encounter on the job.
Dr. Vitz discusses our relationships with our friends. Are you as good to your friends as they are to you?
Dr. Vitz challenges us to examine our part in our relationship with the children in our lives.
Dr. Vitz challenges us to examine our part in our relationship with our spouse or significant other.
Dr. Vitz talks about leading others to achieve their own emotional sobriety by demonstrating.
Dr. Vitz talks about thoughtful responses beginning with the notion that it’s usually safest to process your first two emotions or thoughts and verbalizing (at least) the third.
Dr. Vitz talks about being able to change perspective in any situation or in any conflict.
Dr. Vitz talks with Amanda about what happens when we rid ourselves of our unnecessary biochemicals.
Dr. Vitz talks with Amanda talks about applying your skills in a rep-based method to identify key areas and make positive changes in your life and to your skills.
Andrea Vitz, Jon Leon Guerrero
Amanda joins us this week to discuss her experience in the EMSO Practicum and how she is able to apply the tools she gained.
Dr. Vitz discusses the identifying the Predominate Accompanying Negative Emotions through what we avoid and what it says about our self beliefs.
Dr. Vitz discusses the identifying the Predominate Accompanying Negative Emotions through our behaviors, and doing something about it.
Dr. Vitz discusses the Predominate Accompanying Negative Emotions that drive our least favorite emotional responses.
Dr. Vitz discusses the anatomy of emotional insobriety from which the wisdom and compassion you learn directly comes, and our predominate accompanying negative emotions.
Dr. Vitz answers listener questions, this time by encouraging interactions with your spouse by keeping love in your words and leading with what you need.
Dr. Vitz answers listener questions, continuing by addressing tips to deploying your most assertive self.
Dr. Vitz answers listener emails, continuing by addressing the issue of overpowering conversations or flaring out.
Dr. Vitz answers listener emails, continuing by guiding a listener to have a voice and develop the ability to speak for themselves.
Dr. Vitz challenges us to approach the new year by eliminating the obstacles to expressing the life of your choosing.
Dr. Vitz discusses the difference between the resolutions that work and last, and those that fall by the wayside.
Dr. Vitz discusses what it takes to navigate your lingering regrets and the relationships they affect.
Dr. Vitz challenges us to examine our potential for this year. Now that we’ve reflected on our progress, how much further can we take it?
It’s time to take stock of your progress in EMSO. Dr. Vitz encourages us all to ring in the New Year by first reflecting on how far you’ve come.
Some acknowledgements for contributions to the great episodes we’ve enjoyed capturing, and a New Year’s wish for everyone.
Dr. Vitz encourages us to identify our own part in a situation and practice our training, instead of blaming others.
Dr. Vitz discusses changing the paradigms of who is emotionally available based on her observations delivering the EMSO Essentials curriculum.
Dr. Vitz reminds us to relax this holiday season, and take the pressure off of yourself so you can enjoy the holidays with less stress, expectation, and obligation.
Dr. Vitz encourages us all to remember that your presence - filled with love and in the moment - is better than material presents.
Dr. Vitz discusses the ever-evolving traditions that make family time great, and the great joy they can bring if you don’t saddle yourself with expectations.
Dr. Vitz talks about all the good things your family brings to you, especially during the holidays, and how you can enjoy and benefit.
Dr. Vitz talks about recognizing the signs of the worst kind of despair, and how vulnerability brings us together.
Dr. Vitz talks about how humbling yourself in the presence of others is a display of strength and wisdom.
Dr. Vitz discusses the times when we feel alone and our mission to help everyone understand that we’re all in this together.
Dr. Vitz discusses the ways so many of us neglect what makes us special or what achievement we’ve accomplished that deserves our own acknowledgment.
Dr. Vitz discusses self control. Getting there involves self awareness and self responsibility.
Dr. Vitz discusses our relationships with ourselves and we offer as much care to ourselves as we do to others.
