A Three-Hour Workshop

Emotional Sobriety
and
Acceptance

With
Allen Berger, Ph.D.

Saturday,
February 7th,
2026

We are often told—rightly—that acceptance is the key to coping with life’s difficulties. When we accept a situation as it is, rather than as we wish it to be, we align ourselves with reality. This honest relationship with reality is essential for growth, maturity, and emotional stability.

Emotional sobriety depends on our capacity to learn from experience. For many of us, emotional development was interrupted—by trauma, addiction, family dynamics, or survival strategies that once protected us but no longer serve us. When learning stops, growth stops. Restoring our ability to learn from life as it unfolds is central to developing true emotional maturity.

ABOUT WORKSHOP

    • What acceptance really means (and what it does not)

    • Why we resist accepting certain realities

    • The emotional and psychological barriers that keep us stuck

    • Practical ways to work through resistance and move toward acceptance

    • How acceptance supports emotional sobriety, resilience, and healthier relationships

This session offers both conceptual clarity and practical tools, supporting participants as they move from emotional reactivity toward greater self-awareness, flexibility, and emotional adulthood.

This three-hour workshop begins with a foundational teaching segment and then opens into an interactive second half, inviting shared exploration, dialogue, and individual questions.

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Saturday, February 07, 2026

🇪🇺 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Berlin (CET)
🇬🇧 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. UK & Ireland (GMT)
🇺🇸 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern US
🇺🇸 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central US
🇺🇸 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Pacific US

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📌 Replay note:
To support a safe learning space, the recording will not be shared publicly or published on YouTube.

Registered participants will receive access to the replay for 90 days.
Access details will be sent within 72 hours after the workshop to the email address used for registration.

Note.

This workshop is educational and recovery‑supportive. It complements, rather than replaces therapy and/or your existing recovery program.

Meet Presenter

Allen Berger is a psychologist, author, and recovery expert.

He helps individuals and couples achieve emotional sobriety through evidence-based therapy and pioneering recovery approaches. His work bridges clinical psychology with practical recovery solutions, drawing on over five decades of professional experience and personal insight.
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Allen Berger, Ph.D.

About Allen

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FAQs

  • Yes — all registrants receive 90-day on-demand access to the full workshop recording.

    The recording link will be emailed to all registrants within 72 hours after the workshop ends.

  • We offer a sliding scale and a few scholarship spots to make the workshop accessible.
    If you’d like support, please 

    APPLY HERE

  • You’ll get the Zoom link one day before the workshop, plus friendly reminder emails 3 hours and 1 hour before we start.

  • Not at all — if you can’t join us live, you’ll receive the full recording within 72 hours after the event.

  • Yes. The workshop is held in a way that welcomes both newcomers and those with more experience, offering guidance that meets you where you are.

  • Yes — you can request a full refund up to one week before the workshop.
    After that, refunds aren’t possible, but you’ll still receive access to the full recording within 72 hours.