Dr. Vitz discusses our relationships with our coworkers, clients, our boss, and others we encounter on the job.
Dr. Vitz discusses our relationships with our friends. Are you as good to your friends as they are to you?
Dr. Vitz challenges us to examine our part in our relationship with our spouse or significant other.
Dr. Vitz challenges us to examine our part in our relationship with the children in our lives.
Dr. Vitz talks about leading others to achieve their own emotional sobriety by demonstrating.
Dr. Vitz talks about thoughtful responses beginning with the notion that it’s usually safest to process your first two emotions or thoughts and verbalizing (at least) the third.
Dr. Vitz talks about being able to change perspective in any situation or in any conflict.
Amanda gives Dr. Vitz a recap of her experience of the intensive, for the first time as a student.
Dr. Vitz welcomes Amanda Creighton and they discuss the community that has formed around the EMSO movement.
Dr. Vitz welcomes Amanda Creighton to talk about how her EMSO practice has influenced the development of her mind.
Dr. Vitz welcomes Amanda Creighton (EMSO student and CCO of Levelheaded Doc) to talk about obsessions, specifically a food obsession.
Dr. Vitz challenges you to get real with yourself. What are you lying about? Staring down your own dishonesty.
Dr. Vitz talks about how judgementalism only serves to drive a wedge between us because of fear that someone’s way of living will be imposed upon us.
Dr. Vitz talks about childishness, how to recognize it, what causes it, and how to understand its lasting effects.
Dr. Vitz talks about defensiveness and the emotions that cause it, and once again she challenges all of us to identify those emotions that drive us to be defensive as we navigate our day today.
Dr. Vitz talks about getting to the root causes of compulsive behavior, and she challenges all of us to identify our secondary addictions as we navigate our day today.
Dr. Vitz talks with Mel Siebert about the EMSO vocabulary and how it enhanced her most important relationship.
Dr. Vitz talks with Mel Siebert about the influence of her EMSO work on her family and friendships.
Dr. Vitz talks with Mel Siebert about continuing her EMSO training and what greater understanding and more practice meant for her.
Dr. Vitz talks with Mel Siebert about what drew her to the EMSO curriculum and what expectations she had going in.
Mackenzie talks about what the EMSO curriculum has delivered for her and what it could do for teenagers as they discover themselves and their sense of wonder.
Dr. Vitz talks with Mackenzie about what the EMSO work has done for her connections with her peers, her ability to be present, and her growing courageousness.
Dr. Vitz talks with Mackenzie about how much a how much a person should have figured out and how much they should trust in themselves in their teen years.
Mackenzie talks about the conversations she shares with Dr. Vitz and how the EMSO development and all of the coaching experience allows for casual interactions to be layered with meaning.
Dr. Vitz brings her daughter to Mackenzie, the youngest EMSO student so far, to the show to discuss her experience growing up with the development of this curriculum.
Dr. Vitz talks with Jake Siebert about his familial relationships, a tandem EMSO journey with your partner, and the clarity that comes with identifying your self beliefs.
Dr. Vitz talks with Jake Siebert about how he began to enjoy his moments in competition again, how living in the moment improved his performance, and why we downplay when others celebrate our successes.
Dr. Vitz talks with Jake Siebert about COs and how their help opened him up to his own emotions and understanding his filters. He also discusses how helping others helped him process his own past.
Dr. Vitz talks with Jake Siebert about finding the parts of his life and the events in his past where applying the EMSO principles have been most helpful.
Dr. Vitz invites Jake Siebert for a discussion about deciding to explore EMSO and applying the principles to his life, relationships, and athletic performance.
Dr. Vitz discusses the difference between trying and deciding to do something. "Do or do not, there is no try." - Yoda
Dr. Vitz talks about building trust and what it takes for you to develop consistency and earn trust in yourself.
Dr. Vitz discusses the power of entrainment and how to become the inspiration within your circles.
Dr. Vitz reminds us that there are always going to be contractions on your journey, and that there are several ways to navigate them.
Dr. Vitz discusses familiar energy, how to identify it, and what to do when you recognize it in real time.
Dr. Vitz discusses the path to the real you and what’s left of the old you in the new you.
Dr. Vitz discusses healing and revealing the you you’ve never met in a very different way.
Dr. Vitz discusses healing and revealing the you you’ve never met in a very different way.
Dr. Vitz discusses the Master Chart - identifying the places in your life where you have discord and how your own emotional insobriety contributed to it.
Dr. Vitz contemplates how we use emotional intelligence as a base of knowledge for the work of emotional sobriety.
Dr. Vitz challenges you to check your motive, whatever input you are responding to, realize that you have motives and they are often neglected.
Dr. Vitz reminds us that it's not just okay, it's absolutely necessary from time to time, to ask for help. Your EMSO community, especially your COs, are committed to making progress with you.
We go back to the well this week, today to hear Dr. Vitz explain what it means to get REAL.
Dr. Vitz talks about the difference between unconditional love and unconditional attention, and how it could be what sits in wide unspoken boundaries.
Dr. Vitz talks about the damage caused by jealousy and what we can all do to support our partners and receive support.
Dr. Vitz talks about the changes in the upcoming new edition of The You You've Never Met due out soon.
Dr. Vitz discusses family as many family members enter the next EMSO intensive, along with the impact of EMSO on family relationships and relationships that turn into families.
Dr. Vitz explores the questions we need to ask ourselves when our internal conversation takes over.
Dr. Vitz discusses some of the behaviors we display that are not our own, the origins and how we do anything to keep our attachment to the familiar.
Dr. Vitz takes FAQs this week, starting with whether the emotional sobriety journey is related to sobriety and recovery.
Dr. Vitz talks with us about when our minds, egos, and bodies attempt to protect us from healing.
Lauren talks with Dr. Vitz about the progression of eliminating pain and building strength, and the byproduct of finding - or expanding - your voice.
Lauren returns to talk about going straight from the Intensive to the Practicum and Dr. Vitz discusses why Lauren's humility and openness allowed for that timing to work for her.
Dr. Vitz brings Lauren Collopy to discuss how she started her EMSO journey in Part 1 of 5.
Dr. Vitz talks about the importance of getting over yourself in your Emotional Sobriety process, and how that will lead you allowing yourself to be loved.
Dr. Vitz talks about what it takes to be a beacon in your community, and challenges us to determine the roadblock holding each one of us back.
Dr. Vitz discusses the power of entrainment and how to become the inspiration within your circles.
Dr. Vitz talks about the impact you have on others when you really do the work, and how you can tell whom amongst you is really doing their own work.
Dr. Vitz discusses digging into the work. Some students start out just reading or just attending a course, but real progress involves getting into the work.
Dr. Vitz describes a healthy CO relationship and discusses how to give and receive openly and effectively in the CO setting.
Dr. Vitz takes inventory of some of the brightest superstars of EMSO and realizes that they often struggled and resisted the most along the way. How do they find it? What do they do to dig in?
Dr. Vitz discusses radically changing your story - and it's nonfiction. Discover the beauty in revealing the actual story of you and your relationships, achievements, and value.
Dr. Vitz discusses the value of desire and the dividends you earn with sincere effort and openness.
Dr. Vitz discusses the start of the EMSO journey and how some start slowly, perhaps reluctant to share. But hang in there, vulnerability is contagious and is a big part of your work.
Dr. Vitz discusses our reactions of resentment, anger, guilt, embarrassment, fear and sadness.
Dr. Vitz discusses the anatomy of emotional insobriety from which the wisdom and compassion you learn directly comes, and our predominate accompanying negative emotions.
Dr. Vitz describes the fourth of four types of trauma: Delivered trauma. We discuss the traumas we have delivered or deflected onto others.
Dr. Vitz describes the third of four types of trauma: Inflicted trauma. We discuss the impact of physical, mental, or emotional abuse or trauma.
Dr. Vitz describes the second of four types of trauma: Perceived trauma. We discuss the subsequent impact of judging or interpreting the actions of another.
Dr. Vitz describes the first of four types of trauma: Observed trauma. We discuss the subsequent impact of observing trauma inflicted by or upon someone else.
Dr. Vitz gives an overview of the four types of trauma most prevalent among our students. We will examine each type individually this week.
Rawad discusses EMSO in a group environment and how it can help enhance clarity and unity of purpose.
Rawad reflects on the impact of his emotional sobriety on his familial relationships and professional interactions. Dr. Vitz points out his leadership matches up with his physical presence.
Rawad opens up about his faith and where he found alignment with his emotional sobriety. Dr. Vitz talks about the universality of the themes and applications of EMSO.
Rawad Najm sits down to discuss what brought him to EMSO training and how it has helped his professional and personal relationships.
Dr. Vitz breaks down barriers to authenticity and Ashley discusses freedom from the burdens of self-imposed limitation.
Dr. Vitz discusses the right person for the job - how to do it, be it, and encourage it.
Ashley Helfyre returns to discuss the people you push to succeed and responsibility for your own happiness.
Ashley Helfyre shares the beginning of her EMSO journey. Dr. Vitz discusses the Ashley she met and her progress to date in this first episode of this week's series.
Dr. Vitz discusses the speed of our practiced reactions and the rewarding alternative of a more thoughtful response.
Dr. Vitz talks about how becoming impervious to the energetic pitfalls of circumstance.
Dr. Vitz discusses our pre-programmed tendency to amplify our situations unnecessarily.
Dr. Vitz gives Gary a question to ponder and he shares his fascination with riding a motorcycle - perhaps a metaphor for the freedom and options he seeks to secure.
Gary needed a cat sitter. Listen first, then decide whether you would volunteer for that job.
Dr. Vitz discusses Gary's hesitance to enter the next phase of his journey, the traits that define his real identity, and his vulnerability and leadership.
Special guest Gary Pinsky talks about the start of his EMSO journey and the emergence of his true identity. We will explore Gary's progress through segments of our conversation with him each day this week.
Dr. Vitz discusses how to identify the indicators of an intoxicated identity and what to do about it.
Dr. Vitz discusses the subject of safety: what it enables in you and what it provides for others.
Dr. Vitz considers what it takes to empower someone else, and the great rewarding experience of doing so.
Dr. Vitz talks about the training stages and what she observes about students as they make their way to more advanced stages of their own emotional sobriety.
Dr. Vitz discusses her process for clarity and shares how you can get deeper into your discovery of those who make you happy.
Dr. Vitz discusses the things that families expect from each other without uttering a word. Thanks!
Dr. Vitz discusses some steps for a healthy reflection of your family and friends after a holiday.
Dr. Vitz talks about how to understand and control your cravings for exogenous chemicals, especially while you visit your family on a holiday weekend.
Dr. Vitz continues the exploration of manipulation and Jon has a revelation about his own hiding.
Dr. Vitz discusses the specific steps to EMSO the common stresses in the work environment.
Dr. Vitz discusses how to EMSO the situations you face on a daily basis. Each day this week we will discuss a timely topic and how EMSO training applies to each conundrum.
Dr. Vitz discusses the difference between trying and deciding to do something. "Do or do not, there is no try." - Yoda
Dr. Vitz encourages us to take inventory of the emotions in which we steep, and to communicate our needs and boundaries.
Dr. Vitz discusses the changing of the paradigm of who is emotionally available based on her observations on the EMSO Essentials curriculum.
Dr. Vitz contemplates how we use emotional intelligence as a base of knowledge for the work of emotional sobriety.
Dr. Vitz discusses the optimal, if uncomfortable, solutions that heal our traumas as opposed to temporarily changing our chemistry around them.
Dr. Vitz discusses the difference between allowing consequence and inflicting punishment. What happens next vs. creating pain and shame.
Dr. Vitz discusses reflection and self-responsibility. What happens when we remove blame from interactions and admit our responsibility for our own behaviors?
Dr. Vitz discusses familiar energy, how to identify it, and what to do when you recognize it in real time.
Dr. Vitz discusses the reasons people reach for exogenous substances, and the way that emotional sobriety augments and is augmented by sobriety from substances.
Dr. Vitz talks about building trust and what it takes to develop consistency and earn trust in yourself.
Dr. Vitz reminds us that there are always going to be contractions on your journey, and that there are several ways to navigate them.
Dr. Vitz challenges you to check your motive, whatever input you are responding to, realize that you have motives and they are often neglected.
Dr. Vitz challenges you to get above yourself to observe your circumstances, your actions, and your reason.
Dr. Vitz challenges you to understand your emotional climate and how it rains on others.
Krystle Bartlett joins Dr. Vitz to discuss the EMSO journey she began with her husband Stephen (episode 13) and how it has impacted their relationship, her approach to raising her children, and the example she embodies.
Dr. Vitz welcomes Stephen Bartlett, a world class powerlifter whose achievements are remarkable and still stacking up. He talks about how his emotional sobriety journey continues to make him a better husband, father, leader, and athlete when the stakes are highest.
Dr. Vitz welcomes athlete Bri Romero to the podcast to discuss her journey and how her emotional sobriety contributes to her performance, her relationships, and her example as an educator.
Dr. Vitz talks with Linda Shekinah Fischer about her book From Hell to Heaven - 16 Lessons and Blessings to Inspire Your Journey Beyond Recovery. She shares her amazing story with candor, encouragement, and love.
Dr. Vitz talks with Jon and Kristi about their experiences at home, at work, and with their friends, family, and each other where ongoing EMSO work is opening the doors for better leadership, empathy, and example.
Our guest this week, Tim Shields, opens himself to big experiences. He begins his EMSO work by moving to California to be in our presence, begin his physical training (PPT), and work with Dr. Vitz directly. In this episode he explores the decision and what it means for his life at this stage.
Dr. Vitz discusses staying on the path, following your excitement, and bettering ourselves by being in service to others. Kristi talks about physical ailments being the embodiment of thoughts, feelings and emotions. She reveals how her EMSO journey began with a back injury, how vulnerability leads to strength, and how strength determines her outlook for the future.
Whatever you suffer is exacerbated by the feeling that it's your burden and yours alone. In this episode we discuss the importance of understanding that conditions are temporary, and that pushing past fear to overcome obstacles requires practice.
Strength coach Ted O'Neill joins us to discuss how emotional sobriety influences performance in every training session and in the career-defining moments of an athlete's career.
Our guest Shaka Shell talks about her EMSO journey and gives us some insight into overcoming her addictions to food, creating a more healthy and fulfilling romantic relationship, and seeing in herself what her friends and family have always loved about her.
Many of us hang on to things that bring us back or call attention to a nostalgic time. In this episode, our guest Ashleigh talks about shedding old collections and attachments to the past so she can better realize and celebrate the person she is now.
Concluding Episode 2, Jon talks through doing a better job at understanding and making a safe, comfortable place for family and friends to talk and work things out.
Special guest Amanda Creighton helps Andrea explore Jon's reaction to a family incident at a recent gathering that resulted in brothers not talking for a month. What expectations do we create in these situations that prohibit us from understanding? What role do our fears play in our reactions? How do we get over ourselves?
Dr. Andrea Vitz talks about some of the concepts in her book The You You've Never Met - How to Stop Experiencing Pain and Chaos in Your Relationships by Sobering Up, Emotionally-Speaking. Cohosted by Jon Leon Guerrero, the conversation barely scratches the surface of this enlightening work.